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

Judy Worth & Tom Shuker, Perfecting Patient Journeys, Lean Value Streams in Healthcare

09 Jul 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guests for Podcast #179 are my friends Judy Worth and Tom Shuker, two of the co-authors of the book Perfecting Patient Journeys, which was publis...

Drew Greenblatt, President of Marlin Wire on Lean and Competing Against Cheap Chinese Imports

24 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me for Podcast #178 is Drew Greenblatt, President and Owner of Marlin Steel Wire Products, a manufacturing company based in Baltimore. I was...

Bob Emiliani, Nobody Is Exempt From Improvement - Lean Leadership

10 Jun 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for Podcast #177 is a returning guest, Bob Emiliani. In this episode, we're talking about one of his latest eBooks: Nobody Is Exempt From Im...

Norman Bodek, on ’The Harada Method: The Spirit of Self-Reliance’ *

29 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/176  Remastered June 20201 Today, we discuss his latest book, The Harada Method: The Spirit of Self-Reliance. J...

Mike Taubitz on Lean and Safety, Dr. Deming, General Motors and Paul O’Neill

17 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for podcast #175 is Mike Taubitz of the firm Sustainable Lean and FDR Safety. Mike is a retired GM employee (including a stint as Global Saf...

John Hunter, on His Book ’Management Matters,’ Dr. Deming, and More

08 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for podcast #174 is John Hunter, a long-time friend and fellow blogger – at his Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog and, more recent...

Alan Gleghorn, CEO of Christie Clinic on Lean, Shingo, and Learning from Manufacturing

02 May 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for podcast #173 is Alan Gleghorn, CEO of Christie Clinic in central Illinois. Alan is one of the keynote presenters at the upcoming Lean ...

Jerry Bussell, Anatomy of a Lean Leader and Abraham Lincoln’s Example

17 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me for episode #172 is Jerry Bussell, previously a guest on episode #137. Today, we're talking about his recent book, Anatomy of a Lean Lead...

Chad Walters, Applications of Lean in Sports Operations and Business

09 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #171 is Chad Walters, a friend and a Lean consultant. He is owner of Lean Blitz Consulting in Augusta, Georgia, a firm focused...

Stephen Parry, on His Book ’Sense and Respond,’ How Lean Engages Employees to Provide Customer Value

02 Apr 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #170 is Stephen Parry, joining us from England. He is a keynote speaker at the upcoming Lean Kanban North America conference i...

Len Berry, PhD on "The Promise of Lean in Healthcare"

27 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me for Episode #169 is Leonard L. Berry, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Marketing in the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. We a...

Carolyn McCulley, "Breaking the Wall of Silence"

18 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #168 is Carolyn McCulley, from CityGate Films, and  she is a co-director and producer of the upcoming documentary called "Breaki...

Claire Crawford-Mason, Producer of Dr. W. Edwards Deming Videos

10 Mar 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #167 is Clare Crawford-Mason, the producer of the landmark 1980 NBC documentary that featured W. Edwards Deming,  “If Japan C...

Julie Bartels, Healthcare Clinical Business Intelligence at Catalysis

27 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #166 is Julie Bartels,  Executive Vice President, National Healthcare Information at the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value...

Chris Vogel, Lean in Adminstrative Settings: Office, Financial, and Banking

06 Feb 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #165 is Chris Vogel, President & CEO of Compass Affiliates. I've met Chris before at an LEI Lean Transformation Summit and h...

Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health - Driving Lean in Her Health System

31 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #164 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health (based in Winona, Minnesota). Rachelle wa...

Dr. Greg Johnson, a Lean Thinking Chief Medical Officer on Healthcare Improvement

24 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #163 is Dr. Gregory R. Johnson, the Chief Medical Officer at Parkview Health in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In this episode, we talk a...

Patrick Vlaskovits and Brant Cooper, ’The Lean Entrepreneur’

17 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guests for episode #162 are Patrick Vlaskovits (@pv)  and  Brant Cooper (@brantcooper), previously guests on episode #99. I recently ran into...

Steve Bell, Author of ’Lean IT’ on Agile, Scrum, and Lean Startup - ’Run, Grow, Transform’

08 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

Steve Bell, author (most recently) of the book Run Grow Transform: Integrating Business and Lean IT  is my guest for episode #161 of my podcast ser...

Dr. Joe Guarisco, Emergency Department Process Improvement through Lean

04 Jan 2013

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for podcast #160 is Joseph S. Guarisco, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP. Dr. Guarisco is currently Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and S...

