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Joining me today for Episode #384 of the podcast is Craig Gygi, co-author of the book Six Sigma for Dummies. He also managing principal and owner of the firm Strategic Productivity. You can read his full bio there. He also…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients The response of healthcare providers during Covid-19 reminds us of their vast creativity and professionalism. How come this has been largely squandered when driving quality improvement…
While I’m mostly staying home because of the pandemic, I sometimes treat myself to a Starbucks beverage while I’m out running errands. I have traditionally been a black coffee drinker (blonde roast, mostly), which means my orders are easy and…
TL;DR: Akio Toyoda describes the Toyota Production System as a people-centered leadership system focused on Jidoka, short lead times, and making work easier–where productivity is a result, not the goal. I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota,…
Joining me today for Episode #383 of the podcast is Patrick Anderson, the CEO of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (or “RurAL CAP”). Patrick was previously a guest way back in Episodes #53 and #71. Patrick returns to…
I’m excited that the guests for the first episode of my new podcast, “My Favorite Mistake” are Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm, co-authors of the upcoming book Mentor to Millions: Secrets of Success in Business, Relationships, and Beyond. Mark Timm…
For Episode #19, Mark Graban is joined by a new guest host, Cliff Hazell. Mark and Cliff first met years ago in Austin at the Lean Coaching Summit, where they shared some Garrison Brothers whiskey and talked about Lean, Deming,…
My Favorite Mistake is a learning from mistakes podcast created for leaders who want to grow without blame. Each episode features honest conversations with business leaders reflecting on a professional mistake–and what they learned from it. The goal isn’t confession…
In this Lean Blog Podcast episode, Tom Peters reflects on leading through the chaos of COVID-19. He shares why people-first leadership, training, kindness, and trust become non-negotiable during crisis. I’m really excited to be speaking to my guest for Episode…
I’m very excited that one of the projects that I’ve been working on over the past few months has come to fruition. It’s an eBook, available as a free PDF or as a very inexpensive Kindle book, that collects the…
Joining me for the ninth time on the podcast, for Episode #381, is Dr. John Toussaint, chairman of Catalysis. John is author or co-author of three books — well actually it’s four books, as a new one is available for…
Thank you for reading this week’s special #RootCauseRacism series. Yesterday was the culminating event of the week, a panel discussion thatI moderated as part of the KaiNexus webinar series. Thanks to KaiNexus for their support in this effort. Sharing Our…
