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Podcast #371 — Marc Lushington-Murray: Lean, Self-Taught and Shingijitsu Mentored

Mark Graban May 17, 2020 0

Marc Lushington-Murray and Mark Graban For Episode #371, we bring the discussion back to Lean Manufacturing applications, as our guest is Marc Lushington-Murray. He currently lives in the Fort Worth, Texas area but, as you'll discover…
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Podcast #370 — Edward Blackman on Combining Behavioral Science with Continuous Improvement

Mark Graban May 12, 2020 0

Joining me for Episode #370 is Edward Blackman, the founder and managing partner of Kelda Consulting. He has previously had Lean and process improvement-focused roles at organizations as varied as Whirlpool, Amway, and Spectrum Health. …
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Podcast #369 — Rachel Mandel, MD MHA, on Lean in the Covid-19 Era

Mark Graban May 7, 2020 0

Mark Graban & Rachel Mandel, MD, MHA Joining me again for Episode #369 of the podcast is Dr. Rachel Mandel, a self-described "healthcare whisperer" and Washington D.C.-based consultant for healthcare organizations. She has her own…
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Podcast #368 — Steve Feltovich on Deming and the Toyota Production System

Mark Graban May 3, 2020 0

My guest for Episode #368 is somebody I've met fairly recently through his excellent posts on LinkedIn, Steve Feltovich. He is the president of SJF Consulting, Inc. and he previously had a long career in the automotive industry, in…
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Podcast #367 — Rachel Mandel, MD MHA, on Lean for Physicians and Health Systems

Mark Graban Apr 27, 2020 0

Joining me for Episode #367 of the podcast is Dr. Rachel Mandel, a self-described "healthcare whisperer" and Washington D.C.-based consultant for healthcare organizations. She has her own practice and also works as a Senior Healthcare…
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Podcast #366 — Harry Moser on the COVID-19 Supply Chain Wake-Up Call, Reshoring, and Lean

Mark Graban Apr 19, 2020 0

My guest for Episode #366 is Harry Moser, founder of the Reshoring Initiative. We talk about "reshoring," in general, and why that's such an important issue in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and beyond. Harry Moser and Mark Graban…
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Podcast #365 — Dan Markovitz, “The Conclusion Trap”

Mark Graban Apr 16, 2020 0

Joining me again for Episode #365 is Dan Markovitz, now a five-time guest (but he doesn't get a special jacket like SNL). You can find past episodes here. The reason for getting together was to chat about his latest book, The…
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Podcast #364 — Mitch Cahn on Lean and Pivoting to Shields & Gowns at Unionwear

Mark Graban Apr 14, 2020 0

Joining me for Episode #364 is a returning guest, Mitch Cahn, the president of Unionwear, a Newark-based company. Back in Episode #234, we talked about how Lean manufacturing has helped them be competitive in the labor-intensive…
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Podcast #363 — Crystal Y. Davis on the Business Impact of Covid-19, and More

Mark Graban Apr 6, 2020 0

For Episode #363, I'm joined by Crystal Davis as we discuss: What are you seeing in terms of how Covid19 is disrupting businesses? How do we move from crisis mode, to survival mode, to recovery mode? Why do we need…
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Podcast #362 — Adam Lawrence on Kaizen Events & The Wheel of Sustainability

Mark Graban Mar 31, 2020 0

My guest for Episode #362 is Adam Lawrence, managing partner with Process Improvement Partners LLC. He's an industrial engineer who had a long career working with TQM, Six Sigma, and Lean at Thomasvile Furniture and other Armstrong…
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Podcast #361 — Ask Docs Anything on Covid-19 / Coronavirus (Read, Listen, or Watch)

Mark Graban Mar 19, 2020 0

Dr. Mason Mileur and Dr. Greg Jacobson Episode #361 of the podcast is admittedly not about Lean, but it's an important topic that I think needs to be shared in these times. I'm sharing audio that came from a KaiNexus webinar…
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Podcast #360 — @LeahBinder of @LeapfrogGroup on Coronavirus Prep & #PatientSafety…

Mark Graban Mar 15, 2020 0

Returning for Episode #360 of the podcast is Leah Binder, the president and CEO of Leapfrog Group. We last talked four years ago in Episode #240 about the patient safety crisis and efforts to improve. Today, we'll talk about…
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Podcast #359 — Alfred Angerer on Lean Healthcare in Switzerland

Mark Graban Mar 2, 2020 0

My guest for Episode #359 of the podcast is Prof. Dr. Alfred Angerer, joining me from Switzerland to talk about Lean healthcare. I had a chance to visit a hospital with Alfred, in Switzerland, late last year, as we discussed in this…
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Podcast #358 — Steve Spear on Evolving our Knowledge and Learning on #Lean

Mark Graban Feb 10, 2020 0

Returning to the podcast for Episode #358 is Steve Spear, a senior lecturer at MIT and author of the book The High-Velocity Edge: How Market Leaders Leverage Operational Excellence to Beat the Competition. He's also the founder and…
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Podcast #357 — Dr. Michael Conroy on Lean as a Chief Medical Officer

Mark Graban Feb 3, 2020 0

Joining me today for episode #357 is Michael Conroy, M.D., the Chief Medical Officer of Sutter Medical Group in northern California. Mike was previously the Medical Director of the Lean Promotion Office for the Palo Alto Medical…
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Podcast #356 — Amy C. Edmondson on Psychological Safety and “The Fearless…

Mark Graban Jan 22, 2020 0

My guest for episode #356 of the podcast is Amy C. Edmondson, PhD, the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. She is the author of three books on teaming and her most recent book is the topic of…
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Podcast #355 — An Engineer, an Architect, and a Nurse on Healthcare Improvement

Mark Graban Jan 15, 2020 0

Isaac Mitchell, Laura Silvoy, and Darrin Judkins So, an engineer, an architect, and a nurse walk into a hospital... no, that's not a setup for the punchline to a joke. Today, in episode #355 of the podcast, I'm sharing three short…
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Podcast #354 — Kim Hollon on the CEO’s Role in Lean and Patient Safety [With Transcript]

Mark Graban Jan 8, 2020 0

Joining me for episode #354 of the podcast is Kim Hollon, the CEO and President of Signature Healthcare, based in Brockton, Massachusetts. I first met Kim about a decade ago and, as we discover during the podcast discussion, one of…
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