I really enjoyed the webinar that my friend Karyn Ross presented on July 11th as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar series. I was the host and moderator. Why Kindness is the Key to Lean Leadership Here is the…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #479 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Arnout Orelio, a returning guest (from Episode 403 in 2021). He has been working with Lean management since 1995,…
tl;dr: GE CEO Larry Culp emphasizes Safety, Quality, and Delivery before Cost (SQDC) as the foundation of Lean. By putting safety first and focusing on leadership behavior and daily management, GE is using Lean to improve performance without resorting to…
Today is the official release date for the Kindle version of my new book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation! The book has been a #1 New Release in categories including Organizational Learning and…
TL;DR: Broken coffee mugs turned into a practical lesson about learning from mistakes, system design, kindness, and why fixing root causes matters more than fixing symptoms. Here’s a story I’ve meant to write up for almost two years… some events…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #478 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Shaunté Kinch. In 2022, Shaunté founded Empact Global, a consultancy that works with organizations to help them solve really…
TL;DR: Masaaki Imai (1930-2023) was the Japanese consultant who, more than any single person, brought the word “kaizen” — and the practice of continuous improvement — to the global business community. His 1986 book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive…
In this Lean Blog Interviews episode, Zeynep Ton explains why good jobs are not a perk or policy–but a system. We discuss her book The Case for Good Jobs, the Good Jobs System, and how dignity, fair pay, slack, and…
tl;dr: Psychological safety is the foundation of continuous improvement. When leaders respond to mistakes with curiosity instead of blame, people speak up, learn faster, and improve systems–making improvement sustainable rather than superficial. I hope you were able to join me…
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Designing a book cover is rarely a one-and-done decision. This post shares the iterative journey behind the book cover for The Mistakes That Make Us–a real-world example of experimenting, learning, getting feedback, and improving over time. If the book’s theme…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #475 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Joshua Kerievsky, the founder and CEO of Industrial Logic, one of the oldest and most well-respected agile consultancies on…