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Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond — 587 episodes
Karen Martin: Five Conversations Over 20 Years
20 Years of the Lean Blog Podcast: Norman Bodek on Quick and Easy Kaizen
Preconditions for Lean: Psychological Safety and Model 1 vs Model 2 Leadership with Thomas Cox and Andre DeMerchant
Psychological Safety and Autonomy in a Lean Culture with Gary Peterson
Jeff Liker, Twenty Years Later: The Ideas That Keep Showing Up
Chad Diggs on Building Quality Systems, Not Heroes
Why Most People Aren't Really Thinking -- Scott Burgmeyer on Cognitive Biases and Leadership
This Is Claude. Mark Is Not Here. We Need to Talk.
Creating Value Without Command-and-Control — John Rizzo
Why “More” Drives Better Operations: Kathy Miller on Meaning, Optimism, and Leadership
Toyota Thinking for Knowledge Work: Don Kieffer on Dynamic Work Design
Lean Leadership Routines That Sustain Results: Darren Walsh on Moving Beyond Firefighting
Why Leaders Get Trapped in Firefighting — Nelson Repenning on Lean and Dynamic Work Design
Why Psychological Safety Is Essential to Quality — with C.J. Kaufman
Why Caring Cultures Matter in Lean (with Caroline Greenlee & Chris Butterworth)
Ask Us Anything! — Lean Coffee Talk with Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh
Lean Healthcare Leadership: Humility and Psychological Safety (Carlos Scholz)
Previewing the LPPDE 2025 Conference with Geoff Neiley & Andrew Wagner
Profitable at Any Price: Lessons from Toyota, Daily Kaizen, and Safer Workplaces with Gregg Stocker
Dale Lucht on Leadership Habits That Sustain Lean Transformations
Previewing the AME 2025 International Conference & Workshops with William Harvey
Building Independent, Empowered Teams Through 6 Transformational Leadership Habits, with Cheryl Jekiel
Coaching Relentless Problem Solvers and Building a Culture of Lean Thinking -- Anne Frewin's Leadership Approach
Patrick Adams Previews the 2025 Lean Solutions Summit in Detroit
Jared Thatcher on Growing the Global Lean Summit and Partnering with Toyota
Melisa Buie on Lean Culture, Scientific Thinking, and Empowering Engineers
Lean Healthcare, Zero Harm, and Building a Real Operating System | Ken Segel
Designing Respect Into Lean: Scott Gauvin on the Respect for People Roadmap
Hoshin Kanri and Managing on Purpose (Mark Reich, Former Toyota Leader)
Learning Lean Healthcare from Japan: Inside the Lean Healthcare Accelerator
Lean for Profitable Growth: CEO Bill Canady on Lean, 80/20, and Daily Management
From Noise to Knowledge: Embracing Data-Driven Leadership - Christopher R. Chapman
John Willis on Deming's Journey to Profound Knowledge in IT & DevOps
Innovating Patient Safety: Mike Eisenberg Discusses Healthcare Technology and Trust
Bridging the Communication Gap in Lean: What We Can Learn from Journalism with Jacquie Maupin
Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town! [Song]
Bonus: Preview of Mark Graban's AME Australia "Road Show" in 2025; Improving the Way We Improve
Daily Management, Strategy Execution, and Lean Leadership with José Ferro
Transforming Operations with Lean Leadership: Bill Remy, CEO of TBM Consulting, on Driving Growth Through Continuous Improvement
Achieving Healthcare Excellence: Insights from Jarvis Gray on Lean Six Sigma and Leadership
Breaking the MRP Insanity Trap: Jerry Wright on Lean Systems and Supply Chain Transformation
Bruce Hamilton: Toast Kaizen, the Northeast Lean Conference, and Thriving with Lean
Productivity Reimagined: Jacob Stoller on Lean, People, and Sustainable Growth
The Lean Global Connection: Roberto Priolo on Global Lean Learning
Jenn Christison: Lessons in Even Better Leadership, Lean Thinking, and Organizational Transformation
Exploring Lean Product Development with Jim Morgan - Rivian's Former COO
Coaching for Continuous Improvement: Lean Leadership Lessons from Sports with Hugh Alley
Insights from 'Leading Excellence': Brad Jevons and Stephen Dargan on Adaptive Leadership
Flow Engineering in Action: Insights from Authors Steve Pereira and Andrew Davis
Paul Critchley on His Upcoming New England Lean Summit and More
Failing Forward: Sam Yankelevitch on Lean, Communication, and Innovation
Mistake Proofing in Lean Management — Karen Martin on Zero Harm
Bonus: Jared Thatcher on the Global Lean Summit 2024 Event
Leveraging Lean & AI in Optometry: Ankit Patel's Journey from Dell to Vision Care
Psychological Safety in Lean Leadership: Insights from Mike Hoseus and Toyota’s Culture
Embracing Creative Tensions: Wendy K. Smith on Both/And Thinking and Lean Leadership
Preview of the Future of People at Work Symposium
Tim Hobbs: AME Keynote Speaker and Passionate Problem Solver
My New Mistake-Proofing Course for TKMG Academy: Available Now!