John Toussaint, MD, on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, Best Care at Lower Cost

15 Oct 2012

Contributed by Lukas

A returning guest for episode #159 is John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value and the author of the books On the ...

Art Byrne, Former CEO of Wiremold on The Lean Turnaround

27 Sep 2012

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for podcast #158 is Art Byrne, author of the new book The Lean Turnaround: How Business Leaders Use Lean Principles to Create Value and Tran...

Nick Sarillo, ’A Slice of the Pie’ - Leadership Lessons from a Pizza Chain*

23 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://leanblog.org/157 Remastered June 2021 Joining me for episode #157 is Nick Sarillo, founder of Nick's Pizza & Pub and author of ...

Mike Stoecklein, Memories of Working with W. Edwards Deming

16 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #156 is a friend, Mike Stoecklein, the Director of Network Operations for the Healthcare Value Network. I was able to work wi...

Jim Benson of Modus Cooperandi on ’Personal Kanban’ and Setting WIP Limits

09 Aug 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me for episode #155 is Jim Benson, co-author of the book Personal Kanban: Mapping Work | Navigating Life. Jim is the founder of a company wi...

Rick Morrow, Healthcare Process Improvement, High Reliability, and Lean Six Sigma

31 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #154 is Rick Morrow, a director at Healthcare Performance Partners and author of the book Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improv...

Psychologist Robert Maurer, PhD, One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way

24 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me for Podcast #153 is Robert Maurer, PhD,  Director of Behavioral Sciences for the Family Practice Residency Program at Santa Monica-UCLA M...

Matt Stewart, ’Walk On,’ Lessons from Northwestern’s Unlikely Rose Bowl Run

17 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for podcast #152 is Matt Stewart, and we are talking about his book The Walk-On: Inside Northwestern's Rise From Cellar Dweller To Big Ten...

Karen Martin, The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results by Eliminating Chaos and Building the Foundation for Everyday Excellence

09 Jul 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Joining me for episode #151 is my friend Karen Martin, talking about her newly-released book The Outstanding Organization: Generate Business Results...

Jeffrey M. Lobosky, MD, ”It’s Enough to Make You Sick” - Problems in Healthcare and Health Reform

06 Jun 2012

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #150 is Jeffrey M. Lobosky, MD, the author of the book It's Enough to Make You Sick: The Failure of American Health Care and a ...

Gregory Jacobson, MD, CEO of KaiNexus on Kaizen in Emergency Medicine (Continuous Improvement)

31 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #149 is Gregory Jacobson, MD, the co-founder and CEO at KaiNexus. We'll be talking about his early work with Kaizen in emergenc...

Naida Grunden & Charles Hagood on ”Lean-Led Design” for Hospital Construction and Renovation

21 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #148 is a conversation with a returning guest, Naida Grunden (previous episode) and her co-author Charles Hagood (of Healthcare Performance...

Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong, Founders of LeanPub.com, Part 2 on Lean Publishing

15 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #147 is a part two of a conversation with  Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong from  LeanPub.com (listen to part one in episode #140). The...

John Toussaint, MD, ”Potent Medicine” - Former CEO of ThedaCare

02 May 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #146 is a discussion with a returning guest (#54, #62, #72), John Toussaint, MD, the CEO of the ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. Today...

Natalie Sayer, ”Lean for Dummies”

25 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #145 is a conversation with Natalie J. Sayer, co-author of the recently updated 2nd edition of the book Lean For Dummies. I was able to meet...

CEO Dean Gruner, MD, Lean & Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) at ThedaCare

16 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #144 is a discussion with Dean Gruner, MD, the president & CEO of ThedaCare, talking about Accountable Care Organizations  (ACOs) and how...

Mark Graban & Ron Pereira (Gemba Academy): SPC Webinar Q&A, Statistical Process Control and Management

05 Apr 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Like podcast #133, this episode is a Q&A that follows up a webinar I did for my good friends at Gemba Academy recently, on the topic “Using Stati...

Eric Ries on How Taiichi Ohno’s Ideas Shaped the Evolution of Lean Startup *

13 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page Episode #142 brings us a returning guest (#115), Eric Ries, author of the best-selling book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs...

Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno of Toyota Production System Fame *

08 Mar 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/141 Remastered audio June 2021 Episode #141 is a chat with Norman Bodek, as he shares his recollections of worki...

