Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond

I'm very happy to be participating in  Jared Thatcher ‘s “ Global Lean Summit ” event this September in Indiana. I'll be there to network and learn, which includes time visiting a Toyota Material Handling factory (an entire day!) I'll be speaking and facilitating: A workshop on  Psychological Safety   as a Foundation for continuous improvement A learning session featuring Dr. Deming's “ Red Bead G...

My guest for Episode #509 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ankit Patel , the founder of My Business Care Team, a BPO company providing services for optometrists, and co-founder with his wife Classic Vision Care, an optometry group in Atlanta. Episode page with transcript and more With a strong background in Lean methodology, Ankit has worked as a Lean consultant at Dell and the Cleveland Cli...

My guest for Episode #508 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is Mike Hoseus , Executive Director of the Center for Quality People and Organizations and President of Lean Culture Enterprises. Episode page with video, transcript, and more He supports organizations in their lean journey, focusing on leadership and cultural aspects of the lean transformation. He is an adjunct professor with the Uni...

My guest for Episode #507 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Wendy K. Smith, co-author of the book Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems . She’s also one of the keynote speakers at this year's AME (Association for Manufacturing Excellence) annual conference . Episode page with video, transcript, and more Enter to win a copy of the book! Wendy is the Dan...

In this live stream episode, host Mark Graban introduces a panel of experts discussing the upcoming Future of People at Work Symposium .   The event is co-sponsored by nine organizations, including the Lean Enterprise Institute, GBMP Consulting Group, and the Shingo Institute.   Panelists Josh Howell, Bruce Hamilton, and Ken Snyder share their perspectives on the symposium's goals, emphasizing the...

My guest for Episode #506 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is Tim Hobbs, the founder and president of  Hobbs Technical Consulting . He is an author and an in-demand international keynote speaker, trainer and business consultant. He is currently working in the semiconductor industry as a director of digital transformation.  Episode page with video, transcript, and more Tim served nine years in...

This is cross-posted from my Lean Blog Audio podcast series . Episode page with links and more info⁠ I'm very happy to announce the release of my new ⁠Mistake-Proofing course⁠ , available NOW through ⁠Karen Martin⁠ and ⁠TKMG Academy⁠ . You can ⁠buy the course individually at TKMGAcademy.com⁠ for $129. Volume discounts are available for large teams or your entire workforce (for more information, em...

My guest for Episode #505 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Art Byrne, who was a guest back in Episode 158 about 12 years ago — we discussed his book T he Lean Turnaround . Episode page with video, transcript, and more: https://leanblog.org/505   Today, we’re discussing his new book, The Lean Turnaround Answer Book , an edited compilation of his “Ask Art” columns published by the Lean Enterpr...

My guest for Episode #504 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson , author of the book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn . Episode page with video, transcript, and more In this episode, Katie takes the reins along with me, Mark Graban, to discuss the transformative journey of Japan Study Trips. Recognized globally for its rich contributions to modern business practices, Japan has lo...

My guest for Episode #503 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Sam Morgan of Illuminate Coaching + Consulting . He was previously a guest in Episode #457 . Episode page with video, transcript, and more Today's episode was originally live-streamed on April 9th... Sam's. been doing a livestream series on "Lean Coaching for Lean Coaches." So, in today's episode, you'll hear Sam coaching me... and t...

My guest for Episode #502 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  DeWayne Allen , an executive, speaker, and workshop facilitator. Episode page with video, transcript, and more DeWayne is a results-driven executive with over 20 years of experience, renowned for leveraging a solid engineering and operations background to propel growth for Fortune 500 organizations.  As a visionary leader, DeWayne...

Episode page My guest for Episode #501 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Marcia Daszko , a speaker, workshop facilitator, and consultant. For more than 25 years, she has passionately been speaking, consulting, and guiding executive teams in Fortune 500/private corporations; education, the U.S. Navy; and non-profits to achieve exponential success.  Mentored by Dr. W. Edwards Deming, she is...