Lean from the CEO’s Perspective: Art Byrne on Lean Turnarounds
Japan Study Trips: A Voyage of Leadership Discovery with Katie Anderson
Lean Coaching for Lean Coaches: Sam Morgan Helps Mark Graban
Lean from a General Manager and Executive Perspective: DeWayne Allen
Marcia Daszko on Dr. W. Edwards Deming; Her Book, "Pivot Disrupt Transform"
500 Episodes and Growing: The History and Evolution of the Lean Blog Podcast
Jim Womack on Lean’s Evolution, Boeing’s Failures, and the Future of Management
The Toyota Way: Responding to, Preventing and Learning from Mistakes with Jeff Liker
Improving MRI Safety for Patients and Staff: Tobias Gilk
Learning and Leading Lean as the CEO: Randy Carr, CEO of World Emblem
Habits, Continuous Improvement, and the Latest at KaiNexus: Greg Jacobson
Lean Management Meets Tech: Theodo Group’s Success Story with Catherine Chabiron & Fabrice Bernhard
Continuous Improvement and the Need to Improve LESS - Lean Insights from Chad Bareither
Wiring the Winning Organization: Authors Steven J. Spear & Gene Kim
Nick Katko on the Role of the Lean CFO, Lean Accounting, and More
From Biologist to Black Belt: Sarah Tilkens’ Lean Journey
Redefining Excellence: Quint Studer’s Vision for Modern Healthcare, Learning From Mistakes, and More
Ward Vuillemot on the Celebration of Errors and Lean from Aerospace to Tech Companies
D. Lynn Kelley on her Book ”Change Questions,” Lean and Deming
Embracing the Lean Mindset in GE Aerospace: A Conversation With Two Leaders
Mike Kaeding, CEO of Norhart, on Revolutionizing the Housing Industry with Lean
Erica Lee Garcia on Navigating Change, Suggestion Programs, and More
GE’s Lean Mindset Event: Leadership, Learning, and Sustaining Change
Keith Ingels on Developing Your People and Making Lean / TPS Your Own
Amanda Zimmerman & Dominic Stokes Discuss ”Squishy Lean”
Audiobook Sample: ”The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation”
”Kata Girl Geek” Gemma Jones on Lean, Improvement, and Mental Health
George Saiz on ”We Started With Respect” and His Career Focused on Improvement
Trailer - Lean Blog Interviews
Paul Critchley Interviews Mark Graban About “The Mistakes That Make Us”
Arnout Orelio on Lean Thinking in Healthcare: The Netherlands and Beyond
Shaunté Kinch on Solving Big Problems in Manufacturing, Healthcare, and Beyond
Zeynep Ton on The Case for Good Jobs and Building Better Work Systems
Ken Pilone on Transferring TPS & Lean to Areas Outside of Manufacturing, Including Policing and Healthcare
Joshua Kerievsky on the Joy of Agility -- It’s Not Just for Software Companies
Norbert Majerus on Lean-Driven Innovation; From a Farm in Luxembourg to Factories and a Shingo Award
IN MEMORIAM - Ritsuo Shingo, Former Toyota Executive and Lean Teacher
’Picture Yourself a Leader’ - Interview with Elisabeth Swan on Her New Book
Mit Vyas: Insights on Learning from Toyota, Entrepreneurial Success, and Mindfulness Practices
Discovering the Benefits of Data-Driven DEI: An Interview with Dr. Randal Pinkett on his New Book
CEO Gary Michel on Lean for the Enterprise and the Need to Decomplify Work
My Many Mistakes Related to Today’s Lean Podcast Episodes – Yup, Plural
What a Unicorn Knows: Authors Matt May & Pablo Dominguez Discuss Their New Book on Entrepreneurship
Jody Crane, MD: Lean in Emergency Medicine and Hospitals; 3 Big Issues Causing Tough Times in Healthcare
Unlocking the Power of Kata: Tracy Defoe on Adult Learning, Coaching, and Asking Questions
Billy Taylor Discusses His New Book, ”The Winning Link”
Tom Peters on Extreme Humanism, Leadership, and Excellence
Lean Leadership at GE: Katie Anderson on Larry Culp’s AME Keynote
Jim Benson on The Collaboration Equation, His New Book
Professor John Grout, a Deep Dive on Mistake Proofing and Lean
Gauthier Duval on Kaizen Events, Organizational Development, and ”Veryable” Labor
Philip Holt on Leading and Living Lean, With Simplicity
Gerald Harris on Lean Leadership Lessons From Automotive Manufacturing, Consulting, and Healthcare
Damon Baker on Lean, Private Equity, and the Ownership Works Initiative
Sam Morgan on Being a ”Confident Learner” and a ”Light” for Others in Continuous Improvement
Jake Stiles on Lean Executives, the Recruiting Landscape, and a Coming ”Compensation Correction”
Ken Pilone on Lean Leadership, Toyota, and Lean Leadership on a Napkin
Why Damon Baker Thinks Lean Has a Marketing Problem; the Need to Speak the CEO’s Language
Sarah Boisvert on New Collar Careers and the Need for 21st Century Apprenticeships
Luke Szymer on Agile, Testing Hypotheses, and Process Behavior Charts
Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in Government
Torbjorn Netland, PhD on Company Production Systems, Lean & Technology, and More
Lisa Yerian, MD on the Cleveland Clinic’s Improvement Journey and How Lean Got Them Through COVID
Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations, on Eliminating Fear and Increasing Joy in Work
Just the Lean Talk 2 -- Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh Discuss Lean Supply Chains
Skip the Lean 101 Training? Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh
Lauren Hisey on Bridging the Gap Between People, Process, and Technology
Sumitra Vig on Lean & Quality: First Time Right or Next Time Right?
