Wow, time flies! 15 years ago, Jamie Flinchbaugh and I embarked on our first-ever video podcast adventure as part of my Lean podcast (a podcast I started in 2006) Back then, my hair was much darker, and Jamie… well, let’s…
My friend Paul Akers has a new book out called Lean Health. Just looking at the cover, you can see his weight loss and fitness improve over the past few years. It’s quite inspiring. Paul has made the book available in…
Not long ago, I asked readers for questions that could be addressed in audio or video podcasts. I received this question that I’m addressing in this video: “If we have developed a Lean process, but people aren’t following it, what…
Video #11 features Norman Bodek talking about some of the ideas in his most recent book, How to do Kaizen: A new path to innovation – Empowering everyone to be a problem solver. Late in the podcast, Norman asks and…
Episode #10 is a conversation with Karl Wadensten, President of VIBCO, a manufacturer in Wyoming, R.I. Here, we talk about his radio show, “The Lean Nation,” which (formerly aired) on AM 790 in Rhode Island. This is the same discussion as…
Episode #9 is a new video discussion with Dr. Bahri, the “World’s First Lean Dentist” (see also Video Podcast #5). Today we talk about lessons he has learned from touring factories and why focusing on single piece flow is a…
Welcome to what was originally the “LeanBlog Video Podcast” main page. This is a series of video interviews with Lean thought leaders and authors. It’s no longer a podcast… it’s a series of YouTube videos now. Click here for the…
This podcast is a continuation of my earlier interviews with Matthew E. May, author of the Shingo Prize-winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota’s Formula for Mastering Innovation.
Video #7 is a continuation of Episode #3 with Norman Bodek recounting his early trips to Japan and learning about kaizen, just in time, and Lean. For audio podcast episodes, please visit www.leanpodcast.org. For video podcasts, you can also go…
This podcast is a continuation of my earlier interview (Video Podcast #4) with Matthew E. May, author of the Shingo Prize-winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota’s Formula for Mastering Innovation. His most recent book, available since May, is In Pursuit…
This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Florida. He is a pioneer in using Lean methods in the management of his dental practice. The book documents his learning journey for himself and his office…
This podcast is an interview with Matt May, author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota’s Formula for Mastering Innovation. Available May 19 is his new book In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something…