LeanPub.com Founders, Peter Armstrong & Scott Patten (Part 1) - Lean Publishing

28 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #140 is a discussion with Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong from LeanPub.com  – they want to be THE website for publishing “in-progre...

David Munch, MD of Healthcare Performance Partners on Lean for Clinical and Non-Clinical Processes

23 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #139 is a conversation with Dave Munch, MD, the Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer for Healthcare Performance Partners (HPP)....

Al Norval on the Lean Pathways ”Manifesto” on Lean Business Systems

09 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #138 is a discussion with Al Norval from Lean Pathways, talking about his new publication titled: “The Lean Manifesto: Back to basics – h...

Jerry Bussell on the Jacksonville Lean Consortium

02 Feb 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #137 is a chat with Jerry Bussell, founder of the Jacksonville Lean Consortium. I've met and talked with Jerry many times through LEI, so I'm ...

Paul Akers, Interview About His Book ’2 Second Lean’ *

26 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for episode #136 is Paul Akers, President of FastCap and author of the book 2 Second Lean. Remastered August 2021 Here, we are talking ...

Dan Markovitz, the Author of ’A Factory of One’ on the Personal Applications of Lean

03 Jan 2012

Contributed by Lukas

Our guest for episode #135 is Dan Markovitz, author of the new book A Factory of One: Applying Lean Principles to Banish Waste and Improve Your Perso...

The Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan Center - Daniel Sullivan and Dr. Greg Jacobson

22 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #134 is a different topic than usual. Instead of strictly talking Lean, today's discussion is about broader issues of healthcare quality and o...

Mark Graban, Healthcare Kaizen Webinar Q&A Session with Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy

16 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #133 is hosted by Ron Pereira, from Gemba Academy, as he leads me through additional Q&A as a follow up to our recent webinar on my upcoming...

Prof. Bob Emiliani, Looking Back at Virginia Mason Medical Center Visiting Wiremold

07 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

A returning guest for episode #132, we are joined by author and professor Bob Emiliani. Today, we are chatting about some videos he recently posted ...

Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ (American Society for Quality) on the Baldrige Award and More

02 Dec 2011

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #131 is Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ, the American Society for Quality. Today, we are talking about ASQ, their recent World Q...

Greg Howell, Managing Director of the Lean Construction Institute

13 Oct 2011

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #130 is Greg Howell, co-founder and managing director of the Lean Construction Institute (LCI), a non-profit organization devot...

Chris Cooper, on His Book ”The Little Book of Lean” and Simpler Consulting

31 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for episode #129 is Chris Cooper, a vice president with Simpler Consulting. We're talking about his new book The Little Book of Lean. We dis...

Mark Graban Interviewed on Quality Digest Live About Healthcare Quality

24 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Podcast #128 turns the tables a bit, as your host Mark Graban is, this time, interviewed by Dirk Dusharme and Ryan Day from the online ...

Dr. Richard Shannon, on Lean, Quality & Patient Safety, Lessons From Toyota*

18 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/127 Remastered audio June 2021 Podcast #127 is a very special conversation with a leader and a hero of mine in th...

Auto Industry Legend and Executive Bob Lutz on His Book ’Car Guys vs. Bean Counters’

09 Aug 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page My guest for Podcast #126 is Bob Lutz, author of the book Car Guys vs. Bean Counters: The Battle for the Soul of American Business. Ret...

Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government & Politicians (‘Strong America Now’)

28 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for Podcast #125 is Mike George, the founder of Strong America Now, a “nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing and educating citizen...

Former CEO Paul O’Neill on Safety for Workers and Patients, Lessons from Alcoa and Beyond*

21 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

U.S. Treasury Secretary from 2000 to 2001 and former CEO of Alcoa. Show Notes: https://www.leanblog.org/124 Remastered June 2021 I have a very special...

Group Health Leaders on Lean & Medical Home - Dr. Claire Trascott and Alicia Eng

14 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a discussion with two leaders from Group Health Cooperative, a consumer-governed, nonprofit health care system based in Seattle, Wash...

Paul Akers, CEO of FastCap on the LeanAmerica.org Initiative

04 Jul 2011

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is a conversation with Paul Akers, founder and president of FastCap LLC, based in Bellingham, WA. FastCap is an international product d...

Dr. Mrinalini Gadkari on the Ohio State Healthcare MBOE Program - Lean, Six Sigma, and More

27 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a discussion with Mrinalini Gadkari, a Senior Lecturer at the Fisher College of Business. Today, we're talking about the new  Mast...

