#58 Reflections and fun with Lean Legend Bruce Hamilton, Part 1

Summary Keywordsorganisation,  people, TPS, books, management, Shingo, problem, Kaizen, company, create, lean, business, understand, productivity, direct observation, manufacturing Introduction  Welcome to Episode 58 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is such a pleasure to have Mr Bruce Hamilton on the show with us today. Bruce has created some of the most engaging, knowledge transferring content I have ever come across in lean, one of those being Toast Kaizen. Bruce is also an author and educator who has helped some of Americas largest and smallest organisations on the road to world class practices. Let’s get into the episode. Bruce thank you so much for joining us today.  FREE download Go to enterpriseexcellencepodcast.com/downloads to download an Enterprise Excellence Big Picture map which will allow you to analyse your organisations systems in line with your longer term vision, meaningful goals, culture and customers. Please like, subscribe and share this podcast to help others gain insights and create a better future. Let’s get back to the episode.Quotes 23:05min So the TPS managerial was there, too, so that managers could create an environment that was favourable for this stuff. So people would surface problems rather than sweeping them under the rug.  23:59min You can't have a commitment if you don't really understand some of the details. You don't need to be an expert. But you need to understand why set up a quick changeover would be important. If you don't understand that, how can you be passionate about telling people it's okay? To practice the changeover, take that time, make that investment. ConclusionWhat an entertaining first episode with Bruce Hamilton. Boy, he has some fantastic stories with the great thinkers in Lean. He has helped some of America's largest corporations – and some of its smallest – on the road to world-class practices. I can hear that humour plays a big part in Bruce's philosophy towards learning. We will continue the chat next week, Bruce. Join us next week for the concluding episode. This two-part episode series indeed provides insights to help us all create a better future. Talk to you next week, bye for now.Links Brad is proud to support many Australian businesses. You can find him on LinkedIn here. If you'd like to speak to him about how he can help your business, call him on 0402 448 445 or email [email protected]. Our website is www.bradjeavons.com.Bruce's LinkedIn profile:linkedin.com/in/bruce-hamilton-a09a4616Websites: oldleandude.org  (Blog), gbmp.org  (Company), neshingoprize.org  (Company)What next?1.     Watch our 2 min tip: Common Goal with Rugby and subscribe to our YouTube channel.2.     Listen to the Enterprise Excellence Podcast,  #31Theory of Constraint Innovation and Optimising Outcomes with Lewis Trigger.3.     Join our To learn more about what we do, visit https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.