A Culture of “Owning Up” to Mistakes at Garrison Brothers Distillery
I don't think I shared this episode of "My Favorite Mistake" here, but this was an episode with some people I…
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David Meier’s “Favorite Mistakes” at Toyota and His Distillery
I don't always share new episodes of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast with you here, but when I do... it's a Lean…
“My Favorite Mistake” Episode #11: Donnis Todd & Dan Garrison
I'm excited that Episode #11 of my new podcast "My Favorite Mistake" is now released!
You can listen to it and…
A Lack of Standardized Calendars Contributes to my Scheduling Mistake
My wife recently had some work meetings in Louisville, Kentucky and she had a great idea... "Why don't you fly…
The Debut of the “Lean Whiskey” Podcast
I've owned the domain names LeanWhiskey.com and LeanWhisky.com for two years or so. That's not because I was going…
Kaizen in the Garrison Brothers Bourbon Bottle Dipping Process
I'm excited that our sold-out "Symposium on Learning Organizations" group will be visiting Toyota's San Antonio…
It’s Exciting to See an “Idea Board” at Buffalo Trace Distillery
Thanks to posting about the trip on LinkedIn, I learned that Mike Bukowski is now working for Sazerac, the parent…
Podcast #309 – David Meier, Bourbon and Continuous Improvement
Back on the podcast for the sixth time is my friend David Meier, a Lean / TPS consultant who is a former Toyota…
#TBT with an Update: Kaizen & Culture Clash Between Suntory & Jim Beam?
Last year, I wrote a blog post about the intersection of two things I like a lot: Kaizen and whiskey: "Why Kaizen…
Gemba Wine: Variation in Wine Seals and Variation in Customer Needs
My wife and I just got back from four days in Napa and Sonoma counties doing, ahem, "gemba walks" at a number of…