Tag: Podcast
Creating Value Without Command-and-Control — John Rizzo on Empowering People
In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, John Rizzo explains how organizations create lasting value by empowering people instead of relying on...
Kathy Miller on “MORE Is Better”: Meaning, Optimism, and Relationships in...
What if stronger operations don't come from doing less--but from leading with more meaning, optimism, and connection? In this conversation, Kathy Miller shares insights...
How Don Kieffer Applies Toyota Thinking to Modern Knowledge Work
Why do so many Lean efforts fail in offices, engineering, and executive work? In this episode, Don Kieffer explains why copying Toyota's rituals misses...
From Firefighting to Flow — Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines...
Why do so many Lean efforts stall after early wins? In this episode, Darren Walsh explains why firefighting feels productive but prevents real progress--and...
Why Leaders Get Trapped in Firefighting: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow,...
Why do capable leaders spend their days firefighting instead of improving the system? In this episode, MIT professor Nelson Repenning explains how poorly designed...
Why Psychological Safety Is Essential to Quality and Continuous Improvement
In this special bonus episode, Mark Graban and C.J. Kaufman preview the ASQ Cincinnati-Dayton 2025 conference and explore why quality, leadership, and psychological safety...
Why Caring Cultures Matter in Lean: Psychological Safety, Respect for People,...
Caring cultures are not "soft" extras in Lean--they are foundational. Caroline Greenlee and Chris Butterworth explain how psychological safety, respect for people, and wellbeing...
Lean Healthcare Leadership: Humility, Psychological Safety, and Sustainable Improvement (with Carlos...
In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Carlos Scholz discusses Lean healthcare leadership, psychological safety, and humility--why improvement depends on leadership behaviors,...
Previewing the LPPDE 2025 Conference with Geoff Neiley & Andrew Wagner
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My guests for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Geoff Neiley and...
Profitable at Any Price: Lessons from Toyota, Daily Kaizen, and Safer...
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My guest for Episode #535 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregg Stocker, a seasoned...
Dale Lucht on Leadership Habits That Sustain Lean Transformations
In this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Dale Lucht reflects on the leadership habits that separate short-lived Lean gains from lasting cultural...
Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl...
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My guest for Episode #533 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Cheryl Jekiel, founder of...
