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

Founder & President, Jay Hodge & Associates Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/402 My guest for Episode #402 is  Jay Hodge , the founder and CEO of  Jay Hodge & Associates . He has over 25 years of operational leadership experience in companies such as Toyota, General Motors, Caterpillar, and Tenet Healthcare. Jay is also the author of  The Lean Treasure Chest .   We talk about Jay's career — go...

Co-author of the book Personal Kanban Show notes: http://www.leanblog.org/401 My guest for Episode #401 is my friend Jim Benson , who you might know as the co-author of the book Personal Kanban (and we talked about that in Episode 155 , back in 2012). He was also a guest on Episode #4 of "My Favorite Mistake " with me. We recorded this using the LinkedIn Live platform. Jim and I have talked a lot...

Author of the newly-updated book, available now.  Show notes and more: http://www.leanblog.org/400 Wow, 400 Episodes!! 400 episodes in roughly 15.5 years… that's about 800 weeks, or one episode every two weeks, on average, over that time. Thanks again to the late Norm Bodek for the idea to get this podcast started, as I talk about  in this memorial video . Thanks to everybody who has listened or p...

Lesa is the founder of Lesa Nichols Consulting. Show notes: http://www.leanblog.org/399 My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Lesa Nichols , a former Toyota and TSSC employer who now works with organizations through her company, Lesa Nichols Consulting . Today, Lesa shares reflections on working closely with the late Hajime Oba . This is the third podcast in a mini serie...

Co-founders of the firm Integris Performance Advisors Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/398 My guest for Episode #398 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast are  Brett M. Cooper  and  Evans Kerrigan , both co-founders of the firm  Integris Performance Advisors . Brett is the President and Evans is the CEO. They are co-authors of a book with a provocative title:  Solving the People Problem: Essenti...

TPS / Lean Consultant based in NYC https://www.leanblog.org/397 Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba . His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the TSSC, as Steve Spear and I discussed back in Episode #386. Hide worked with his father at TSSC and also worked with him through the company H&M Operations Management, LLC. He is based in New York City. He says that his m...

Consultant, author of a newly-released Lean book Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/396 My guest for Episode #396 is  Patrick Adams , the author of the new book (released as a paperback today!), titled  Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap: 12 Questions to Understand What's Truly Underneath Your Culture . You can learn more about the book at  avoidcontinuousappearance.com .   Patrick is CEO /...

Norman passed away on December 10, 2020 http://www.leanblog.org/rememberingnorman I'm republishing a "remastered" and commemorative version of Episode 1 of this podcast series from 2006. I was incredibly saddened yesterday to hear that Norman Bodek passed away this week. Norman was 88. This was announced through an email from Norman's company, PCS Press. Norman Bodek, famed as “the Godfather of Le...

Lean practitioner, industrial engineer, and consultant https://www.leanblog.org/395 My guest for Episode #395 is Michael Parent . He is Managing Director of his firm Right Brain Consulting  and he is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with the AAA Auto Club Group. Michael has a BS in Industrial and Operations Engineering from the University of Michigan and an MBA from William & Mary. Michael and I are bo...

Nine short discussions with other podcasters https://www.leanblog.org/394 Today's episode, #394, is a little different. I have nine different guests today... not all at once, but sequentially in today's episode. Many people have started podcasts (or similar projects) during the pandemic. I've started two ( Habitual Excellence and My Favorite Mistake ) in addition to this series that's about to hit...

Speaker, consultant, and coach in the world of software https://www.leanblog.org/393 Joining me for Episode #393 of the podcast is Woody Zuill , who does " Mob Programming workshops ,  talks and presentations  on agile topics," and " coaches and guide s folks interested in creating a wonderful workplace where people can excel in their work, and in their life." I had a chance to meet Woody last yea...

Lean consultant and contributor to "Practicing Lean" http://www.leanblog.org/392 Joining me for Episode #392 is Mike Leigh , the President of his firm OpX Solutions, LLC . Mike was one of the contributors, writing a chapter for our anthology book Practicing Lean . Some highlights from Mike's career, from his bio : Began his career as an officer in the US Navy in the late ‘80s, specializing in nucl...

