Partial Transcript of Podcast #153 – Robert Maurer, PhD on Kaizen
I recently wrote about Robert Maurer's new book in this post: "Start 2013 with "The Spirit of Kaizen"
I…
Podcast #153 – Robert Maurer, PhD, “The Kaizen Way”
MP3 File (run time 23:45)
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