Updated to include a 5-minute audio preview and the recording. I presented free webinar on June 27th, as part of the KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Webinars series. You can access it via this page (registration required, but you’ll be updated about…
Listen: Here is the episode if you want to stream the audio: As I did two weeks ago, when Jamie Flinchbaugh and I talked about “Lean 101” training (and should you skip it), I’m sharing another episode (as a “bonus”…
Listen: Here is the episode if you want to stream the audio: Jamie Flinchbaugh and I started a podcast series just over three years ago called “Lean Whiskey.” It’s a very conversational format and we’ve enjoyed doing it (and if…
As somebody who moved to Texas in 1999 (“I wasn’t born here, but I got here as quick as I could”), I love Texas barbecue. That means, in particular, the “Texas Trinity” of brisket, sausage, and ribs — although ribs…
Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #440 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Bella Englebach, the Lead Consultant at her firm “Lean for Humans.” She is also the host of the podcast…
Thanks everybody for reading my blog here in 2021. And for listening to podcasts… oh so many podcasts. In the second half of the year, I released 14 new “Lean Blog Interviews” podcasts, along with some re-releases of some early…
As part of my affiliation with the firm Value Capture, I’ve been writing on their blog. Here are some recent posts of mine that you might find interesting: Should Daily Huddles Be Held Every Single Day in Healthcare Settings? Do…
My guest for Episode #432 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Jamie Flinchbaugh, an old friend of mine and a frequent guest (Episodes 5, 6, 10, 64, and 261, plus the two times he’s interviewed me, Episodes 50 and 316). He’s also the co-creator and frequent co-host with me on…
My guest for Episode #427 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is a returning guest, Karyn Ross. She was previously a guest in Episodes 266 and 411. She was also my guest for Episode #3 of My Favorite Mistake. Karyn has a new book called The Kind…
My long-standing “Lean Blog Interviews” podcast recently celebrated its 15th birthday. That podcast is a teenager now. And, after a summer hiatus, I’ll start ramping up new episodes again next week. But my most recent venture (I mean hobby) is…
In this post: What does it look like when leaders publicly own up to mistakes? At Garrison Brothers Distillery, that practice is not theoretical. It is part of their culture. In a recent conversation with founder Dan Garrison and master…
I don’t always share new episodes of the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast with you here, but when I do… it’s a Lean practitioner. Today, that guest is David Meier, a former Toyota team member and leader, author of two books…
