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Jul 21, 2023•1 min
Episode page with transcript, video, and more For Episode #480 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast turns the tables, as regular host Mark Graban is interviewed today by a guest host, his friend Paul Critchley . Paul was previously the host of the New England Lean Podcast and he's been a guest of Mark's in Episode #5 of the Lean Whiskey podcast series . Today, Paul asks Mark questions about his new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation , the general top...
Jul 12, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 480
Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #479 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Arnout Orelio , a returning guest (from Episode 403 in 2021) . He has been working with Lean management since 1995, the last 15 years as a trainer, coach, and consultant in healthcare. He is the owner of The Lean Mentor, where he helps people who want to (learn to) improve healthcare. Arnout focuses on teaching lean leadership, as an author, speaker, and mentor, bringing top performan...
Jul 05, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 479
Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #478 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Shaunté Kinch . In 2022, Shaunté founded Empact Global , a consultancy that works with organizations to help them solve really BIG problems. Her more than 20 years spent implementing Six Sigma, LEAN, and design thinking concepts have inspired her to take on “wicked problems” in a “VUCA” (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) world. Originally trained by Shingijustu (pioneers of...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 478
Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #477 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Zeynep Ton . She is a professor of the practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Previously, she was on the faculty of the Harvard Business School. Ton received numerous awards for teaching excellence at both schools. She was previously a guest in Episode 228 in 2015, discussing her first book The Good Jobs Strategy. Her new book , released in June, is The Case for Good Jobs: H...
Jun 07, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 477
Episode page with transcript and more Joining us for Episode #476 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ken Pilone , who has more than 30 years experience in Organization Development in Government, Retail, Automotive, Distribution, and Aerospace. He recently retired from Providence Health & Services, working most recently as the Senior Manager of Business Process Engineering at Providence Health & Services — a role that encompassed internal Lean consulting, including executive coaching,...
May 31, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 476
CEO of Industrial Logic, author of Joy of Agility Episode page with video, links, transcript and more Joining us for Episode #475 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Joshua Kerievsky , the founder and CEO of Industrial Logic , one of the oldest and most well-respected agile consultancies on the planet. Since 1996, Joshua and his global network of colleagues have helped people in teams across many industries leverage the wisdom and power of modern product development methods. An early pioneer ...
May 17, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 475
Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #474 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Norbert Majerus . He has his own firm now but previously worked for Goodyear, joining the company in 1978 in his home country of Luxembourg. He moved to Akron in 1983 and worked disciplines in the Goodyear innovation centers in both locations, retiring in 2018. His first book (2016) Lean-Driven Innovation: Powering Product Development at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was a Sh...
May 03, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 474
Blog post about Mr. Shingo's passing Today, we mourn and remember Ritsuo Shingo, who recently passed away at age 75. I am re-releasing episode 409 with him from two years ago this month, in April 2021. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and everybody who worked with him, including my friends at the Shingo Institute....
Apr 24, 2023•1 hr 2 min
Author, podcaster, and consultant Episode page Joining us for Episode #473 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Elisabeth Swan , author of the new book Picture Yourself a Leader: Illustrated Micro-Lessons for Navigating Change . It's currently the #1 new release in the Amazon TQM category… Elisabeth has consulted in the business process performance industry for over 30 years. Her experience spans from helping local non-profits expand their reach to guiding Fortune 100 companies through Lean Tr...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 473
Managing Director of Gemba Automation Episode page with video, transcript and more Joining us for Episode #472 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Mit Vyas , managing director for Gemba Automation . He started his career at Toyota and worked for other large corporations. He founded Gemba Automation, a company that has helped customers in software, medical devices, fashion, and construction develop profitable and sustainable businesses. Mit holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Califor...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 472
Co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners Episode page with links and more Joining us for Episode #471 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Randal Pinkett . He was a guest in Episode 380 in 2020, with Prof. Jeffrey Robinson, his co-author for the book Black Faces in White Places. Today, I'm honored to be joined by Randal again to talk about his new book, his fifth book — Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion , r...
Mar 14, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 471
Episode page with video, transcript and more Joining us for Episode #470 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gary Michel . He was Chairman and CEO of JELD-WEN, Inc. until August 2022 and, just after that, I saw him give an outstanding keynote talk at the AME annual conference in Dallas. Gary was previously President and CEO of Honeywell Home and Building Technologies (HBT) and President and CEO of ClubCar. He also led the Trane HVAC business, among other executive roles. He has a BS in Mechan...
Mar 01, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 470
I'm sorry for mistakenly releasing two episodes on the same day... now three. Blog post related to this bonus episode
Feb 22, 2023•8 min
New book, available now! For links, video, transcript, and more visit the episode page Joining us for Episode #469 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Matt May and Pablo Dominguez , the authors of the new book What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs Use Lean Principles to Drive Sustainable Growth . It's available now! Matt has been before, in episodes 67 and 103 … and he was my guest for episode 39 of My Favorite Mistake. Pablo Dominguez is an Operating Partner at Insight Partners , ...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 469
Chief Medical Officer of TeamHealth Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #468 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jody Crane, M.D. He's the Chief Medical Officer for TeamHealth, and he was previously a guest for Episode 120 . As a proven leader, Dr. Jody Crane, M.D. is considered one of the leading experts in emergency department operations in the United States. Dr. Crane has taught and led healthcare and emergency department improvement efforts with hundreds o...
