CEO of Growing Champions, LLC Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/426 My guest for Episode #426 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Gallagher , Founder and CEO of Growing Champions, LLC , an Executive Coach, Mentor, and Consultant. John was with Simpler Consulting for over a decade after being an operations manager and a division president for two different companies. He's also the host of a new podcast called The Uncommon Leader . I'll be John's guest in an episode to be released on Oc...
Oct 06, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 426
Show notes, links, and video: https://www.markgraban.com/425 My guest for Episode #425 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson , who is joining us for the seventh time as a guest. Katie is, of course, the author of the book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning. It has now been out over a year as eBook and paperback , and the audiobook is now available. Today, we sketched out a few topics for a fun conversat...
Sep 29, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 425
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/424 My guest for Episode #424 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Balaji Reddie , the founder of The Deming Forum of India. An engineer by trade, Balaji was exposed to W. Edwards Deming's ideas through his father, then became highly interested in the Deming Philosophy after a chance introduction to the founder of the British Deming Association, Dr. Henry R. Neave, who became Balaji's mentor. As it says in his bio: “Balaji's contributions have been featured...
Sep 22, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 424
My guest for Episode #423 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Laura Kriska , a Cross-Cultural Consultant and the author of the book The Business of We: The Proven Three-Step Process for Closing the Gap Between Us and Them in Your Workplace . Notes: https://www.leanblog.org/423 She was previously my guest on Episode 61 of the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast . Laura was previously the author of the book The Accidental Office Lady: An American Woman in Corporate Japan, a book about her time as the...
Sep 15, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 423
Author of Disruption Proof and The Lean Entrepreneur My guest for Episode #422 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Brant Cooper, appearing for the third time and the first time solo. Brant previously appeared, alongside Patrick Vlaskovits, in Episodes 99 and 162 . Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/422 Brant is the author of the upcoming book, Disruption Proof: Empower People, Create Value, Drive Change , due out in late October, but is available for pre-order now. Brant is The New York Tim...
Sep 08, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 422
We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some of the older episodes from the podcast archives, while being on a bit of a hiatus from recording new episodes. New episodes will be coming again in September Today we're looking back at the episode that I did with John Shook . It was Episode #56, released in January 2009. I hope you enjoy our discussion -- I think it's just as relevant today as it was then even though his book Managing to Learn has been available for mo...
Aug 25, 2021•29 min
I don't always share new episodes of the " My Favorite Mistake" podcast with you here, but when I do... it's a Lean practitioner. Today, that guest is David Meier, a former Toyota team member and leader, author of two https://amzn.to/3xPHcre with Jeffrey Liker, and a TPS/Lean consultant. Oh, and he has a great distillery in Kentucky now called Glenn's Creek Distillery. Toyota / Lean topics include: More background about what you learned at Toyota Hard for people to talk about mistakes, admitting...
Aug 17, 2021•49 min
Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some of the older episodes from the podcast archives, while being on a bit of a hiatus from recording new episodes. Today we're looking back at my first episodes with my good friend, Jamie Flinchbaugh. Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/2021/08/podcast-bonus-episode-jamie-flinchbaugh-revisited-from-2006/ My voice has gone on hiatus this week… since he can’t talk, he asked me to reco...
Aug 11, 2021•29 min
Links and show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/421 We've been on hiatus over the summer here, but I did a live streaming video the other day with my friend Ryan McCormack , who regular readers of this blog will recognize as the creator of the bi-weekly "Operational Excellence Mixtape" emails that he allows me to publish here on the Lean Blog . He was also my guest for Episode 12 of the "Lean Whiskey" podcast . In this 30-minute discussion, Ryan and I chat about: Why did you start the "mixtapes"?...
Aug 04, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 421
During our summer hiatus from releasing new podcast episodes, we're looking back at previous episodes of the podcast. Today, sadly, we're taking a look back at guests from the past 15 years who have since passed away. May their wisdom and legacy live on through these episodes, as we think about them today. Links to the episodes and more can be found at https://www.leanblog.org/inmemoriam
Jul 28, 2021•8 min
Author, speaker, coach, publisher, and more Show notes and links: https://www.leanblog.org/420 My guest for Episode #420 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson , appearing for the sixth time and the first time as a live-streaming guest! Katie is a leadership & learning coach, consultant, speaker, author | Japan Study Trip Leader. She's the founder and principal consultant at her own firm . You can find previous episodes here . She's the author of the book Learning to Lead, Lea...
