My guests for Episode #398 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast are Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan, both co-founders of the firm Integris Performance Advisors. Brett is the President and Evans is the CEO. They are co-authors of a…
Of the 32 episodes of the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast that I’ve released so far, the episode with Billy Taylor has been the most listened to by far — by a factor of five. Readers of this blog most likely…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! One more note from Mark: Check out Episode 32 of “My Favorite Mistake” with consultant Michele Parrish as our…
My guest for Episode #396 is Patrick Adams, the author of the new book (released as a paperback today!), titled Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap: 12 Questions to Understand What’s Truly Underneath Your Culture. You can learn more about the…
In Episode 23, Mark and Jamie return to finish out 2020, this time joined by Kentucky native Deondra Wardelle, so naturally Kentucky bourbon is our whiskey category of choice. Bourbons selected include Brough Brothers, Willett, and Barton 1792. After introducing…
Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2020. When I posted the top 10 most-read posts from the first half of the year, things were very Covid heavy. I’ve blogged less about that (but more about issues like #RootCauseRacism).…
I post here a lot about my most recent podcast series, “My Favorite Mistake,” but my first pandemic podcast project was a collaboration with the firm Value Capture. It’s a podcast series called “Habitual Excellence,” using a phrase from Paul…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! One more note from Mark: Check out Episode 26 of “My Favorite Mistake” with singer and radio host Yaya…
I was incredibly saddened today to hear that Norman Bodek passed away yesterday in Japan, where he had recently moved with his wife, Noriko. Norman was 88. This was announced through an email from Norman’s company, PCS Press, and I…
My guest for Episode #395 is Michael Parent. He is Managing Director of his firm Michael Parent Consulting Services and he is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with the AAA Auto Club Group. Michael has a BS in Industrial and…
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this… there’s always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Healthcare — Creating Value for Patients It’s exciting to see that Covid vaccines are on the way. But the…
Joining me for Episode #393 of the podcast is Woody Zuill, who does, per his website, “mob Programming workshops, talks and presentations on agile topics,” and he coaches and guides “folks interested in creating a wonderful workplace where people can excel in their…
