Bad Easter Bunny? Going From a Big Vague Concern to Grasping the Situation
One lesson I've learned from Toyota people about problem solving is that you have to work to "grasp the…
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 18, 2022
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Bella Englebach on The Edges of Lean and More
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My guest for Episode #440 of the Lean Blog…
Gerard Ibarra on “Good Decisions, Better Outcomes” [New Book]
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My guest for Episode #433 of the Lean Blog…
Jamie Flinchbaugh on “People Solve Problems” — His New Book
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My guest for Episode #432 of the Lean…
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 22, 2021
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 8, 2021
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Podcast Bonus Episode: John Shook, Revisited from 2009 on A3s & VSMs, Tools…
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 23, 2021
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Jumping to Solutions: A Hard Habit to Break
Here is an article I first published on Linked seven years ago this week. This is lightly edited and updated.
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Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 11, 2020
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An Oregon Winery That’s Experimenting After the Calamity of Wildfires
My wife and I, in normal times, love visiting wineries. The Willamette Valley of Oregon is one of our favorite…
Steven J. Spear Remembers the Incredible Hajime Oba of Toyota
Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most…
Podcast #378 — Christopher D. Chapman and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, PhD on…
Chris and Val Chapman
Joining me for Episode #378 are Christopher D. Chapman, Senior Lean Transformation…
A Great LEI Podcast with Dan Heath on “Upstream”
I was really excited to learn about the new book by Dan Heath, so I pre-ordered it at the start of March. The new…
Podcast #365 — Dan Markovitz, “The Conclusion Trap”
Joining me again for Episode #365 is Dan Markovitz, now a five-time guest (but he doesn't get a special jacket…
Going Down — When a Solution to One Problem Seems to Cause Another
My wife and I have been home in an Orlando condo building for the past month. In efforts to avoid the coronavirus…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 10, 2020
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Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
Healthcare…