Episode page with transcript and more My guest for Episode #500 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is me, your usual host Mark Graban. Today, I'm mixing up the format with a solo episode that celebrates 500 episodes over almost 18 years. I'll share some of the origin story and history of the podcast. You'll hear clips from  Episode 1 (with Norm Bodek ) and  Episode 50  (where Jamie Flinchbaugh...

My guest for Episode #499 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  James P. Womack . Jim really needs no introduction for this audience, he's the founder of the  Lean Enterprise Institute  (in 1987) and remains a senior advisor to them. Episode page with transcript and more In the late eighties, he and Dan Jones led MIT's International Motor Vehicle Research Program (IMVP), which introduced the t...

My guest for Episode #498 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Jeffrey K. Liker . Jeff is Professor Emeritus from the University of Michigan, President of  Liker Lean Advisors , and author of the great books in the  Toyota Way series . Episode page with video, transcript, and more He was previously a guest here in Episodes  3 ,  4 ,  37 ,  39 ,  41 ,  111 , and  400 . Today, we have a discuss...

My guest for Episode #497 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Tobias Gilk , the founder of Gilk Radiology Consulting (GRC). He is an architect by training, but has spent 20+ years focusing on MRI safety... initially through the architecture and planning of MRI facilities, but quickly growing into the technology, clinical practice, regulation, and economics of MRI safety. Episode page with video...

My guest for Episode #496 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Randy Carr , the CEO of South Florida-based  World Emblem  – one of the largest embroidery companies in the world with plants in the U.S. and Mexico.  Episode page with transcript, video, and more Since 1993, the family-owned business has been the “go to” for emblems and patches for sports headwear, footwear, sports garments, and...

My guest for this bonus episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregory H. Jacobson, M.D. , a co-founder and the CEO of KaiNexus . Episode show page with transcript, video, and more Greg, also a practicing emergency medicine physician to this day, was previously a guest in Episode 149 and was a part of a physician panel in Episode 361 . He also joined me for Episode 31 of the "My Favorite M...

My guests for Episode #495 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are  Catherine Chabiron  and  Fabrice Bernhard , who are discussing her new book  Learning to Scale at Theodo Group: Growing a Fast and Resilient Company . Episode page with video, transcript, and more Catherine Chabiron is a board member for the  Institut Lean France,  a member of the  Lean Global Network , like the  Lean Enterprise I...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #494 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is Chad Bareither, the founder and principal consultant of Bareither Group Consulting. He brings a wealth of experience as a change agent in the corporate world, having worked with organizations that include several Fortune 500 companies. He's now the author of a new book,  Improve LESS: T...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #493 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  are Gene Kim and Steve Spear, co-authors of the new book  Wiring the Winning Organization: Liberating Our Collective Greatness through Slowification, Simplification, and Amplification . Joining us for the first time is Gene Kim, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, researcher who has...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #492 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Nick Katko , previously here in  Episode 428  in 2021 with his co-author Mike DeLuca talking about their book  Practicing Lean Accounting .  Today, Nick is here to discuss his book,  The Lean CFO: Architect of the Lean Management Accounting System  — now in its second edition — release...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #491 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Sarah Tilkens , an experienced Lean Leader with a demonstrated history of working in construction and manufacturing. She is a senior manager of operational excellence at GE Healthcare.  Sarah's a Six Sigma Black Belt, a certified life coach / executive coach, a lifelong learner, leader, m...

Episode page with links, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #490 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Quint Studer , the co-founder of  HealthCare Plus Solutions Group  and owner of the minor league baseball team, the Pensacola Blue Wahoos. He's a returning guest, having joined us in  Episode #353  (2019) when we talked about his book,  The Busy Leader's Handbook . He's written many ot...

This episode will be available to paid Apple Podcasts subscribers only until November 1st, when it will become available to the public. Ward is a seasoned C-suite executive with over 6 years leading fully remotely while building technology organizations from the ground up for companies 150 to 650 employees in size and 50M to 125M revenue across the Americas and Europe. He is currently Chief Produc...