Michael Parent on ”The Lean Innovation Cycle” -- Human-Centered Design and More
Michele Smith on Winning the People Side of Lean Transformation
Nicole Tschierske: Lean Reduces Stress and Burnout in the Workplace
Crystal Davis on Courageous Leadership and Pandemic Supply Chains
Dan Pink’s Favorite Mistake -- and the Power of Regret
John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in Education
Interview with Bella Englebach on The Edges of Lean and More
Prof. Elliott Weiss on Steph Curry Tweaking His 3-Point Shot and Not Reacting to Noise in Other Settings
Steel Toes and Stilettos, an Interview with Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels
Retired RAF Pilot Peter Docker, on Leadership From the Jumpseat
Cindy Young, PhD on Knowledge Management and Lean
Lean in Mental Healthcare with Sunil Khushalani, MD and Antonio DePaolo, PhD
Ben Bensaou: From Lean Production to ”Built to Innovate”
Gerard Ibarra on ”Good Decisions, Better Outcomes”
Jamie Flinchbaugh on ”People Solve Problems” - His New Book
Sonia Singh: From Lean Coach to Leadership Coach, From Consultant to Coach
The Power of Process: Interview With Matt Zayko and Eric Ethington
John Chacon on Continuous Improvement and the Dangers of Paying People to Think
Nick Katko and Mike De Luca Talk About Practicing Lean Accounting
Karyn Ross, Lean and Kind Leadership
John Gallagher, Lean and The Uncommon Leader
Katie Anderson on Breaking the Telling Habit
Balaji Reddie, Founder of the Deming Forum India
Laura Kriska, the First American Woman to Work at Honda HQ in Japan
Brant Cooper on Being ”Disruption Proof” in Pandemic Times & Beyond
BONUS: John Shook, Revisited from 2009 - Managing to Learn and A3 Problem Solving
BONUS: David Meier's "Favorite Mistakes" at Toyota and His Distillery
BONUS: Jamie Flinchbaugh, Revisited from 2006
Ryan McCormack on His “Operational Excellence Mixtapes” & More
BONUS: In Memoriam -- Podcast Guests Who Have Passed Away
Katie Anderson: One Year of "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn" and the New Audiobook
Revisiting Paul O’Neill on Habitual Excellence, Safety & Healthcare Leadership
Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement from Railroads to Pageants: Allison Greco
The Lean Journey (and Mass Vaccination Sites) at Munson Healthcare: Kaleb Foss and Butch Bowlby
Dr. John Kenagy on Adaptive Design Kata: An Improvement and a Leadership Kata (Lean Healthcare)
Brad Jeavons on How to Remotely Deploy Lean and Agile (Outside of Manufacturing)
Tracy O'Rourke on Vaccinations, Lean Six Sigma in Government, and More
Ryan Weiss on Purpose + People + Process = Performance; Modernizing TWI
Samantha Riley on Making Data Count and Metrics for Healthcare and Beyond
MIT's Dr. Jonathan Byrnes on the Pandemic's Supply Chain Shocks
The "Founding Mothers" of the "Women in Lean" - Crystal Davis, Karyn Ross, Dorsey Sherman
Keith Champion on the Lucid (Motors) Production System
Rituso Shingo on The Toyota Production System and SMED
Katie Labedz on "How to Improve Absolutely Anything"
Joy Mason on Optimism and Lean Instead of Layoffs
Ivan Zak, DVM on Using Lean to Address Burnout in Veterinary Medicine
Adam Lawrence's "Wheel of Sustainability" is Now a Book - Enter to Win a Copy
A Kata Geek in the Communities: Deondra Wardelle
Covid Testing, Treatment, and Vaccination at Cleveland Clinic: Nate Hurle
Arnout Orelio: A Dutch Engineer Now Working in Lean Healthcare
Jay Hodge: Going From GM to Toyota to Healthcare and Beyond
Jim Benson, Talking About Humane Management
The Toyota Way Revisited — Jeff Liker on Scientific Thinking and Kata
Lesa Nichols: Reflecting on Hajime Oba and Her Toyota Experience
Brett M. Cooper and Evans Kerrigan on "Solving the People Problem"
Hide Oba Discusses His Father, Toyota's Hajime Oba
Patrick Adams on "Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap"
Remembering Norman Bodek
Michael Parent on Lean Six Sigma in HR and Talent Acquisition
Lean Communicators Talk About Their Podcasts and More
Woody Zuill on Mob Programming and the Power of Flow
Mike Leigh on Breaking Down Barriers, Lessons from the Navy, and More
Mary and Tom Poppendieck on #Lean Software & More
Keith Ingels on "Adopting and Adapting" TPS to the Raymond Lean Management System
Elisabeth Swan on the Problems With Brainstorming and Why "Structure Sets You Free"
Michael Lombard on Kata, Crises, and his AME Conference Keynote
Seán Paul Teeling on Lean Healthcare and Covid-19 Treatment in Ireland
Bonus: Billy Taylor's "Favorite Mistake"
Steven J. Spear Remembers Hajime Oba of Toyota
Emily Elrod on What it Means to Work "WISE"
Craig Gygi on the "Truth About Data"
Patrick Anderson on Deming, Lean, and Shifting From Command and Control
Announcing a New Podcast Series: “My Favorite Mistake: Reflections From Business Leaders”
Tom Peters on Leading Through the Madness of COVID-19
John Toussaint, MD on Lean Leadership During COVID-19 and Healthcare’s Future
Dr. Randal Pinkett Reflects on Winning "The Apprentice," Re-Watching it With His Daughter, and More
Dr. Randal Pinkett & Dr. Jeffrey Robinson on "Black Faces in White Places," The Apprentice, and More
Katie Anderson on "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn"
Bonus: How Can We (and Why Should We) Increase Diversity at Lean Events, etc.?
