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WLEI - Lean Enterprise Institute’s Podcast

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The official podcast of the Lean Enterprise Institute.
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Designing the Future: A WLEI Podcast with Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe and COO Jim Morgan

If you do not yet know the company Rivian you will undoubtedly know it very soon. In 2019 Rivian made waves in the auto industry by announcing two “electric adventure vehicles”, the R1T – an electric pickup truck - and the R1S - an electric SUV . Both vehicles are expected to launch in the United States later this year and globally in 2021. Rivian is also developing a fleet of electric delivery vans to fulfill a 100,000-unit order placed by Amazon. In the last twelve months the electric vehicle ...

Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 35

Coachable: A Model Story, Coaching Work Improvement

January 27, 2020 Featuring: Deborah McGee and Bryant Sanders As this series continues to explore the implications and dynamic of “coaching” in a business environment, Bryant Sanders models the mindset and techniques for coaching work improvement to develop people. Bryant draws on 26 years Toyota experience to facilitate his coaching techniques with a team in the field leading to a dramatic improvement in the work. He walks us through the story from deciding where to focus, to earning the team’s ...

Jan 27, 2020•44 min•Ep. 32

CEO Transition – an obstacle or an opportunity?

Too often, a change in executive leadership can bring a lean transformation to a grinding halt. But that has not been the case at Lynn Community Health Center (LCHC). Within two years of the start of their lean journey, LCHC CEO Lori Abrams Berry announced her intention to retire. The immediate reaction from the LCHC community was concern that her departure would impact the progress made on advancing lean thinking and practice with improved outcomes and engagement of its team members. Instead, t...

Jan 20, 2020•31 min•Ep. 31

My Personal Turning Point: Reflecting on a Decade as a Lean Coach

Josh Howell shares his decade-end reflections, focusing on why he left Starbucks in 2013. His reasons may surprise you. He also interrogates the question, “If a company discontinues a formal lean initiative, or lean program, or lean team, does that mean its lean implementation has failed?”

Jan 14, 2020•27 min•Ep. 30

What’s the problem: A conversation with Pat Greco on transforming education through rapid problem solving

Pat Greco In 2011, Dr. Pat Greco began as the superintendent of the Menomonee Falls School District in Wisconsin. She faced no shortage of problems: a suspension rate seven times higher than the state average, performance gaps across income and race, cost overruns, and a failure to meet performance goals defined under the No Child Left Behind Act among others. Not to mention a new administration was upending collective bargaining for public sector employees instilling fear within the teachers sh...

Jan 06, 2020•46 min•Ep. 29

Coachable: Creating the Environment for Effective Coaching

December 23, 2019 Featuring: Deborah McGee and Jeff Smith As this series continues to explore the implications and dynamic of “coaching” in a business environment, Jeff Smith reveals the importance of the learning environment for impactful coaching. Jeff draws on 22 years experience within the Toyota Production System and recalls his coaching experience at New United Motor, and later as a coach in many organizations. We talk about coaching in the front office as well as shop floor, engaging with...

Dec 23, 2019•29 min•Ep. 28

Dying for a Paycheck? Must work be toxic for employees, and how can a more sustainable approach emerge?

In his new book Dying for A Paycheck , Stanford University Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer argues that there is an overwhelmingly compelling case to be made that the workplace profoundly affects human health and wellbeing, and that these psychosocial stressors have gotten worse in recent years. His book vividly details how the costs are enormous to both individuals and to companies and to society. He believes that If we're going to address this, we need to see the problem a...

Dec 16, 2019•34 min•Ep. 27

On the Job: A conversation with Dr. Lynn Kelley about sustaining change at Union Pacific

Dr. Lynn Kelley was hired by Union Pacific to lead the introduction of the “UP Way” company-wide. The UP Way at that time consisted of a select few lean practices that the company had decided were foundational for their operations. In this conversation, Dr. Kelley shares how her Ph.D in Research and Evaluations informed the unique approach taken for the implementation of the UP Way. The "Playbook" of Sustaining Change on the Lean Post CI Sustainment: A Hiding Place for Complexity on the Lean Pos...

Dec 09, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 26
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