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

We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some of the older episodes from the podcast archives, while being on a bit of a hiatus from recording new episodes. New episodes will be coming again in September Today we're looking back at the episode that I did with John Shook . It was Episode #56, released in January 2009. I hope you enjoy our discussion -- I think it's ju...

I don't always share new episodes of the " My Favorite Mistake" podcast with you here, but when I do... it's a Lean practitioner. Today, that guest is David Meier, a former Toyota team member and leader, author of two https://amzn.to/3xPHcre with Jeffrey Liker, and a TPS/Lean consultant. Oh, and he has a great distillery in Kentucky now called Glenn's Creek Distillery. Toyota / Lean topics include...

Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Lean We've been on hiatus over the summer here, so I've taken a look back at some of the older episodes from the podcast archives, while being on a bit of a hiatus from recording new episodes. Today we're looking back at my first episodes with my good friend, Jamie Flinchbaugh. Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/2021/08/podcast-bonus-episode-jamie-flinchbaugh-...

Links and show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/421 We've been on hiatus over the summer here, but I did a live streaming video the other day with my friend Ryan McCormack , who regular readers of this blog will recognize as the creator of the bi-weekly "Operational Excellence Mixtape" emails that he allows me to publish here on the Lean Blog . He was also my guest for Episode 12 of the "Lean Whisk...

During our summer hiatus from releasing new podcast episodes, we're looking back at previous episodes of the podcast. Today, sadly, we're taking a look back at guests from the past 15 years who have since passed away. May their wisdom and legacy live on through these episodes, as we think about them today. Links to the episodes and more can be found at https://www.leanblog.org/inmemoriam

Author, speaker, coach, publisher, and more Show notes and links: https://www.leanblog.org/420   My guest for Episode #420 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  Katie Anderson , appearing for the sixth time and the first time as a live-streaming guest! Katie is a leadership & learning coach, consultant, speaker, author | Japan Study Trip Leader. She's the founder and principal consultant at he...

Former CEO of Alcoa, U.S. Treasury Secretary Originally released as Episode #124 in July, 2011 Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/124 Today’s episode is a special encore presentation of my 2011 conversation with the late Paul O’Neill Sr. At the time, he was serving as the non-executive chair of Value Capture, but his impact reached far beyond that title. Paul was best known as the former CEO of...

Founder of Continuous Improvement International Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/419   My guest for Episode #419 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Allison Greco , an industrial engineer, a Six Sigma Black Belt, and the founder of Continuous Improvement International , a professional society that you can join today. In this episode, we'll hear about her Lean Six Sigma origin story (which w...

C.I. manager and pharmacy system director, Munson Healthcare Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/418 My guests for Episode #418 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  both work for Munson Healthcare in northern Michigan. They are Kaleb Foss, Continuous Improvement department manager, and Butch Bowlby, the system director of Pharmacy. In this episode, we'll hear about their “Lean origin stories” an...

MD, author, Kenagy & Associates This file has cleaned up audio compared to the initial release. Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/417 My guest for Episode #417 of the  Lean Blog Interviews Podcast  is  John W. Kenagy, MD, MPA, ScD, FACS , of his firm  Kenagy & Associates  based in Washington state. John is the author of the book  Designed to Adapt: Leading Healthcare in Challenging Times .   Dr...

Apologies for the initial editing error... re-releasing this episode.  Author of Agile Sales: Delivering Customer Journeys of Value and Delight Show notes and links: https://www.leanblog.org/416 My guest for Episode #416, joining us from Brisbane, Australia, is Brad Jeavons , a principal consultant with SA Partners . His colleague Peter Hines was a guest in Episode #373 . Brad is the author of the...

Co-founder of the Just-in-Time Cafe Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/415 My guest for Episode #415 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast  is  Tracy O'Rourke . She is the co-author of  The Problem-Solver's Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean Six Sigma Journey . She is co-founder of the  Just-in-Time Cafe  (which producers podcasts, webinars, and more). She is also a self-described “...

President of Effective Performance Solutions Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/414 My guest for Episode #414 of the  Lean Blog Interviews podcast  is Ryan Weiss. He is president of his firm  Effective Performance Strategies , based out of the Chicago area. Topics, questions, and links related to today's episode include: How did you get introduced to Lean? Becoming a Certified Six Sigma Black Be...

