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

Episode page with video and more Our guest today is D. Lynn Kelley! She is author, with John Shook (who has been a guest here many times), of the new book, Change Questions: A Playbook for Effective and Lasting Organizational Change . Lynn currently serves as a senior advisor to BBH Capital Partners. Following a career highlighted by leadership roles in engineering, supply chain, and continuous im...

Episode page with transcript and more: https://leanblog.org/487 In today’s episode, we’re joined by two Lean leaders from GE Aerospace: Sam Ruehle, Lean Operations Leader, Lean Transformation Team Greg Pothoff, Executive Director – Business Management Aviation Supply Chain  I interviewed them after the GE Lean Mindset event that was held last month in New York.  Two separate conversations, but com...

Episode page with transcript, links, and more: https://leanblog.org/486 My guest for Episode #486 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Mike Kaeding , the CEO of  Norhart . They design, build, and rent apartments. They are transforming the way this is done by incorporating technologies and techniques that have revolutionized other industries. This has resulted in improved quality and reduced c...

Episode page with transcript and more Erica Lee Garcia is an entrepreneur, engineer and leader who has managed to create a positive impact in the engineering profession. Topics in this episode include: Her lean origin story Lessons from running a suggestion program for 2.5 years Shifting to mining, not just a new company but a new industry Engineers Without Borders participation For close to a dec...

Episode page with transcript and more Featuring James P. (Jim) Womack, Katie Anderson, Jamie V Parker, and Mark Graban. There's more to come from me, Katie, and Jamie about the day.  Jamie's podcast is " Lean Leadership for Ops Managers. " Katie's new podcast is called " Chain of Learning ." - Coming soon Videos from the GE Lean Mindset sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxRhTjvLlyoI...

Episode page with transcript and more My guest for Episode #484 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Keith Ingels , who previously joined us in  Episode 390 . He's the RLM Manager of Solutions & Support Centers — RLM being the Raymond Lean Management system. He was also a guest with me for  Episode 62 of “My Favorite Mistake .” His story and insights were also featured in Chapter 8 of my...

Episode page with transcript and more For episode 483, we are joined today by Amanda Zimmerman + Dominic Stokes, two Lean Six Sigma professionals who co-host a new podcast called “Squishy Lean.” Amanda Zimmerman is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a global background. Amanda has worked in Oil and Gas, Software, and in a variety of industries all over the world mentoring professionals in Con...

Hey audiobook fans! The audiobook version of my  book  is available now! It's just over five hours long, professionally produced, and read by me. It's available through: Amazon Audible  – free with a trial membership Apple Books If you're one of the first 3 people to email me ( mark@leanblog.org ) and you live in the US or UK, I'll email you a code to get a free copy of the audiobook via Audible....

Episode page with video, transcript, and more  CONTENT WARNING: Today's episode includes discussions about a death by suicide and mental health issues. Help is available. In the U.S., call 988. In the U.K., call 116 123. These calls are free from any phone. My guest for Episode #482 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Gemma Jones . Gemma is an Improvement Coach, Trainer, and Visual Facilitat...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #481 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  George Saiz . As a coach, writer, and speaker, George Saiz actively promotes enterprise excellence through a people-centric culture to the next generation of leaders.  In his new business novel,  We Started with Respect , he shares from his executive experience in the medical device in...

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Episode page with transcript, video, and more For Episode #480 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  turns the tables, as regular host  Mark Graban  is interviewed today by a guest host, his friend  Paul Critchley . Paul was previously the host of the  New England Lean Podcast  and he's been a guest of Mark's in  Episode #5 of the Lean Whiskey podcast series . Today, Paul asks Mark questions about...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #479 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Arnout Orelio , a returning guest (from  Episode 403 in 2021) . He has been working with Lean management since 1995, the last 15 years as a trainer, coach, and consultant in healthcare.  He is the owner of The Lean Mentor, where he helps people who want to (learn to) improve healthca...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more   Joining us for Episode #478 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Shaunté Kinch . In 2022, Shaunté founded  Empact Global , a consultancy that works with organizations to help them solve really BIG problems. Her more than 20 years spent implementing Six Sigma, LEAN, and design thinking concepts have inspired her to take on “wicked problems” in a...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #477 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Zeynep Ton . She is a professor of the practice at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Previously, she was on the faculty of the Har­vard Business School. Ton received numerous awards for teaching excellence at both schools. She was previously a guest in  Episode 228  in 2015, discuss...

Episode page with transcript and more Joining us for Episode #476 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Ken Pilone , who has more than 30 years experience in Organization Development in Government, Retail, Automotive, Distribution, and Aerospace. He recently retired from Providence Health & Services, working most recently as the Senior Manager of Business Process Engineering at Providence Heal...

CEO of Industrial Logic, author of Joy of Agility Episode page with video, links, transcript and more Joining us for Episode #475 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Joshua Kerievsky , the founder and CEO of  Industrial Logic , one of the oldest and most well-respected agile consultancies on the planet.  Since 1996, Joshua and his global network of colleagues have helped people in teams acro...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #474 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Norbert Majerus . He has his own  firm  now but previously worked for Goodyear, joining the company in 1978 in his home country of Luxembourg. He moved to Akron in 1983 and worked disciplines in the Goodyear innovation centers in both locations, retiring in 2018. His first book (2016...

Blog post about Mr. Shingo's passing Today, we mourn and remember Ritsuo Shingo, who recently passed away at age 75. I am re-releasing episode 409 with him from two years ago this month, in April 2021. My deepest condolences to his family, friends, and everybody who worked with him, including my friends at the Shingo Institute.  

Author, podcaster, and consultant Episode page Joining us for Episode #473 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Elisabeth Swan , author of the new book  Picture Yourself a Leader: Illustrated Micro-Lessons for Navigating Change . It's currently the #1 new release in the Amazon TQM category… Elisabeth has consulted in the business process performance industry for over 30 years. Her experience...

Managing Director of Gemba Automation Episode page with video, transcript and more Joining us for Episode #472 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Mit Vyas , managing director for  Gemba Automation . He started his career at Toyota and worked for other large corporations. He founded Gemba Automation, a company that has helped customers in software, medical devices, fashion, and construction...

Co-founder, chairman and CEO of BCT Partners Episode page with links and more Joining us for Episode #471 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Dr. Randal Pinkett . He was a guest in  Episode 380  in 2020, with Prof. Jeffrey Robinson, his co-author for the book Black Faces in White Places. Today, I'm honored to be joined by Randal again to talk about his new book, his fifth book —   Data-Drive...

Episode page with video, transcript and more Joining us for Episode #470 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Gary Michel . He was Chairman and CEO of JELD-WEN, Inc. until August 2022 and, just after that, I saw him give an outstanding keynote talk at the AME annual conference in Dallas. Gary was previously President and CEO of Honeywell Home and Building Technologies (HBT) and President and C...

I'm sorry for mistakenly releasing two episodes on the same day... now three. Blog post related to this bonus episode

New book, available now! For links, video, transcript, and more visit the episode page  Joining us for Episode #469 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  are  Matt May  and  Pablo Dominguez , the authors of the new book  What a Unicorn Knows: How Leading Entrepreneurs Use Lean Principles to Drive Sustainable Growth . It's available now! Matt has been before, in episodes  67  and  103 … and he was...