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 420
Former CEO of Alcoa, U.S. Treasury Secretary Originally released as Episode #124 in July, 2011 Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/124 Today’s episode is a bit different than our usual interviews and conversations. Today, I am republishing an interview that Mark Graban did in 2011 with the late Paul O’Neill Sr. , the former non-executive chair for the firm Value Capture. He was, of course, so much more than that, (CEO of Alcoa, United States Treasury Secretary, and more), as you’ll hear in this...
Jun 30, 2021•30 min
Founder of Continuous Improvement International Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/419 My guest for Episode #419 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Allison Greco , an industrial engineer, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and the founder of Continuous Improvement International , a professional society that you can join today. In this episode, we'll hear about her Lean Six Sigma origin story (which was in the railroad industry). We'll also hear, at the end, how she applied continuous improvement thin...
Jun 23, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 419
C.I. manager and pharmacy system director, Munson Healthcare Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/418 My guests for Episode #418 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast both work for Munson Healthcare in northern Michigan. They are Kaleb Foss, Continuous Improvement department manager, and Butch Bowlby, the system director of Pharmacy. In this episode, we'll hear about their “Lean origin stories” and we'll hear about the approach to Lean and continuous improvement at Munson. We'll also take a fairly...
Jun 16, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 418
MD, author, Kenagy & Associates This file has cleaned up audio compared to the initial release. Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/417 My guest for Episode #417 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John W. Kenagy, MD, MPA, ScD, FACS , of his firm Kenagy & Associates based in Washington state. John is the author of the book Designed to Adapt: Leading Healthcare in Challenging Times . Dr. John Kenagy knows healthcare as a physician, executive, academic researcher and advisor. In additi...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 417
Apologies for the initial editing error... re-releasing this episode. Author of Agile Sales: Delivering Customer Journeys of Value and Delight Show notes and links: https://www.leanblog.org/416 My guest for Episode #416, joining us from Brisbane, Australia, is Brad Jeavons , a principal consultant with SA Partners . His colleague Peter Hines was a guest in Episode #373 . Brad is the author of the book Agile Sales: Delivering Customer Journeys of Value and Delight . Brad is also the host of The E...
Jun 02, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 416
Co-founder of the Just-in-Time Cafe Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/415 My guest for Episode #415 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Tracy O'Rourke . She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean Six Sigma Journey . She is co-founder of the Just-in-Time Cafe (which producers podcasts, webinars, and more). She is also a self-described “process improvement ZEALOT!” We had the chance to meet up to visit two vaccination sites in San Diego in ...
May 26, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 415
President of Effective Performance Solutions Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/414 My guest for Episode #414 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Ryan Weiss. He is president of his firm Effective Performance Strategies , based out of the Chicago area. Topics, questions, and links related to today's episode include: How did you get introduced to Lean? Becoming a Certified Six Sigma Black Belt How do you engage people? What was your epiphany on people? Purpose + People + Process = Performance...
May 19, 2021•53 min•Season 1Ep. 414
NHS England, Author of "Making Data Count" Notes and links: https://www.leanblog.org/413 My guest for Episode #413 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Samantha Riley , the Deputy Director of Intensive Support for NHS England and Improvement. Sam is the author of an amazing publication called “ Making Data Count ,” which you can read and experience freely online. Sam and I are “Twitter buddies,” as she said and I follow and enjoy her tweets, especially those using the hashtag #PlotTheDots . We...
May 12, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 413
Senior Lecturer at MIT, author, entrepreneur Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/412 My guest for Episode #412 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Dr. Jonathan Byrnes , the co-author of the new book Choose Your Customer: How to Compete Against the Digital Giants and Thrive . He is is a Senior Lecturer at MIT , where he has taught about supply chain management and other topics at the graduate level and in executive programs for over 30 years. He is Chairman and Founder of Profit Isle , an inn...
