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> [“Our own attitude is that we are charged with discovering the best way of doing everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/our-own-attitude-is-that-we-are-charged-with-discovering-the-best-way/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

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> [“You get what you expect and you deserve what you tolerate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/you-get-what-you-expect-and-you-deserve-what-you-tolerate/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

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> [“Lean is about the total elimination of waste and showing respect for people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/lean-is-about-the-total-elimination-of-waste-and-showing-respect-for/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/mark-graban-57465_health-care_lean-is-about-the-total-elimination-of-w_2249440.jpg)

> [“In the lean approach, companies are taught that prices are set by the market and that one way to improve profit margin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/in-the-lean-approach-companies-are-taught-that-prices-are-set-by-the/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

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## Other authors on Lean

## More by Mark Graban

> [“Our own attitude is that we are charged with discovering the best way of doing everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/our-own-attitude-is-that-we-are-charged-with-discovering-the-best-way/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

> [“Gwendolyn Galsworth writes that the purpose of visual management is to reduce "information deficits" in the workplace. She writes that "In an information-scarce workplace,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/gwendolyn-galsworth-writes-that-the-purpose-of-visual-management-is/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

> [“You get what you expect and you deserve what you tolerate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/you-get-what-you-expect-and-you-deserve-what-you-tolerate/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

> [“Lean is about the total elimination of waste and showing respect for people.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/lean-is-about-the-total-elimination-of-waste-and-showing-respect-for/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

> [“No problems is a problem.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/no-problems-is-a-problem/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

> [“In the lean approach, companies are taught that prices are set by the market and that one way to improve profit margin is to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-graban/in-the-lean-approach-companies-are-taught-that-prices-are-set-by-the/)

[Mark Graban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-graban/)

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