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

Chief Medical Officer of TeamHealth  Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining us for Episode #468 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Jody Crane, M.D.  He's the Chief Medical Officer for TeamHealth, and he was previously a guest for  Episode 120 . As a proven leader,  Dr. Jody Crane, M.D.  is considered one of the leading experts in emergency department operations in the United...

Coach at www. TheLearningFactor.ca Joining us for Episode #467 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Tracy Defoe . She is an adult education consultant and researcher specializing in workplace education. For parts of the last 10 years, she has been puzzling over the challenges of participation and leadership in continuous improvement.   She has taught communication, writing, teamwork, and cros...

Episode page with video, transcript and more My guest for Episode #466 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is a returning guest,  Billy Taylor . Since his last appearance, Billy has written and released a great book titled  The Winning Link: A Proven Process to Define, Align, and Execute Strategy at Every Level . Billy had a long career at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where he served as p...

Episode page with transcript, video, and more My guest for Episode #465 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is the legendary (my word, not his) author, consultant, and speaker — Tom Peters. His new book is  Tom Peters's Compact Guide to Excellence . Click here to enter to win a paperback copy (through December 20). He was previously a guest in  Episode 382  of this podcast and  My Favorite Mista...

Katie Anderson, her 6th appearance Episode page with video, photos, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #464 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Katie Anderson , who is, among other things, the author of the book  Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn . She has previously been a guest here in Episodes  233 ,  275 ,  302 ,  326 , and  425 . Katie has also been a guest twice on “My Favorite...

Episode page with transcript, video, and more My guest for Episode #463 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Jim Benson , the CEO of  Modus Cooperandi , and co-founder of  Modus Institute . He was previously a guest on Episodes  155  and  401 . He was also a guest on  Lean Whiskey #25  with me and Jamie Flinchbaugh (and  #31 ), and was  guest #4 on My Favorite Mistake . A pioneer in applying...

Expert on mistakes and mistake proofing, professor and former business school dean Episode page with video, transcript, and more: https://leanblog.org/462   My guest for Episode #462 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Professor John Grout  the former dean of the Campbell School of Business at Berry College in Rome, Georgia.  He was recently a guest on  “My Favorite Mistake” — Episode 186 ,...

Video, transcript, and more: https://leanblog.org/461  My guest for Episode #461 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Gauthier Duval , the Director of the Lean Center of Excellence at  Veryable . He's applied and taught Lean for over 18 years, including time with Freudenberg-NOK (an auto supplier featured in the book  Lean Thinking ), Simpler Consulting, and other manufacturing companies in t...

Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #460 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Philip Holt . He is currently Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, the world's leading multi-technology Tier 1 Aerospace supplier, and has over 30 years of business experience in leadership roles spanning the customer value chain, in industry-leading Companie...

VP of Advisory Services, Value Capture Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #459 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is my colleague,  Gerald Harris , a Vice President of Advisory Services at the firm  Value Capture . Disclosure – I often  work  as a senior advisor with Value Capture clients and I have a marketing role with the firm. Gerald has over 25 years of lead...

Partner with Coltala Holdings Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #458 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Damon Baker . He was recently my guest in  Episode #454 . He is the founder and CEO of the firm  Lean Focus . He's also a Private Equity Partner at  Coltala Holdings .  Today, we're taking a deeper dive into the world of private equity, how Lean can suppor...

Kata geek and coach Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining me for Episode #457 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Sam Morgan . Sam is a self-proclaimed “confident learner” and earlier this year after 5 years of practice in the continuous improvement space he landed at  KataCon , a conference for continuous improvement professionals who practice the Toyota Kata.   At KataCon,...

CEO of Stiles Associates Episode page with video, transcript, and more Joining me for Episode #456 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Jake Stiles , CEO of  Stiles Associates . For nearly three decades, Jake has played an instrumental role in growing Stiles Associates from a niche recruiting agency to the premier Lean executive search firm in the country.  He's helped transform client organi...

