LeanBlog Podcast #6– Jamie Flinchbaugh, Part 2

Here is LeanBlog Podcast #6, the second part of my discussion with Jamie Flinchbaugh, Founder and Partner in the Lean Learning Center and co-author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean. You can find the first part of the podcast here. In this Podcast, we talk about how leadership needs to apply the ideas of waste to reduction to their own jobs and how leaders really “lead” rather than being merely “behind” lean efforts.

You can use the player (use the VCR-type controls) below to listen to a “streaming” version of the podcast (or click here for the streaming audio and RSS subscription). The streaming link is faster for one-time listening (hardly any delay to start listening). Or you can use the download link to put it on your computer or MP3 player.

MP3 File (13.34 MB)
Right-Click to Save

For earlier episodes, visit the main Podcast page, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes.

LeanBlog Podcast #6 Show Notes and Approximate Timeline

0:50 How do you teach people how to see waste? What is the role of leaders in eliminating waste?
1:10 More about the “language of waste” and specific waste terminology, why is that important?
2:10 How leaders can eliminate waste from their own role and your own work
4:20 How can leaders get people to move to action? Does fear get in the way?
4:55 “Be visible” – being visible versus being a “showman”
5:10 “Great leaders ask great questions” but it’s also important to make suggestions as a leader, to help drive action
5:30 “The management support myth” — being “behind” lean versus being a leader
6:35 Asking questions versus pointing out things to do
8:30 Doing lean “with” someone versus “for” them
Jamie’s most recent column in Assembly Magazine can be found here. Click here for an archive of Jamie’s columns.

If you have feedback on the podcast, or any questions for me or my guests, you can email me at leanpodcast@gmail.com or you can call and leave a voicemail by calling the “Lean Line” at (817) 776-LEAN (817-776-5326) or contact me via Skype id “mgraban”. Please give your location and your first name. Any comments (email or voicemail) might be used in follow ups to the podcast.

About LeanBlog.org: Mark Graban is a consultant, author, and speaker in the “lean healthcare” methodology. Mark is author of the Shingo Award-winning book Lean Hospitals and the upcoming book Healthcare Kaizen. He is also the Chief Improvement Officer for the technology startup KaiNexus.