The other day, I had an external hard drive completely fail. I lost the last 10 days’ worth of data. That wasn’t supposed to happen. I had protections and backups in place… yet something still went horribly wrong. If you…
As I blogged about recently, there are plenty of new podcasts being launched in the Lean community. Since that post, I’ve learned of two more podcasts that I’ll share with you here. THE EDGES OF LEAN I’ve recently met Bella…
Many people have been starting podcasts during the pandemic and I think that’s great. The more the merrier into Lean podcast circles! I’ve launched two new podcasts during the pandemic: Habitual Excellence, presented by Value Capture My Favorite Mistake The…
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…
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…
My guest for Episode #377 is Ritu Ward, an experienced healthcare executive who has had success delivering quality, growth, and strategy while leading high performing teams. We have known each other for a while through Lean healthcare circles and she…
Joining me for Episode #376 of the podcast is Lauren Hisey, a continuous improvement coach and consultant at her firm, Lauren Hisey Consulting. Before becoming a consultant, Lauren worked for AT&T and Nielsen in various technical and Lean Six Sigma…
My guest for Episode #375 of the podcast is Mohamed Saleh, Ph.D. Dr. Saleh has been a practitioner in Lean & Six Sigma transformations, in both manufacturing and service sectors. Mohamed was directly mentored by one of the country’s foremost…
Joining me today for Episode #374 of the podcast are two colleagues, Brittany Wilson and Mark Valenti. The topic, as Mark and I discussed in Episode #306, is “Motivational Interviewing.” We will all be exploring this topic in the context…
Joining me today for Episode #373 of the podcast is Professor Peter Hines, author of many books including Staying Lean: Thriving, Not Just Surviving. Peter founded S A Partners in 1994 as a spin-out from his activities in running the…
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 from his accent, he was originally born and raised…
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 practice and also works as a Senior Healthcare Advisor for Operational Performance…