Christopher D. Chapman and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman, PhD on Lean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Ritu Ward on Developing People and Elevating Leaders
Lauren Hisey on Lean, Six Sigma, and A.I.
Mohamed Saleh, PhD on Lean in Healthcare
Mark Valenti and Brittany Wilson, Motivational Interviewing and the Great Mask Debate
Prof. Peter Hines on "Staying Lean"
Karen Gaudet on Lean at Starbucks and "Steady Work"
Marc Lushington-Murray: Lean, Self-Taught and Shingijitsu Mentored
Edward Blackman on Combining Behavioral Science with Continuous Improvement
Rachel Mandel, MD MHA, on Lean in the Covid-19 Era
Steve Feltovich on Deming and the Toyota Production System
Rachel Mandel, MD MHA, on Lean for Physicians and Health Systems
Harry Moser on the COVID-19 Supply Chain Wake-Up Call, Reshoring, and Lean
Dan Markovitz, "The Conclusion Trap"
Mitch Cahn on Lean and Pivoting to Shields & Gowns at Unionwear
Crystal Y. Davis on the Business Impact of Covid-19, and More
Adam Lawrence on Kaizen Events & The Wheel of Sustainability
Ask Docs Anything on Covid-19 / Coronavirus
@LeahBinder of @LeapfrogGroup on Coronavirus Prep & #PatientSafety Progress
Alfred Angerer on Lean Healthcare in Switzerland
Steve Spear on Evolving our Knowledge and Learning on #Lean
Dr. Michael Conroy on Lean as a Chief Medical Officer
Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety, Speaking Up, and Learning at Work
An Engineer, an Architect, and a Nurse on Healthcare Improvement
Kim Hollon on the CEO's Role in Lean and Patient Safety
Quint Studer on Tips for Busy Leaders in Healthcare and Beyond
Dr. Fred Southwick, Teaching Quality, Patient Safety & Lean
Joel Tosi and Dion Stewart, "Creating Your Dojo"
Tim Turner - Building Lexus, Leaving Toyota, and Helping Elsewhere
The Facade of Excellence: John Dyer on Fear-Based Leadership
Cinnamon Dixon, Tiered Huddles at Cleveland Clinic
Brad Parsons, Hospital CEO & Co-Author of "Creating an Effective Management System"
Mark Ryan, Transformation, Kaizen, and Management at Franciscan St. Francis Health
Edward Niedermeyer on "Ludicrous" Stories About Tesla & Toyota
David B. Reid, P.E., Lean & Kaizen at Chick-fil-A *
Amanda Mewborn, Combining Engineering and Nursing
Adam Ward (@adz_mikl) on Lean Design in Healthcare
Dr. Rob Hackett (@patientsafe3) on #TheatreCapChallenge & Change in Healthcare
Preview: "Lean Whiskey" Podcast
@JoyFurnival, Lean in NHS England
Charlie Protzman, “Lean BASICS”
Grey Dube, Another Lean Healthcare CEO from South Africa
Vance Jackson, a Lean Healthcare CEO from West Virginia
Gladys Bogoshi, a Lean Healthcare CEO from South Africa
Barry O’Reilly on the Need to “Unlearn”
Barry McCarthy, Toyota as a Development Company
The Toyota Kata Memory Jogger
Jason Burt on Being Coached by Toyota and Learning TPS the Hard Way
Lean Leadership in Healthcare: Dr. Eric Dickson on Everyday Innovators at UMass Memorial
Christoph Roser, His Grand Tour of Japanese Automakers
Mike Eisenberg, The Film “To Err is Human” and the Patient Safety Emergency
Bette Gardner and Jeff Heil, Friday Night at the ER
Marc Rouppe van der Voort, Lean in Dutch Healthcare
Katie Anderson on Lean Collaboration Within Healthcare and Beyond
Andrea Hardaway, Making Metrics Matter
Lean Problem Solving Beyond the A3 — Art Smalley on the Four Types of Problems
Davis Balestracci on “Data Sanity”
Samuel Selay's Reflections on Lean
Mark Hamel on "Lean Math" and People, Too
Skip Steward on Deming, Wheeler, Metrics, and More
Why Leaders Avoid Clarity — Karen Martin on Confronting Ambiguity
Marcus Hammarberg, How Lean & Kanban...