Feb 01, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 468
Coach at www.TheLearningFactor.ca Joining us for Episode #467 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Tracy Defoe . She is an adult education consultant and researcher specializing in workplace education. For parts of the last 10 years, she has been puzzling over the challenges of participation and leadership in continuous improvement. She has taught communication, writing, teamwork, and cross-cultural communication as well as teaching methods to adults in colleges, universities, and the workplac...
Jan 25, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 467
Episode page with video, transcript and more My guest for Episode #466 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is a returning guest, Billy Taylor . Since his last appearance, Billy has written and released a great book titled The Winning Link: A Proven Process to Define, Align, and Execute Strategy at Every Level . Billy had a long career at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where he served as plant director for both union and non-union facilities, leading lean transformations in Goodyear's larges...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 466
Episode page with transcript, video, and more My guest for Episode #465 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is the legendary (my word, not his) author, consultant, and speaker — Tom Peters. His new book is Tom Peters's Compact Guide to Excellence . Click here to enter to win a paperback copy (through December 20). He was previously a guest in Episode 382 of this podcast and My Favorite Mistake Episode 58 . See previous blog posts about Tom and his ideas. Today, Tom and I talk about some core con...
Dec 13, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 465
Katie Anderson, her 6th appearance Episode page with video, photos, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #464 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson , who is, among other things, the author of the book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn . She has previously been a guest here in Episodes 233 , 275 , 302 , 326 , and 425 . Katie has also been a guest twice on “My Favorite Mistake” — once with Isao Yoshino and once on her own . Today, Katie and I talk about the recent AME annual ...
Nov 30, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 464
Episode page with transcript, video, and more My guest for Episode #463 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jim Benson , the CEO of Modus Cooperandi , and co-founder of Modus Institute . He was previously a guest on Episodes 155 and 401 . He was also a guest on Lean Whiskey #25 with me and Jamie Flinchbaugh (and #31 ), and was guest #4 on My Favorite Mistake . A pioneer in applying Lean and Kanban to knowledge work, Jim is the creator of Personal Kanban and is co-author of Personal Kanban: Ma...
Nov 16, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 463
Expert on mistakes and mistake proofing, professor and former business school dean Episode page with video, transcript, and more: https://leanblog.org/462 My guest for Episode #462 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Professor John Grout the former dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College in Rome, Georgia. He was recently a guest on “My Favorite Mistake” — Episode 186 , so I encourage you to check that out. He's the current Chair of the Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Data A...
Nov 09, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 462
Video, transcript, and more: https://leanblog.org/461 My guest for Episode #461 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gauthier Duval , the Director of the Lean Center of Excellence at Veryable . He's applied and taught Lean for over 18 years, including time with Freudenberg-NOK (an auto supplier featured in the book Lean Thinking ), Simpler Consulting, and other manufacturing companies in the U.S. and Europe. Today, we discuss topics and questions including: Your Lean origin story? The next ste...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 461
Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #460 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Philip Holt . He is currently Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, the world's leading multi-technology Tier 1 Aerospace supplier, and has over 30 years of business experience in leadership roles spanning the customer value chain, in industry-leading Companies also including Philips, Gillette, and Travelport. He is the author of three Lean Leadership books: Le...
Oct 12, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 460
VP of Advisory Services, Value Capture Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #459 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is my colleague, Gerald Harris , a Vice President of Advisory Services at the firm Value Capture . Disclosure – I often work as a senior advisor with Value Capture clients and I have a marketing role with the firm. Gerald has over 25 years of leadership experience in the delivery of successful large-scale lean transformations across a broad range of i...
Oct 05, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 459
Partner with Coltala Holdings Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #458 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Damon Baker . He was recently my guest in Episode #454 . He is the founder and CEO of the firm Lean Focus . He's also a Private Equity Partner at Coltala Holdings . Today, we're taking a deeper dive into the world of private equity, how Lean can support a particular P.E. model, and the “Ownership Works” Initiative. Damon Baker has been implementing Lean pra...
Sep 28, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 458
Kata geek and coach Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining me for Episode #457 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Sam Morgan . Sam is a self-proclaimed “confident learner” and earlier this year after 5 years of practice in the continuous improvement space he landed at KataCon , a conference for continuous improvement professionals who practice the Toyota Kata. At KataCon, he had a powerful moment realizing where his true passion lies: transforming people through coaching. I'll...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 457
CEO of Stiles Associates Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining me for Episode #456 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jake Stiles , CEO of Stiles Associates . For nearly three decades, Jake has played an instrumental role in growing Stiles Associates from a niche recruiting agency to the premier Lean executive search firm in the country. He's helped transform client organizations by placing top talent across a wide spectrum of industrial segments including manufacturing, cons...
Sep 14, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 456
Former Toyota employee and author Episode page with transcript and more My guest for Episode #455 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ken Pilone . He is the author of Lean Leadership on a Napkin: An Executive's Guide to Lean Transformation in Three Proven Steps . Ken has more than 30 years of experience in Organization Development in Government, Retail, Automotive, Distribution, and Aerospace. He is currently the Senior Manager of Business Process Engineering at Providence Health & Servic...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 455
CEO of "Lean Focus" Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #454 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Damon Baker . He is the founder and CEO of the firm Lean Focus . He's also a Private Equity Partner at Coltala Holdings . Damon Baker has been implementing Lean practices in various GM & VP-level capacities for more than 25 years, but it was at Danaher, where he worked for nine years, that his passion for true business transformation was born. He was instrumental...
Aug 17, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 454
