Audio Podcast
Welcome to the LeanBlog Podcast main page. Here is a list of released Podcasts and those that I have already recorded for future release. There are 95 episodes, as of 7/26/10, so please scroll down. For easy access to any Podcast, use the forwarding URL: www.leanblog.org/X where X or XX is the episode number.
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Series 2:
- Episode #51: (10/17/08) Lt. Randy Russell, Lean in Law Enforcement, Pt 1
- Episode #52: (11/3/08) Dan Markovitz, Office Lean
- Episode #53: (11/18/08) Patrick Anderson, Lean Healthcare in Alaska, Pt 1
- Episode #54: (12/2/08) John Toussaint, MD, ThedaCare’s Lean Journey
- Episode #55: (12/16/08) Norman Bodek, Lean in Ireland, Part 1
- Episode #56: (1/6/2009) John Shook, Managing to Learn
- Episode #57: (1/12/2009) Alfie Kohn, “Punished by Rewards”
- Episode #58: (1/19/2009) Steven J. Spear, “Chasing the Rabbit”
- Episode #59: (1/26/09) Robert Miller, Evolution of the Shingo Prize
- Episode #60: (2/3/09) Lt. Randy Russell, Lean in Law Enforcement, Pt 2
- Episode #61: (2/12/09) Norman Bodek, Lean in Ireland, Part 2
- Episode #62: (2/23/09) John Toussaint, MD, ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
- Episode #63: (2/25/09) David “Zuma Dogg” Saltsburg, Mayoral Candidate and Deming Fanatic
- Episode #64: (3/5/09) Jamie Flinchbaugh, on Coaching
- Episode #65: (4/21/09) Kevin Frieswick, Error Proofing in a Hospital
- Episode #66: (5/15/09) Joe Rizzo, AME Annual Conference
- Episode #67: (5/22/09) Matthew E. May, “In Pursuit of Elegance”
- Episode #68: (6/19/09) Ben Harrison, Lean from CEO Perspective
- Episode #69: (6/25/09) Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., “Follow the Learner”
- Episode #70: (7/9/09) Tamra Kaplan, COO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
- Episode #71: (8/9/09) Patrick Anderson, Lean Healthcare in Alaska, Part 2
- Episode #72: (8/12/09) John Toussaint, MD, Lean and Health Reform
- Episode #73: (8/23/09) Doug Burgess, Sr. VP of Lean Six Sigma, Xerox
- Episode #74: (9/15/09) Roy Vasher, Toyota’s Supply Chain Management
- Episode #75: (10/4/09) Prof. Peter Ward, Lean education at Ohio State University and beyond
- Episode #76: (10/14/09) Dr. David Jaques, Lean in Surgical Services
- Episode #77: (10/21/09) Bob Emiliani, Principles of Mass and Flow Production
- Episode #78: (11/2/09) Sorrel King, “Josie’s Story
” – Systems and Patient Safety
- Episode #79: (11/16/09) Eve Yen, CEO of Diamond Wipes
- Episode #80: (12/4/09) Joan Wellman, Early Days of Lean Healthcare
- Episode #81: (1/6/10) Rob Bryant, Lean at Computer Sciences Corporation
- Episode #82: (1/13/10) Dr. Sami Bahri, Lean Learning and One-Piece Flow
- Episode #83: (1/29/10) Jim D’Addario – Lean and American competitiveness
- Episode #84: (2/24/10) Karl Wadensten, VIBCO and “The Lean Nation”
- Episode #85: (3/15/10) David Meier
on Toyota’s Recent Challenges
- Episode #86: (3/22/10) David Sundahl, Rule 4 Consulting, “Adaptive Design” in Healthcare
- Episode #87: (3/29/10) Steven J. Spear, PhD – Lean in Healthcare
- Episode #88: (4/7/10) Jim Baran on Lean Talent Management
- Episode #89: (4/18/10) Keith Russell, Lean at Astra Zeneca (Pharma R&D)
- Episode #90: (5/20/10) Tim Turner, One Team On All Levels: The Story Of The Toyota Team Members
- Episode #91: (5/24/10) Dr. Stephen Covey on Respect for People and Lean
- Episode #92: (6/3/10) Mike Micklewright, Out of Another @#&*% Crisis!
- Episode #93: (7/2/10) Jim Hearn, Lean in the UK NHS, Heart of England Hospital
- Episode #94: (7/19/10) Bob Miller, on the Shingo Prize and Stephen Covey
- Episode #95: (7/26/10) Norman Bodek, How to do Kaizen, Pt 1
Coming Soon:
- Norman Bodek and Ritsuo Shingo
- Gwendolyn Galsworth on visual management
- Pascal Dennis, his new book The Remedy: Bringing Lean Thinking Out of the Factory to Transform the Entire Organization
- Bob Sutton, his upcoming book Good Boss, Bad Boss: How to Be the Best… and Learn from the Worst
Series 1:
- Episode #1 (7/16/06) – Norman Bodek discusses kaizen and employee suggestion systems.