Dr,. Jody Crane & Chuck Noon on Lean Healthcare in Emergency Departments

21 Jun 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode is a chat with Jody Crane, MD, MBA and Chuck Noon, PhD. They are talking about their outstanding book The Definitive Guide to Emer...

ThedaCare CEO Dr. Dean Gruner Discusses Strategy Deployment and Their Lean Management System

31 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Produced in partnership with the Healthcare Value Network, episode #119 is a discussion with Dean Gruner, MD, the president & CEO of ThedaCare. Her...

Jim Womack on GM, Toyota & Lean Six Sigma *

10 May 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/118 Remastered July 2021 Episode #118 is a follow up to podcast #116 with  Jim Womack, founder and former Chai...

Prof. Samuel A. Culbert on Getting Rid of the Performance Review

05 Apr 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Episode #117 is a conversation with Prof. Samuel A. Culbert of the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Along with Daniel Pink, he is a...

Jim Womack, Interview About His New Lean Book ’Gemba Walks’ *

23 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/116 Remastered July 2021 Episode #116 brings us Jim Womack, founder and former Chairman of the Lean Enterprise In...

Eric Ries on The Lean Startup Methodology and How to Build Successful Businesses with Continuous Innovation *

10 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #115 is a discussion with Eric Ries (@ericries), entrepreneur and author of the book The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Contin...

John Kim, Lean and Executive Healthcare Leadership

03 Mar 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #114 is a conversation with John Kim, of the firm John Kim & Associates. John is a recognized leader in the Design, Development, Implementatio...

Special - Charlie Sheen Calls the Lean Line

28 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Now actor Charlie Sheen has been all over the news lately, giving interviews to practically anyone with a microphone. This is the type of "news" I nor...

Aubrey Daniels PhD, "Safe by Accident?"

21 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #113 is a discussion with Aubrey Daniels, PhD, the founder and chairman of his firm Aubrey Daniels International. Today, we are talking about ...

Naida Grunden, A Discussion About Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger, and Checklists *

09 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #112 is a chat with Naida Grunden, the author of the outstanding book The Pittsburgh Way to Efficient Healthcare: Improving Patient Care Usin...

Professor Jeffrey Liker, Toyota's Challenges & Books

01 Feb 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #111 brings us some time with Professor Jeffrey Liker from the University of Michigan, the well-known author of many books in the The Toyota W...

Dr. Jack Billi, University of Michigan Professor, on Applications of Lean in Medicine

27 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page Episode #110 is a chat with Dr. Jack Billi from the University of Michigan Health System and Medical School. Here, we talk about their ...

James Morgan, Lean Product Development at Ford

12 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #109 is a discussion with Jim Morgan, Director, Global Body Exterior and Stamping Business Unit Engineering, Ford Motor Company. We will be ta...

Gwendolyn Galsworth, "Work That Makes Sense"

06 Jan 2011

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #108 is a discussion with Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, recorded in person at the 2010 Shingo Prize Conference in Salt Lake City. Gwendolyn was pre...

Best-Selling Author Daniel H. Pink on the Connections Between Lean and ’Drive’ *

18 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes and more: https://www.leanblog.org/107  Remastered January 2022 Episode #107 is something I've been looking forward to for some time now –...

Jim Baran, "Career Kaizen"

10 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

For episode #106, we have a returning guest, Jim Baran of the firm Value Stream Leaders. Jim was previously a guest on episodes #16, 27, and 88 talkin...

Bill Waddell & Adam Zak, "Simple Excellence"

03 Dec 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast #105 is a conversation with the co-authors of the new book Simple Excellence: Organizing and Aligning the Management Team in a Lean Transforma...

Dr. Peter Patterson, Lean in Histopathology

23 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast #104 is a discussion with Dr. Peter Patterson (@IDrPete), a friend of mine and the Lean Blog the past few years. He wrote a guest post for me ...

Matthew E. May, "The Shibumi Strategy"

12 Nov 2010

Contributed by Lukas

In my latest Video Podcast (here as audio podcast #103), my guest is Matthew E. May, returning to talk about his latest book, a business fable called ...

Ron Wince, CEO of Guidon, Lean Healthcare

31 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

My guest for Episode #102 is Ron Wince, the President/CEO of Guidon Performance Solutions. We talk here about his views on lean healthcare and the imp...

Keith Syberg, Manufacturing Consortia

25 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #101 of the Podcast is a discussion with Keith Syberg, former Chairman of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (see here for more abou...