Patricia Morrill, “The Perils of Uncoordinated Care”
Jamie Flinchbaugh Interviews Mark Graban
Bob Maurer, Ph.D. on "Mastering Fear"
Skip Steward & Brandon Brown, on TWI & Kata in Healthc
Audiobook Excerpt of "Measures of Success"
Jeff Hunter on "Patient-Centered Strategy"
Lean Leadership and Saving 200 Jobs — Jess Orr
Steve Shortell, The Impact of Lean on Healthcare - Center for Lean Engagement and Research (CLEAR)
David Meier, A Toyota Guy on Making Bourbon with a Continuous Improvement Flavor
Mike Grogan, Personal Lean and Lessons Learned
Andre DeMerchant, "You Can't Cut Your Way to Success"
Mark Valenti, Motivational Interviewing
Mark Graban, "The Toyota Way" in Healthcare
David Meier, Lessons and Wisdom from Toyota
Craig Deao, Effectively Engaging Employees
Katie Anderson on Japan: Standard Work, Customers, and
Joe Swartz, "Champions of Change" in Supply Chains
Tracey & Ernie Richardson, The Toyota Engagement Equation *
Sustaining Healthcare Kaizen: Joe Swartz on 10+ Years of Continuous Improvement at Franciscan
Billy Taylor, Lean Manufacturing Leadership, Part 2
JJ Villarreal, Ed.D., #Lean in Education
Dr. Zeev N. Kain on #Lean and Clinical Variation
Lean Healthcare Innovation at Atrius Health: Building a “Care in Place” Model
Clay Linkous, Studer Group Principles & #Lean
Billy Taylor, Lean Manufacturing Leadership, Part 1
"Motivational Interviewing for Leadership"
Jeff Roussel on the Current #Lean (and P.I.) Landscape
Eric Ries on "The Startup Way"
#Lean & A Mobile Paramedic Pilot at Geisinger Health *
Dean Gruner, MD on ACOs and Healthcare Reform
Harry Kenworthy, "Lean Government NOW!"
Dean Gruner, MD on ThedaCare's #Lean Journey
Is Lean Really Dead? Karen Martin on Leadership, Culture, and Long-Term Thinking
Dr. Margaret Balfour Lean in Psychiatric Care
Jim Lancaster, "The Work of Management"
Dr. Lisa Yerian & Nate Hurle from The Cleveland Clinic
Julie Firman, a CNO's Role in #Lean Transformation
John Dyer, Deming's Red Bead Experiment
Revisited: Dr. Robert Maurer, Kaizen & the Brain
Tom Bouthillet, Lean and Fire Fighting (the Real Kind)
Kay Kendall, #Lean and Leading the Malcolm Baldrige Way
Andy Sheppard, #Lean, Change Management & More
Katie Anderson, #Lean Reflections on Living in Japan
Jay Arthur, ”Lean Six Sigma for Hospitals” *
David Veech, His New Book "Leadersights"
Steve Thompson, Lean Supply Chain Lessons from Automotive
Isaac Mitchell, Lean Design in Healthcare
Dr. Paul DeChant & Dr. Diane Shannon on Burnout
Brian MacNeice & James Bowen, "Powerhouse" Book
Tom Ehrenfeld, #Lean Books & Lean Startup
Steve Shortell on #Lean Healthcare Research
Karyn Ross on Lean for Service Excellence
Bernita Biekmann on Lean Design for Hospitals
Tyrone Butler on Lean, Six Sigma & More
Pascal Dennis, "Andy & Me and the Hospital"
Steven J. Spear, "Beyond the Jargon" of Lean and Improvement
Jamie Flinchbaugh, Talking About Lean
Brad White, on Lean Daily Management for Healthcare
* Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and Lean, Part 2
Jim Huntzinger on Deflation, Lean Management & Lean Accounting
Tania Lyon, #Lean at St. Clair Hospital & KaiNexus
* Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 1
Mark DeLuzio, "Turn Waste Into Wealth" With Lean
Lean in Veterinary Medicine
Ash Maurya, "Scaling #Lean" and Lean Startup
Jordan Peck, from MIT to the VA to Maine Health
Jim Huntzinger & Russ Scaffede on Lean Leadership
Dr. Jack Billi & Mark Graban on Lean in Healthcare
Steve Leuschel on "Lean Culture Change"
Drew Locher, Lean Office to Lean Enterprise
James Chisholm, ExperiencePoint and Leading Change
Steve Montague, Lean, Checklists & Patient Safety
Dr. Tom Evans, Improving Healthcare Quality in Iowa
Dan Markovitz, "Building the Fit Organization," Part 2
Michael Bungay Stanier, ”The Coaching Habit” *
Hospital Staff & Leaders Talk About the Culture of Kaizen
Dan Markovitz, "Building the Fit Organization," Part 1
Leah Binder of Leapfrog Group on Patient Safety
Pascal Dennis, "Lean Production Simplified, 3rd Edition
Kevin Cahill, on his Grandfather, W. Edwards Deming
Paul Akers, "Lean Health"
John Toussaint on CEO-Led Lean Healthcare Transformation and Patient Safety
Sam MacPherson, The Green Beret Way to the Toyota Way
Mitch Cahn, President of Unionwear on Lean Manufacturing
Katie Anderson, A Lean Thinker Living in Japan
Remembering Dr. Michel Tétrault
Dr. Eric Dickson, Starting with Lean at UMass Memorial
* Paul DeChant, MD, MBA on Reducing Burnout Through Lean
John Dyer, Reflections on Deming, Six Sigma, and More
Zeynep Ton: The Good Jobs Strategy, Lean Thinking, and Respect for People *
Ruthie Davis & Steve Cook on "Do The Right Thing"
Steve Hoeft and Dr. Bob Pryor, "The Power of Ideas to...