- Episode #2 (8/4/06) – Second interview with Norman Bodek, discussing how to stop blaming employees and how to manage in a Toyota Production System manner.
- Episode #3 (8/27/06): Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Liker, about how companies struggle with the transition from “lean manufacturing” to “lean enterprise”.
- Episode #4: (9/5/06) Part Two with Dr. Liker, covering Lean Healthcare and more.
- Episode #5: (9/12/06) Conversation with Jamie Flinchbaugh, co-author of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean: Lessons from the Road, about the language of “waste”
- Episode #6: (9/18/06) Part Two with Jamie Flinchbaugh, focused on leadership’s role in waste reduction
- Episode #7: (10/23/06) Another discussion with Norman Bodek, focused on Toyota’s response to recent quality problems
- Episode #8: (10/31/06) Interview with Jim Huntzinger, Founder of the Lean Accounting Summit
- Episode #9: (11/6/06) Discussion with David Mann, author of Creating A Lean Culture: Tools To Sustain Lean Conversions
- Episode #10: (11/21/06) Another discussion with Jamie Flinchbaugh, regarding educating top leadership about lean
- Episode #11: (11/26/06) A conversation with Norman Bodek, with his take on educating executives and top leadership about lean.
- Episode #12: (12/4/06) Discussion with Jim Womack, of the Lean Enterprise Institute, about the state of Lean in China.
- Episode #13: (12/17/06) Part 2 of the discussion with Jim Womack.
- Episode #14: (12/28/06) An interview with Dave Gleditsch, the Chief Technology Officer at Pelion Systems, about the role of technology in lean implementations
- Episode #15: (1/7/07) Jim Huntzinger about the “Training Within Industry” program
- Episode #16: (1/14/07) Jim Baran, of Value Stream Leadership (a leading lean recruiter)
- Episode #17: (1/22/07) David Meier, co-author of The Toyota Way Fieldbook, on lean in China
- Episode #18: (2/19/07) Eric Christiansen, about using “wiki” technology for standard work
- Episode #19: (3/11/07) Jim Womack about the republication of the book “The Machine That Changed the World.”
- Episode #20: (3/19/07) Kevin Meyer, from the Evolving Excellence Blog, on “onshoring” as a competitive manufacturing strategy.
- Episode #21: (3/26/07) Norman Bodek, talking about how Toyota develops people and how Lean should be good for all employees.
- Episode #22: (4/12/07) Allan Wilson, CEO of Factory Logic, now acquired by SAP, on the role of software in a lean environment
- Episode #23: (4/29/07) Group Health Cooperative and their Lean journey.
- Episode #24: (5/6/07) Jim Womack, continuation of our 3/11 discussion
- Episode #25: (5/22/07) Dr. Mark Spearman, Factory Physics
- Episode #26: (6/3/07) Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, on Visual Management
- Episode #27: (6/18/07) Jim Baran, of Value Stream Leadership, part 2 of our discussion on Lean careers
- Episode #28: (7/29/07) Norman Bodek, on Training Within Industry and more
- Episode #29: (8/5/07) Dr. Sami Bahri, “The World’s First Lean Dentist”
- Episode #30: (8/12/07) Bob Emiliani, The Updated Wiremold Story
- Episode #31: (9/9/07) David Meier , on Toyota Talent
- Episode #32: (11/9/07) Norman Bodek, on his trip to Japan
- Episode #33: (11/17/07) Jim Huntzinger, on the latest Lean Accounting Summit
- Episode #34: (1/22/08) Chris Harris, on Developing a Lean Workforce
- Episode #35: (1/28/08) David Meier on Lean culture and implementation
- Episode #36: (2/8/08) Norm Bodek on the new Shingo book
- Episode #37: (3/3/08) Jeffrey Liker on Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way
- Episode #38: (3/10/08) Bob Emiliani on Lean Leadership: A Strategic Leadership Guide For Executives
- Episode #39: (3/29/08) Jeffrey Liker, Part 2 on Toyota Culture
- Episode #40: (4/14/08) A UAW retiree on Lean
- Episode #41: (4/27/08) Jeffrey Liker, Part 3 on Toyota Culture
- Episode #42: (5/7/08) Dr. C. Martin Hinckley, on Mistake Proofing
- Episode #43: (5/19/08) Mike Micklewright “What Would Deming Say?”
- Episode #44: (5/21/08) Ralph Keller, AME San Diego Conference (5/21)
- Episode #45: (6/3/08) Gwendolyn Galsworth on visual displays
- Episode #46: (6/12/08) Dean Bliss, Iowa Health System
- Episode #47 : (6/23/08) Norman Bodek on his most recent trip to Japan
- Episode #48: (7/21/08) Bob Emiliani, “Real Lean”
- Episode #49: (7/28/08) Gwen Galsworth, Part 2 of the Episode #45 discussion
- Episode #50: (8/7/08) 50th episode discussion, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh
To Be Recorded:
(Feel free to submit Questions via email, phone at 817-776-LEAN, or Skype ID “mgraban”):
- TBD
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