Authors and innovators in Lean Software development, Lean thinkers https://www.leanblog.org/391 My guests for Episode #391 are Mary Poppendieck and Tom Poppendieck , the authors of books including Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit , Implementing Lean Software Development , and The Lean Mindset: Ask the Right Questions . In the episode, we'll hear their thoughts on Lean as "a way of think...

Manager at Raymond Corporation (part of Toyota) Show notes, with transcript and more: https://www.leanblog.org/390 My guest for Episode #390 is Keith Ingels , the TPS (Toyota Production System) Manager for Raymond Corporation -- Raymond is part of Toyota Material Handling North America, which is part of Toyota Industries. Wait, so a Toyota company needs a "TPS Manager?" Yes, when that company was...

Author, podcaster, and consultant https://www.leanblog.org/389 My guest for Episode #389 is Elisabeth Swan. She is the co-author of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit and co-host of the Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast . As her bio says, she's "been helping people successfully build their problem-solving muscles for over 30 years, and she loves what she does every single day." In the episode, we discuss brains...

Healthcare leader, coach, and Kata Geek https://www.leanblog.org/388 My guest for Episode #388 is my friend Michael Lombard . I first met Michael when he lived in the DFW area and first got into healthcare. He has been a Lean facilitator / coach in numerous healthcare organizations and has been a hospital CEO in Louisiana before taking his current role, again focusing on process improvement, at Ka...

Irish Lean healthcare leader and nurse Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/387 My guest for Episode #387 of the podcast is  Sán Paul Teeling , who joins us from Dublin, Ireland. He is the Programme Director for the  Professional Certificate  and  Graduate Diploma in Lean Healthcare at UCD Health Systems. Seán Paul is also an Assistant Professor in Health Systems/Mater Lean Academy. He was previou...

I'm crossposting Episode #5 of my new podcast series "My Favorite Mistake ." My guest here is Billy Taylor, who was my guest on episodes # 293 and 298 of this series, Lean Blog Interviews. Billy is a retired operations executive with Goodyear who now has his own consulting group. In this episode, Billy talks about how he learned from mistakes related to not respecting standards -- when he was a ki...

MIT professor, author, and consultant http://www.leanblog.org/386 Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear , who reached out to share recollections of one of his most influential teachers and mentors, Hajime Oba, who passed away earlier this month at 75 . I never had the chance to learn directly from Mr. Oba, but he is legendary in Lean circles and I know many people who were deeply influe...

Coach and entrepreneur http://www.leanblog.org/385 My guest for Episode #385 of the podcast is  Emily Elrod , the president of the firm  Workzbe,  based in Georgia. We have shared interests in Lean, ergonomics, healthcare and creating better workplaces. We met earlier this year and she was kind enough to  interview me  for  her YouTube channel . As she describes in the episode, her career has evol...

http://www.leanblog.org/384 Joining me today for Episode #384 of the podcast is  Craig Gygi , co-author of the book  Six Sigma for Dummies . He also managing principal and owner of the firm  Strategic Productivity . You can  read his full bio there . He also has an online course called “ Truth About Data ” which covers statistical process control for business metrics, as  I have written about . So...

http://www.leanblog.org/383 Joining me today for Episode #383 of the podcast is Patrick Anderson , the CEO of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (or "RurAL CAP"). Patrick was previously a guest way back in Episodes #53 and #71 . Today, we'll talk how ideas from Dr. W. Edwards Deming and Lean have influenced him as he has led different organizations. He shares thoughts about shifting a...

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https://www.leanblog.org/382 for show notes and more I'm really excited to be speaking to my guest for Episode #382 of the podcast… he is the legendary Tom Peters — author, speaker, and consultant. His response to me calling him “legendary” at the start of the episode gives you a glimpse into the fun conversation we had on some very important topics. Today, we'll be talking about his “ Excellence...

http://www.leanblog.org/381 Joining me for the ninth time on the podcast , for Episode #381, is Dr. John Toussaint , chairman of Catalysis . John is author or co-author of three books -- well actually it's four books, as a new one is available for pre-order now with an expected September 1st release: Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare . Tod...