Former Toyota employee and author Episode page with transcript and more My guest for Episode #455 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Ken Pilone . He is the author of  Lean Leadership on a Napkin: An Executive's Guide to Lean Transformation in Three Proven Steps . Ken has more than 30 years of experience in Organization Development in Government, Retail, Automotive, Distribution, and Aerospa...

CEO of "Lean Focus" Episode page with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #454 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Damon Baker . He is the founder and CEO of the firm  Lean Focus . He's also a Private Equity Partner at  Coltala Holdings .  Damon Baker has been implementing Lean practices in various GM & VP-level capacities for more than 25 years, but it was at Danaher, where he...

My guest for Episode #453 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is Sarah Boisvert. She is the founder of  New Collar Network  and  Fab Lab Hub .  Episode page Her career spans advanced “smart” manufacturing, art and music, and innovative workforce training.  Her mission as part of the  Fab Lab Network  is to create pathways that often do not require college degrees to well-paying, engaging “New Co...

Founder of “ Launch Tomorrow .” Episode page with transcript, video, and more My guest for Episode #452 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Luke Szyrmer . He's the founder of “ Launch Tomorrow .” He helps new technology products get to market faster (even remotely). Luke is the author of the books  Align Remotely: How to achieve together, when everyone is working from home  and  Launch Tomor...

Episode page: https://leanblog.org/451 My guest for Episode #451 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Dr. Alan G. Robinson . He specializes in managing ideas, building high-performance organizations, creativity, innovation, quality, and lean production. He is the co-author of 13 books, many of which have been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Dr. Robinson is on the faculty of t...

Episode page: https://leanblog.org/450 My guest for Episode #450 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Professor Torbjorn Netland, Ph. D . Tor is the chair of production and operations management in the department of management, technology and economics at ETH Zurich in Switzerland.  He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Advanced Manufacturing and Value Chains a...

Chief Improvement Officer at the Cleveland Clinic Episode page My guest for Episode #449 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Lisa Yerian, MD . She joined Cleveland Clinic in anatomic pathology in 2004, and has held several pathology and enterprise leadership positions. After 10 years serving as Medical Director of Continuous Improvement, Dr. Yerian was named Cleveland Clinic's first Chief Im...

Episode page, video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #448 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Rich Sheridan , co-founder, CEO and “Chief Storyteller” of  Menlo Innovations , a software and IT consulting firm that has earned numerous awards and press coverage for its innovative and positive workplace culture. He's a returning guest from  Episode 189  back in 2014 — the same year tha...

As  I did two weeks ago , when Jamie Flinchbaugh and I talked about “Lean 101” training (and should you skip it), I'm sharing another episode (as a “bonus” episode in the “ Lean Blog Interviews ” podcast series), a “just the Lean talk” discussion. This comes from  Episode #27  where we started the episode by taking a deep dive into coffee (making it and drinking it at home) instead of talking whis...

This is a "bonus" episode where Mark and Jamie talk about "Lean 101" training -- experiences, lessons learned, tips, and more. This is the "just the Lean" part of Episode #33 of our " Lean Whiskey" podcast . We realize some of you might not care about the whiskey talk or you just don't want to hear that at all. But, the Lean discussion is pretty good, so here it is. If you're interested in Lean Wh...

Episode page: https://leanblog.org/447 My guest for Episode #447 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is Lauren Hisey. Lauren is a Continuous Business Process Improvement consultant, coach, trainer, and speaker. She specializes in helping business owners and leaders from mid-size organizations uncover and solve their business problems with Continuous Business Process Improvement (Lean, Six Sigma,...

Partner with Svakarma Advisory, LLP, based in Mumbai India.  Episode page: https://leanblog.org/446   My guest for Episode #446 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Sumitra Vig . She is a partner with her advisory firm Svakarma Advisory, LLP, based in Mumbai India.  She is a customer experience specialist, an ASQ (American Society for Quality) Certified Manager of Quality & Organizational Exc...