Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons

Intro   Welcome to episode 21 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is a great pleasure to have Katie Anderson on the show today. Katie is a researcher, author and consultant in the areas of Enterprise Excellence. Her passion is helping people develop and grow. Katie is the author of "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn", the International number one new release leadership book. Let&ap...

Introduction Welcome to Episode 20 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. I am so pleased to have Mr Mark Graban joining us for this episode. Mark helps others learn how to improve to sustain their performance. He is the author of "Lean Hospitals", "Healthcare Kaizen" and most recently "Measures of Success". Mark is the host of several podcasts, including "Lean Bl...

Episode Summary Welcome to episode 19 of the Enterprise Excellence podcast. Today I am speaking with Mr Kevin Eyre, the founder and director of SoundWave Global. Kevin has had an extensive career in the field of Enterprise Excellence, leading and consulting in change management within some of our largest manufactures, finance institutions and supply chains. Kevin talks to us about the power of lea...

Introduction Welcome to Episode 18 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. I am so looking to my conversation today.  The purpose of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast is sharing knowledge and insights to create a better future. No one exudes this more than Gwendolyn Galsworth. Her life and career has been amazing. She has worked with many of the leaders in Enterprise Excellence, written many award w...

Welcome to Episode 17 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. I am so pleased to have Jon Lindsay as a guest. Jon helps business leaders develop flow, which he defines as, “talking about the right things at the right time with the right people taking ownership”.    Jon was one of the early adopters of the enterprise excellence model, introducing Lean to the insurance business he ran in the early 200...

Raymond Floyd has had a career leading the operations for some of our largest petrochemical and mining organisations. His teams were some of the first to be recognised for excellence in operations, winning the Shingo Prize in 1991 with Exxon, and other prestigious awards. Raymond is the author of the Shingo Prize-winning book "Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries&quo...

Summary Washington State was embracing lean as an operating system, a culture and way of working. Renee and her team were preparing a lean conference for the entire State. Renee had a life-changing chat with her Executive Director Chris Lew, who began his training at Toyota in the early days. Renee and Chris were discussing the leadership style that was required to sustain fantastic results from p...

Introduction Welcome to episode 14 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is such a pleasure to have Deondra Wardelle on the show. Deondra is a transformation leader, coach, motivational speaker and expert in empowering and developing individuals and groups toward achieving their personal and professional goals. Deondra is a connector of people and absolute sharer of knowledge. Deondra is active...

Introduction Welcome to Episode 13 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. I am so pleased to have with us on this episode Willy Wijnands, a teacher of over 44 years and founder to EduScrum and Co Creator of Lightschools. Willy is passionate about building trust, freedom, teamwork, engagement,  and personal development in the classroom. Willy has focused his career on developing the classrooms of th...

Introduction Welcome to Episode 12 of the enterprise excellence podcast. Today we'll be exploring excellence in education. I'm so pleased to have with me today Dr. Lyn Bishop. Lyn has held many positions in education, working in public schools, the Department of Education, and also forming her own school, Sheldon College in 1997. Lyn has received an order of Australia for her work in edu...

Introduction  Welcome to episode 11 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is such a pleasure to have Dr Keivan Zokaei with me. Keivan is an expert in Business transformation, working within industries ranging from retail and manufacturing through to Financial services. Keivan co-authored the award winning book "Creating a Lean and Green Business System" which outlines the approaches t...

Introduction:  I have with me today Mr Bob Simpson, a leader of business improvement and cultures of excellence across a wide range of industries. Bob is currently a Defence Business Advisor in Australia, helping suppliers of defence improve and grow. Bob has lead a career focused on helping people at all levels of organisations, find purpose, build teamwork and culture and improve to create a bet...

Introduction You would have heard the terms 'Shingo Prize' and 'Shingo Model' mentioned by past guests. It is one of the most prestigious awards an organisation can win, recognising a culture of excellence. Authors can also be recognised for their contribution in this area through a Shingo Prize. Mr Ken Snyder, Executive Director of the Shingo Institute  has dedicated his caree...

Summary It was so good to be able to connect with a leader in the field of Enterprise Excellence like Chris Butterworth and gain his knowledge and insights.  Chris believes that the secret of excellence is leaders empowering and getting their people to think rather than being the expert (Which leaders often are) and telling people the answer or what to do. He mentioned that the expert approach to...

Welcome to Episode 7 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. My guest Robert Hafey is one of the most genuine, purposeful people I have ever met. His area of expertise is transforming safety culture and improving the whole organisation simultaneously. Bob is the author of the award-winning books Lean Safety and Lean Safety Gemba. He has dedicated his career to sharing knowledge and helping others to...

Want to learn how to define a meaningful team vision & set aspirational goals? Download our 6-step process here:   https://enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/downloads#teamvisionandgoals Introduction:  I am so honoured to have Jeff Sutherland on this episode. Jeff is one of the creators of Scrum and a co-writer of the Agile Manifesto. Jeff throughout his career has been a leading thinker, author,...

Introduction It is a great pleasure to have Cheryl Jekiel on the show. Cheryl is the founder of the Lean Leadership Centre. Cheryl has developed throughout her career an expertise in developing cultures of excellence. Cheryl is the author of “Lean Human Resources: Redesigning HR Practices for a Culture of Continuous Improvement. The second edition of this book has just been released. Summary The p...

Download our new visual: the PDCA cycle. https://enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/downloads#pdca   Summary Keywords challenge, starting point, manage, conquer, accomplish, characteristic, grasp, work, current condition, goals, bias, ownership, belief, process, enthusiasm, very strong belief, business, buy, stakeholders, organisation. Introduction I am honoured to talk with Professor Jeff Liker in t...

Welcome to Episode 2 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. In this episode we continue the conversation with Professor Peter Hines, exploring his recent book "The Essence of Excellence". We share his insights on the topic of sustaining excellence journeys for the long term, and his techniques to avoid the frustration and impact of failed improvement efforts within organisations. This epi...

This episode, which is part 1 of 2, explores Professor Peter Hines' journey into Enterprise Excellence. Peter Hines has dedicated much of his career on the topic of sustaining improvement journeys within organisations. He has lead and written about organisational change programs focussing on more than just making money. He has helped these organisations achieve improvement for themselves, oth...

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