John Toussaint on Lean Healthcare Leadership and Management on the Mend
Mike Grogan, Lean and Mentoring
Christian Wolcott, Lean Trips to Japan with Kaizen Institute
Erin S. DuPree, M.D., FACOG, Joint Commission Center...
The Lean CEO: Why Culture and Leadership Matter More Than Tools – with Jacob Stoller
Dr. Bob Wachter, The Digital Doctor
Tristan Kromer, Lean Startup Coaching
Baldrige and Lean in Healthcare Quality — Karen Kiel-Rosser (Mary Greeley Medical Center)
Alan Robinson, The Idea-Driven Organization
Dan Jones, Lean Outside of Manufacturing
John Ervin, Lean & Patient Safety in Operating Rooms (ORs) *
Michael Ballé, Lead With Respect, His New Lean Management Novel
Mark Graban Announcing the New ”Lean Blog Audio” Podcast
Creating a Lean Culture — David Mann on Leader Standard Work
Mark Graban on ’Healthcare Tech Talk,’ Discussing Lean Healthcare
Lean in Washington State Government: Darrell Damron and Hollie Jensen
George Friesen on Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards - Experiences at the NUMMI Plant
Michael Bremer on How to Do a Gemba Walk in Lean Management
Chris Jerry, The Emily Jerry Foundation, on Preventing Systemic Medical Errors (Part 2)
Ed Pound, "Factory Physics for Managers"
Joe Schnur, Innovations for Hand Hygiene & Patient Safety
Paul Plsek, Lean & Innovation at Virginia Mason Medical Center
Chris Jerry, Part 1, on the Death of His Daughter Emily Due to Medical Error
Patrick Graupp, Training Within Industry (TWI) in Healthcare
How Mary Greeley Medical Center Used a Lean WorkOut to Save $800K
Paul Spiegelman, Do Patients Come Second in Healthcare? Who Comes First?
Jeff Gothelf, LeanUX (Lean User Experience) for Software and Lean Startup
Harry Kenworthy, Lean in Government (Local, State, and Federal Levels)
Beyond Heroes in Healthcare: Kim Barnas on Lean Leadership and Management Systems
Jim Huntzinger, What is TWI (Training Within Industry)?
Steve Montague, Lean & TeamSTEPPS for Patient Safety
Paul Piechota, Lean at the University of Dayton
Mark Jaben, MD: Lean, Change, & Brains
John Torinus, Solving Healthcare as an Auto Supplier CEO
Mike Orzen, Lean IT: Enabling and Sustaining Your Lean Transformation
Value Stream Mapping for Organizational Transformation — Karen Martin
Rich Sheridan, CEO of Menlo Innovations on Joy, Inc. *
Daniel T. Jones, 25 Years of Lean & More - The Machine That Changed the World
Joe Swartz Discusses Healthcare Kaizen and a Culture of Continuous Improvement in Hospitals
Jon Miller Discusses His Book Creating a Kaizen Culture, Engaging Everybody in Continuous Improvement *
Karen Dunn Skinner & David Skinner on Lean in Law Firms and Legal Departments
John Toussaint, MD on CEO Challenges & Enduring Excellence, Lean Leadership, and Shingo
Scott Sambucci Discusses Lean Startup Ideas for Sales, Process, and Mistakes
Lean Healthcare in Tanzania - Michael Grogan and Dr. Brenda Dmello
Ron Pereira from Gemba Academy, Lean and Six Sigma
Dan Florizone, Lean in Saskatchewan, Government Health and Education Sectors
Judy Worth & Tom Shuker, Perfecting Patient Journeys, Lean Value Streams in Healthcare
Drew Greenblatt, President of Marlin Wire on Lean and Competing Against Cheap Chinese Imports
Bob Emiliani, Nobody Is Exempt From Improvement - Lean Leadership
Norman Bodek, on ’The Harada Method: The Spirit of Self-Reliance’ *
Mike Taubitz on Lean and Safety, Dr. Deming, General Motors and Paul O’Neill
John Hunter, on His Book ’Management Matters,’ Dr. Deming, and More
Alan Gleghorn, CEO of Christie Clinic on Lean, Shingo, and Learning from Manufacturing
Jerry Bussell, Anatomy of a Lean Leader and Abraham Lincoln’s Example
Chad Walters, Applications of Lean in Sports Operations and Business
Stephen Parry, on His Book ’Sense and Respond,’ How Lean Engages Employees to Provide Customer Value
Len Berry, PhD on "The Promise of Lean in Healthcare"
Carolyn McCulley, "Breaking the Wall of Silence"
Claire Crawford-Mason, Producer of Dr. W. Edwards Deming Videos
Julie Bartels, Healthcare Clinical Business Intelligence at Catalysis
