Mark

Mark

  • Home
  • Newsletters
  • Videos
  • Articles
  • Instagram
    Instagram
The Christmas Song That Wasn’t: The Surprising Thanksgiving Origins of Jingle Bells | Mistake of the Week
The Christmas Song That Wasn’t: The Surprising Thanksgiving Origins of Jingle Bells | Mistake of the Week

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. Jingle Bells is one of the most recognizable Christmas songs ever written… except it wasn’t written for Christmas at all. In this week’s Mistake of the Week, we unpack one of Americ...

Read More
Dec 18, 2025
From Medicare Fraud to Military Leadership: Dr. Josh McConkey’s Hard-Won Wisdom on Mistakes and Courage
From Medicare Fraud to Military Leadership: Dr. Josh McConkey’s Hard-Won Wisdom on Mistakes and Courage

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My guest for Episode #332 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Dr. Josh McConkey — an emergency physician, Air Force Reserve Commander, combat-deployed medevac leader, and Pulitzer...

Read More
Dec 15, 2025
The Lab Mix-Up That Led to an Unnecessary Surgery | Mistake of the Week
The Lab Mix-Up That Led to an Unnecessary Surgery | Mistake of the Week

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. This week’s “Mistake of the Week” comes from Basel University Hospital, where a woman underwent an unnecessary cervical surgery after her lab sample was mixed up with another patien...

Read More
Dec 11, 2025
Recovering from Bullying at Work: Insights from TV Executive Andy Regal
Recovering from Bullying at Work: Insights from TV Executive Andy Regal

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My guest for Episode #331 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Andy Regal, a longtime media executive whose career spans major news and entertainment brands, including The Wall Str...

Read More
Dec 08, 2025
“Configured in the Appropriate Manner?” — The Landing Gear That Almost Stayed Up | Mistake of the Week
“Configured in the Appropriate Manner?” — The Landing Gear That Almost Stayed Up | Mistake of the Week

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. In this Mistake of the Week, Mark Graban breaks down an incident involving an American Airlines A319 on final approach to Phoenix — captured on video with its landing gear still up....

Read More
Dec 04, 2025
Why Curiosity Drives Better Leadership: Debra Clary on Avoiding Assumptions and Unlocking Performance
Why Curiosity Drives Better Leadership: Debra Clary on Avoiding Assumptions and Unlocking Performance

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My guest for Episode #330 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Debra Clary, a leadership strategist, researcher, and executive coach with more than four decades of experience at or...

Read More
Dec 01, 2025
From Toxic Culture to Empathic Leadership: How Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller Turned Pain into Purpose
From Toxic Culture to Empathic Leadership: How Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller Turned Pain into Purpose

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My guest for Episode #329 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller, a TEDx speaker, empathy and leadership expert, and author of The Empathic Leader: Ho...

Read More
Nov 24, 2025
Unlearning Old Habits on the Pickleball Court | Mistake of the Week
Unlearning Old Habits on the Pickleball Court | Mistake of the Week

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. In this edition of Mistake of the Week, Mark Graban tells a story that didn’t appear in any safety report or headline — it happened on a pickleball court. Early in learning the spor...

Read More
Nov 20, 2025
The 531 Patients Who Weren’t Dead Yet | Mistake of the Week
The 531 Patients Who Weren’t Dead Yet | Mistake of the Week

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. This episode marks the first installment of a new occasional series we’re adding to the podcast: “Mistake of the Week.” Think of it as Season 2 of My Favorite Mistake, running in pa...

Read More
Nov 17, 2025
From the Wrong Business to the Right Voice: Emily Aborn on Finding Purpose Through Mistakes
From the Wrong Business to the Right Voice: Emily Aborn on Finding Purpose Through Mistakes

Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My guest for Episode #328 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Emily Aborn, a small business copywriter, speaker, and host of the Small Business Casual podcast. Emily helps entrepr...

Read More
Oct 20, 2025
  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • ...
  • 28
  • 29
  • »
Instagram

Mark

Get my podcast latest episodes delivered to your inbox.

Join my email list and get my new episodes of "My Favorite Mistake", usually once a week. Unsubscribe anytime.

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.