NHS England, Author of "Making Data Count" Notes and links: https://www.leanblog.org/413 My guest for Episode #413 of the  Lean Blog Interviews podcast  is  Samantha Riley , the Deputy Director of Intensive Support for NHS England and Improvement. Sam is the author of an amazing publication called “ Making Data Count ,” which you can read and experience freely online. Sam  and I are “Twitter buddi...

Senior Lecturer at MIT, author, entrepreneur Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/412 My guest for Episode #412 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is  Dr. Jonathan Byrnes , the co-author of the new book  Choose Your Customer: How to Compete Against the Digital Giants and Thrive . He is is a  Senior Lecturer at MIT , where he has taught about supply chain management and other topics at the graduat...

Crystal Y. Davis, Karyn Ross, Dorsey Sherman Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/411 My guests for Episode #411 are the co-founders or "founding mothers" of the group called " Women In Lean: Our Table ." They are Crystal Davis , Karyn Ross , and Dorsey Sherman . Crystal was my guest back in episode 363 and Karyn was my guest in episode 266 . Dorsey, welcome as a first-time guest! All three of the...

Senior Manager, Lucid - Formerly Toyota & Tesla Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/410 My guest for Episode #410 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Keith Champion , Senior Manager ofOperational Excellence at Lucid Motors, a new entrant in the electric vehicle marketplace, with their Lucid Air luxury sedan hitting the market very soon. Keith worked for Toyota for more than 17 years (thanks to...

40 years with Toyota, founder and the first president of Toyota China. Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/409 My guest for Episode #409 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Ritsuo Shingo. I first met Mr. Shingo at the Shingo Institute Annual Conference in 2009 when my book Lean Hospitals received the publication prize that's named after his father, Shigeo Shingo. I was also blessed to have tim...

Author of new book, trainer, consultant My guest for Episode #408 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is  Katie Labedz , the author of the new book  How to Improve Absolutely Anything: Continuous Improvement in Your Home, Office and Family Life . Katie Labedz is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 20 years of experience implementing continuous improvement solutions within non-manufacturin...

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/407 My guest for Episode #407 is  Joy Mason , a Strategist, Author, Speaker, and Entrepreneur based in Indianapolis. He is President and Senior Business Strategist at her company,  Optimist Business Solutions , that she started after 18 years at Eli Lilly. She is the author of the book  The Optimist Workbook: 5 Steps to Sustainable Solutions for Women In Busine...

Veterinarian & Entrepreneur, Ivan Zakharenkov, DVM My guest for Episode #406 is  Dr. Ivan Zakharenkov , he's a doctor of veterinary medicine and he's Chief Executive Officer at the company  Veterinary Integration Solutions . He goes by Dr. Zak for short and he's based in Brantford, Ontario, Canada. I'm joined, as my co-host, by  Chip Ponsford, DVM  — he was also co-host of  Episode #254  with a ve...

I interviewed Adam a year ago... and his concept (The Wheel of Sustainability) is now a book! Check out the original episode and enter to win here: https://www.leanblog.org/2020/03/podcast-362-adam-lawrence-on-kaizen-events-the-wheel-of-sustainability/

CEO at DeondraWardelle.com, Co-host of "KataCon7" For show notes and discount codes for KataCon7 and for Deondra's workshop, go to http://leanblog.org/405 or scroll down. My guest for Episode #405 is  Deondra Wardelle , CEO of her own company and one of the hosts of next week's  virtual KataCon7 event . She is, among other things, a Visionary, Coach, Strategist, Speaker, Consultant, Kata Geek, Lea...

Senior Director, Enterprise Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/404 My guest for Episode #404 is  Nate Hurle , a Senior Director of Enterprise Continuous Improvement at Cleveland Clinic. He was previously a guest on  Episode 282 . He was also recently a virtual keynote speaker for the  Society for Health Systems annual conference . Today, Nate shares sto...

Show notes: https://leanblog.org/403 My guest for Episode #403 is Arnout Orelio , author of the book Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders: How to Develop Yourself and Implement Process Improvements . Arnout is from the Netherlands, but we have crossed paths a number of times when he and many of his Dutch colleagues have come to the U.S. for events like the Lean Healthcare Transformation S...