Chris Vogel, Lean in Adminstrative Settings: Office, Financial, and Banking
Rachelle Schultz, CEO of Winona Health - Driving Lean in Her Health System
Lean Healthcare Leadership — Dr. Greg Johnson on Physician Engagement
Patrick Vlaskovits and Brant Cooper, ’The Lean Entrepreneur’
Steve Bell, Author of ’Lean IT’ on Agile, Scrum, and Lean Startup - ’Run, Grow, Transform’
Dr. Joe Guarisco, Emergency Department Process Improvement through Lean
John Toussaint, MD, on the Institute of Medicine (IOM) Report, Best Care at Lower Cost
Why Lean Must Be Led by the CEO — Art Byrne on The Lean Turnaround
Nick Sarillo, ’A Slice of the Pie’ - Leadership Lessons from a Pizza Chain*
Mike Stoecklein, Memories of Working with W. Edwards Deming
Jim Benson of Modus Cooperandi on ’Personal Kanban’ and Setting WIP Limits
Rick Morrow, Healthcare Process Improvement, High Reliability, and Lean Six Sigma
Psychologist Robert Maurer, PhD, One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
Matt Stewart, ’Walk On,’ Lessons from Northwestern’s Unlikely Rose Bowl Run
Karen Martin on The Outstanding Organization and Building Everyday Excellence
Jeffrey M. Lobosky, MD, ”It’s Enough to Make You Sick” - Problems in Healthcare and Health Reform
Gregory Jacobson, MD, CEO of KaiNexus on Kaizen in Emergency Medicine (Continuous Improvement)
Naida Grunden & Charles Hagood on ”Lean-Led Design” for Hospital Construction and Renovation
Scott Patten and Peter Armstrong, Founders of LeanPub.com, Part 2 on Lean Publishing
John Toussaint, MD on Potent Medicine and Reforming Healthcare Through Lean
Natalie Sayer, ”Lean for Dummies”
CEO Dean Gruner, MD, Lean & Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) at ThedaCare
Mark Graban & Ron Pereira (Gemba Academy): SPC Webinar Q&A, Statistical Process Control and Management
Eric Ries on How Taiichi Ohno’s Ideas Shaped the Evolution of Lean Startup *
Norman Bodek Remembers Taiichi Ohno of Toyota Production System Fame *
LeanPub.com Founders, Peter Armstrong & Scott Patten (Part 1) - Lean Publishing
David Munch, MD of Healthcare Performance Partners on Lean for Clinical and Non-Clinical Processes
Al Norval on the Lean Pathways ”Manifesto” on Lean Business Systems
Jerry Bussell on the Jacksonville Lean Consortium
Paul Akers, Interview About His Book ’2 Second Lean’ *
Dan Markovitz, the Author of ’A Factory of One’ on the Personal Applications of Lean
The Sergeant Thomas Joseph Sullivan Center - Daniel Sullivan and Dr. Greg Jacobson
Mark Graban, Healthcare Kaizen Webinar Q&A Session with Ron Pereira of Gemba Academy
Prof. Bob Emiliani, Looking Back at Virginia Mason Medical Center Visiting Wiremold
Paul Borawski, the CEO of ASQ (American Society for Quality) on the Baldrige Award and More
Greg Howell, Managing Director of the Lean Construction Institute
Chris Cooper, on His Book ”The Little Book of Lean” and Simpler Consulting
Mark Graban Interviewed on Quality Digest Live About Healthcare Quality
Dr. Richard Shannon on Lean Healthcare, Toyota Methods, and Patient Safety
Auto Industry Legend and Executive Bob Lutz on His Book ’Car Guys vs. Bean Counters’
Mike George on Lean Six Sigma for Government & Politicians (‘Strong America Now’)
Paul O’Neill on Habitual Excellence, Safety, and Healthcare Reform
Group Health Leaders on Lean & Medical Home - Dr. Claire Trascott and Alicia Eng
Paul Akers, CEO of FastCap on the LeanAmerica.org Initiative
Dr. Mrinalini Gadkari on the Ohio State Healthcare MBOE Program - Lean, Six Sigma, and More
Dr,. Jody Crane & Chuck Noon on Lean Healthcare in Emergency Departments
ThedaCare CEO Dr. Dean Gruner Discusses Strategy Deployment and Their Lean Management System
Jim Womack on GM, Toyota & Lean Six Sigma *
Prof. Samuel A. Culbert on Getting Rid of the Performance Review
Gemba Walks and Lean Leadership Lessons with Jim Womack *
Eric Ries on The Lean Startup Methodology and How to Build Successful Businesses with Continuous Innovation *
John Kim, Lean and Executive Healthcare Leadership
Special - Charlie Sheen Calls the Lean Line
Aubrey Daniels PhD, "Safe by Accident?"