May 05, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 412
Crystal Y. Davis, Karyn Ross, Dorsey Sherman Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/411 My guests for Episode #411 are the co-founders or "founding mothers" of the group called " Women In Lean: Our Table ." They are Crystal Davis , Karyn Ross , and Dorsey Sherman . Crystal was my guest back in episode 363 and Karyn was my guest in episode 266 . Dorsey, welcome as a first-time guest! All three of them were part of this panel discussion webinar that I moderated last year. Crystal's company is The Le...
Apr 28, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 411
Senior Manager, Lucid - Formerly Toyota & Tesla Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/410 My guest for Episode #410 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Keith Champion , Senior Manager ofOperational Excellence at Lucid Motors, a new entrant in the electric vehicle marketplace, with their Lucid Air luxury sedan hitting the market very soon. Keith worked for Toyota for more than 17 years (thanks to fellow Toyota alum and previous podcast guest Tim Turner for making the connection). As Keith t...
Apr 21, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 410
40 years with Toyota, founder and the first president of Toyota China. Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/409 My guest for Episode #409 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Ritsuo Shingo. I first met Mr. Shingo at the Shingo Institute Annual Conference in 2009 when my book Lean Hospitals received the publication prize that's named after his father, Shigeo Shingo. I was also blessed to have time to speak 1x1 with Mr. Shingo, thanks to our mutual friend, the late Norman Bodek, which included d...
Apr 13, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 409
Author of new book, trainer, consultant My guest for Episode #408 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Katie Labedz , the author of the new book How to Improve Absolutely Anything: Continuous Improvement in Your Home, Office and Family Life . Katie Labedz is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years of experience implementing continuous improvement solutions within non-manufacturing and manufacturing environments. Her company is Learning to Lean . Katie also has her Master's certif...
Apr 07, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 408
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/407 My guest for Episode #407 is Joy Mason , a Strategist, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur based in Indianapolis. He is President and Senior Business Strategist at her company, Optimist Business Solutions , that she started after 18 years at Eli Lilly. She is the author of the book The Optimist Workbook: 5 Steps to Sustainable Solutions for Women In Business and also Purpose: A Shift from Driving It to Embracing It . Topics and questions in today's episode ...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 407
Veterinarian & Entrepreneur, Ivan Zakharenkov, DVM My guest for Episode #406 is Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov , he's a doctor of veterinary medicine and he's Chief Executive Officer at the company Veterinary Integration Solutions . He goes by Dr. Zak for short and he's based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. I'm joined, as my co-host, by Chip Ponsford, DVM — he was also co-host of Episode #254 with a veterinarian as our guest then, as well. Chip also has a blog called Lean Vets and a book titled Lean Ve...
Mar 24, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 406
I interviewed Adam a year ago... and his concept (The Wheel of Sustainability) is now a book! Check out the original episode and enter to win here: https://www.leanblog.org/2020/03/podcast-362-adam-lawrence-on-kaizen-events-the-wheel-of-sustainability/
Mar 22, 2021•7 min
CEO at DeondraWardelle.com, Co-host of "KataCon7" For show notes and discount codes for KataCon7 and for Deondra's workshop, go to http://leanblog.org/405 or scroll down. My guest for Episode #405 is Deondra Wardelle , CEO of her own company and one of the hosts of next week's virtual KataCon7 event . She is, among other things, a Visionary, Coach, Strategist, Speaker, Consultant, Kata Geek, Leader of the #RootCauseRacism Movement. Her mission is developing a world of problem-solvers. You can re...
Mar 12, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 405
Senior Director, Enterprise Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/404 My guest for Episode #404 is Nate Hurle , a Senior Director of Enterprise Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic. He was previously a guest on Episode 282 . He was also recently a virtual keynote speaker for the Society for Health Systems annual conference . Today, Nate shares stories and reflections from the past year — the pandemic year — and how Cleveland Clinic quickly stood up...
Mar 10, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 404
Show notes: https://leanblog.org/403 My guest for Episode #403 is Arnout Orelio , author of the book Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders: How to Develop Yourself and Implement Process Improvements . Arnout is from the Netherlands, but we have crossed paths a number of times when he and many of his Dutch colleagues have come to the U.S. for events like the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit , produced by Catalysis. His book, written in English, has a lot of great lessons for leaders ...
Mar 03, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 403