Dave Crenshaw, Interview with the Author of ‘The Myth of Multitasking’

17 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Wow, 100 episodes of my podcast since 2006! For this episode, I'm thankful to have the author of one of my favorite books in the last two...

Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits, "Customer Development"

09 Oct 2010

Contributed by Lukas

For episode #99 of the podcast, I'm talking with the authors of the book The Entrepreneur's Guide to Customer Development: A cheat sheet to The Four S...

Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology on Lean and the Pursuit of Excellence

03 Sep 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Podcast #98 brings us Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology, a manufacturer based in Missouri with 400 employees. Aerofil has been...

Interview with Bob Sutton, PhD on His Book ’Good Boss, Bad Boss,’ Toyota, Southwest, HP, and More

11 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Episode #97 is a discussion with Bob Sutton, a Stanford University Professor of Management Science and Engineering and the best-selling ...

Interview with Pascal Dennis on His Lean Business Novel ‘The Remedy’

01 Aug 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page Our guest for Episode #96 is Pascal Dennis of Lean Pathways, Inc. Pascal is a faculty member with the Lean Enterprise Institute and h...

Norman Bodek, "How to Do Kaizen" Part 1 *

25 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/95  Remastered audio June 2021 Episode #95 features Norman Bodek talking about some of the ideas in his most rec...

Bob Miller on Dr. Stephen Covey and the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence

19 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Episode #94 of the LeanBlog Podcast is here and our guest is Robert Miller, Executive Director of the  Shingo Prize for Operational Exc...

Jim Hearn on Lean to Improve Patient Care in NHS England (National Health Service)

02 Jul 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Episode #93 is a discussion with Jim Hearn, the Head of Lean and Six Sigma at Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust. This discussion was ...

Mike Micklewright, Out of Another @#&*% Crisis

31 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Epsiode #92 brings a returning guest, the always entertaining and thought-provoking Mike Micklewright. He is the author of a batch of two new books: O...

Interview with Dr. Stephen Covey on Respect for People, Lean, and Toyoda *

23 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page Remastered 2023 Episode #91 is a very special one-on-one conversation with Dr. Stephen Covey, recorded at the Shingo Prize Conference ...

Tim Turner on Toyota Kentucky (TMMK) and the Book ’One Team on All Levels’

17 May 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page Podcast #90 features Tim Turner, a team leader at Toyota's factory in Georgetown Kentucky (aka TMMK or Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentuck...

Keith Russell, Lean in Pharmaceuticals Research & Development

18 Apr 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page ur guest for Podcast #89 is Keith Russell, a Global Continuous Improvement Leader at AstraZeneca R&D. I met Keith at a recent Lean & Six ...

Jim Baran, Lean Talent Management

07 Apr 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #88 is a conversation with a returning guest, Jim Baran of the firm Value Stream Leadership (he is @leanVSL on Twitter, also). His sites inclu...

Prof. Steven J. Spear on Applications of Lean in Healthcare *

26 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Show notes https://www.leanblog.org/87 Remastered June 2021 Episode #87 is a discussion with a returning guest, Steven J. Spear, DBA, author of the o...

David Sundahl, "Adaptive Design" in Healthcare

21 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode #86 is a conversation with David Lawrence Sundahl, PhD, Managing Director of Rule 4 Consulting (www.rule4consulting.com). They are a firm that...

David Meier on Toyota’s Quality Challenges, a Lean Thinker’s Perspective

15 Mar 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode Page Episode #85 is a conversation with David Meier, a former Toyota Georgetown Group Leader and the co-author of the books The Toyota Way F...

Karl Wadensten, VIBCO and "The Lean Nation"

24 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 84 is audio from Video Podcast #10 (available on iTunes and YouTube). This is a conversation with Karl Wadensten, President of VIBCO, a manufa...

CEO Jim D’Addario on Lean Manufacturing Saving & Creating Jobs as Part of Business Strategy

08 Feb 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Episode page Podcast #83 is an in-depth conversation with Jim D'Addario, the CEO of D'Addario, Inc., a manufacturer of guitar strings, drum heads, ...

Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., More Lean in Dentistry, Flow, Manufacturing Plants, and More *

20 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

* Remastered audio June 2021 Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/82 This is an interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., a dentist from Jacksonville, Fl...

Rob Bryant, Lean at CSC

05 Jan 2010

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast #81 is an interview with Rob Bryant, VP for Quality with CSC (Computer Sciences Corporation). In this podcast, we talk about how CSC, being ou...