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EPISODE · Dec 1, 2025 · 53 MIN

Fail Better, Solve Faster with Melisa Buie

from The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast · host Just-in-Time Cafe

Today's highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth's interview with Melisa Buie, co-author of the just-published Faceplant. We get the skinny on how someone with a PhD in Plasma Physics got drawn into the emotional landscape of failure, and all the great things that came out of it. For Book Buzz we’ll do a nosedive into Faceplant—hmm, might need to rethink that phrasing—but Tracy & Elisabeth give a more behind-the-scenes take on Melisa’s new book. And then for Q&A, we asked, What’s the latest example of process improvement in the wild? What have we seen? Every problem solver faceplants eventually—it’s what you do next that counts. And regardless of next steps—be sure to include coffee. 0:00 - Intro 01:20 - What's on the Menu? 02:13 - Book Buzz FacePlant: Free Yourself from Failure's Funk 10:04 - Q&A What’s the latest example of process improvement in the wild?  19:57 - Featured Guest Melisa Buie 51:49 - Featured Resources NEW Second Edition: The Problem-Solver's Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean Six Sigma Journey NEW on Audible: Picture Yourself a Leader 5S Baby!, Ms. Fix-a-Lot's latest Lean Rap Video Thanks for Listening! Listen to more podcasts at JITCafe.com. Link to the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/73dtX_um8oo Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/JITCafe/feed.xml

Today's highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth's interview with Melisa Buie, co-author of the just-published Faceplant. We get the skinny on how someone with a PhD in Plasma Physics got drawn into the emotional landscape of failure, and all the great things that came out of it. For Book Buzz we’ll do a nosedive into Faceplant—hmm, might need to rethink that phrasing—but Tracy & Elisabeth give a more behind-the-scenes take on Melisa’s new book. And then for Q&A, we asked, What’s the latest example of process improvement in the wild? What have we seen? Every problem solver faceplants eventually—it’s what you do next that counts. And regardless of next steps—be sure to include coffee. 0:00 - Intro 01:20 - What's on the Menu? 02:13 - Book Buzz FacePlant: Free Yourself from Failure's Funk 10:04 - Q&A What’s the latest example of process improvement in the wild?  19:57 - Featured Guest Melisa Buie 51:49 - Featured Resources NEW Second Edition: The Problem-Solver's Toolkit: A Surprisingly Simple Guide to Your Lean Six Sigma Journey NEW on Audible: Picture Yourself a Leader 5S Baby!, Ms. Fix-a-Lot's latest Lean Rap Video Thanks for Listening! Listen to more podcasts at JITCafe.com. Link to the video version of this podcast: https://youtu.be/73dtX_um8oo Apple Podcasts Podbean Spotify RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/JITCafe/feed.xml

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