#TBT: Looking Back at Taiichi Ohno’s Book: Lean, Layoffs, Henry Ford, and…
Thanks to my Amazon Kindle app on my iPad, I get to carry much of my book collection with me.
Sometimes, while…
Partial Transcript of Podcast #142 – @EricRies on Taiichi Ohno &…
Here is a transcript of last week's podcast with Eric Ries talking about the impact that Toyota legend Taiichi…
Podcast #142 – @EricRies on Taiichi Ohno’s Influence on #LeanStartup
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Episode #142 brings us a returning guest (#115), Eric Ries, author of the…
Podcast #141 – Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno
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Episode #141 is a chat with Norman Bodek, as he shares his recollections of…
Today Would Have Been Taiichi Ohno’s 100th Birthday
Hat tip to John Shook and the Lean Enterprise Institute for pointing this out via his email newsletter -- today…
A Kaizen Quote from Taiichi Ohno
As I'm working hard this week to finish, with my co-author Joe Swartz, the manuscript for our upcoming book…
Free Peeks into Taiichi Ohno’s Book
I think I've mentioned this resource before, the free content that is online in Google Books. Even though I own…
Episode #13 of “Lean Whiskey”: Don’t Drink Pacific Northwest…
Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh
In Episode 13 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh reconnect…
Interview with Masaaki Imai – Ohno and Respect for People
The Kaizen Institute website has posted an excellent text Q&A with Masaaki Imai, who you might recognize as the…
Ohno Circle at the Bank
Working from home today, I ran out during lunch time (actually after lunch time in my effort to help level load…
Major League Baseball Works on Standardizing the Ball… For What Purpose?
Back in 2014, I wrote an article for The Lean Post:
"Standardization is a Countermeasure, Never the Goal"
I'm a…
Podcast #290 – @EricRies: From #Lean to #LeanStartup to #TheStartupWay
Joining me again for episode 290 is a three-time guest, Eric Ries. When we first talked, in episode 115 six years…
A Look Back at a 2011 #LeanStartup Podcast with @EricRies and His Next Book,…
In today's post, I look back at my 2011 interview with Eric Ries about his book "The Lean Startup." I share a new…
Toyota and the “Thinking Production System”
Many interesting comments here from someone who worked directly for/with Taiichi Ohno. He comments on developing…
This WSJ Article About Lean Isn’t Terrible (via GE and Larry Culp)
The Wall Street Journal has an epic track record when it comes to always getting it wrong when they write about…
Brad Jeavons on How to Remotely Deploy Lean and Agile (Outside of Manufacturing)
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My guest for Episode #416 of…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Jan 29, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba
Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the…