Naida Grunden, A Discussion About Lean, Aviation Safety, Captain Sullenberger, and Checklists *
Jeffrey Liker on Toyota’s Crisis and the Toyota Way
Dr. Jack Billi, University of Michigan Professor, on Applications of Lean in Medicine
James Morgan, Lean Product Development at Ford
Gwendolyn Galsworth, "Work That Makes Sense"
Best-Selling Author Daniel H. Pink on the Connections Between Lean and ’Drive’ *
Jim Baran, "Career Kaizen"
Bill Waddell & Adam Zak, "Simple Excellence"
Lean in Histopathology — Dr. Peter Patterson on Healthcare Labs
Matthew E. May, "The Shibumi Strategy"
Ron Wince, CEO of Guidon, Lean Healthcare
Keith Syberg, Manufacturing Consortia
Dave Crenshaw, Interview with the Author of ‘The Myth of Multitasking’
Brant Cooper and Patrick Vlaskovits, "Customer Development"
Pat Bergin, President of Aerofil Technology on Lean and the Pursuit of Excellence
Interview with Bob Sutton, PhD on His Book ’Good Boss, Bad Boss,’ Toyota, Southwest, HP, and More
Interview with Pascal Dennis on His Lean Business Novel ‘The Remedy’
Norman Bodek, "How to Do Kaizen" Part 1 *
Bob Miller on Dr. Stephen Covey and the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence
Jim Hearn on Lean to Improve Patient Care in NHS England (National Health Service)
Mike Micklewright, Out of Another @#&*% Crisis
Stephen Covey on Toyota’s Respect for People and Lean Leadership
Tim Turner on Toyota Kentucky (TMMK) and the Book ’One Team on All Levels’
Keith Russell, Lean in Pharmaceuticals Research & Development
Jim Baran, Lean Talent Management
Prof. Steven J. Spear on Applications of Lean in Healthcare *
David Sundahl, "Adaptive Design" in Healthcare
David Meier on Toyota’s Quality Challenges, a Lean Thinker’s Perspective
Karl Wadensten, VIBCO and "The Lean Nation"
CEO Jim D’Addario on Lean Manufacturing Saving & Creating Jobs as Part of Business Strategy
Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., More Lean in Dentistry, Flow, Manufacturing Plants, and More *
Lean Outside Manufacturing — Rob Bryant on Quality at CSC
Christmas Parody: Gemba Claus is Comin’ to Town
Joan Wellman, a Pioneer of the Application Lean in Healthcare
Eve Yen, CEO of Diamond Wipes on Manufacturing Close to the Customer
Sorrel King, "Josie's Story" and Patient Safety
Bob Emiliani, Lean and Frank Woollard
Dr. David Jaques, Lean in Surgical Services
Peter T. Ward, Lean Education Academic Network
Roy Vasher, Toyota Supply Chain Management
Doug Burgess, Xerox Lean Six Sigma
John Toussaint, MD on Lean Healthcare Reform and Fixing a Broken System
Patrick Anderson, Chugatchmiut, Part 2
Tamra Kaplan, COO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center
Dr. Sami Bahri, D.D.S., The Lean Dentist on His Book ’Follow the Learner’ *
Ben Harrison, The Role of the CEO in Lean
Matt May, "In Pursuit of Elegance"
Joe Rizzo, AME Annual Conference
Kevin Frieswick, Error Proofing Hospital Hand Washing
John Shook on A3 Problem Solving and His Book ’Managing to Learn’ *
Jamie Flinchbaugh, "Coaching"
David ”Zuma Dogg” Saltsburg, Deming-Based Candidate for Los Angeles Mayor
Alfie Kohn, "Punished by Rewards" *
Steven J. Spear, "Chasing the Rabbit" (“The High Velocity Edge”)
Bob Miller Discusses the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence
Dr. John Toussaint, The ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value
Norman Bodek, on the Super Meister System in Japan *
Lt. Randy Russell, Lean in Law Enforcement, Part 2
Norm Bodek on His Recent Trip to Ireland on Lean and Continuous Improvement *
John Toussaint on Lean Healthcare, Culture Change & Collaborative Care *
Patrick Anderson, Lean in Native Alaska Healthcare
Dan Markovitz on Lean in the Office, Improving Information Flow, and Reducing Waste *
Lt. Randy Russell, Lean in Law Enforcement, Part 1
Your Guest, Mark Graban - Celebrating 50 Episodes with Jamie Flinchbaugh
Gwendolyn Galsworth, More on Visual Displays and Management
Bob Emiliani on ’Real Lean’ and the Black Art of Lean Leadership
Norman Bodek Discussing His 68th Trip to Japan *
Dean Bliss, Lean at the Iowa Health System
Gwendolyn Galsworth, “Visual Displays”
Ralph Keller - the Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Mike Micklewright, "What Would Deming Say?"
Title: Mistake-Proofing and Poka-Yoke with Martin Hinckley *
How Toyota Develops Lean Leaders - Jeff Liker (Part 3)
An Anonymous UAW Retiree Who is a Passionate Fan of Lean & TPS
Why Most Lean Transformations Fail — Jeffrey Liker (Part 2)
Bob Emiliani on Practical Lean Leadership
Toyota Culture and Respect for People — Jeffrey Liker (Part 1)
Norm Bodek on the New Shingo Book, ’Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking’ *
Former Toyota Leader David Meier, on Toyota Talent (Again)
Former Toyota Leader Chris Harris Discussing Lean Workforces
Jim Huntzinger, Trends in Lean Accounting and the Summit
Norman Bodek on His Most Recent Lean Study Trip to Japan *
David Meier on ’Toyota Talent,’ Standardization, and the San Antonio Plant *
Bob Emiliani: An Update on What Happened with Lean at Wiremold *
Interview with Dr. Sami Bahri, The World’s First Lean Dentist on How It’s Transformed His Practice *
Norman Bodek on the 1st Anniversary of the Podcast *
Jim Baran, Value Stream Leadership on Lean Careers *
Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth on Visual Workplace and Visual Thinking *
Factory Physics, Flow, and the Myth of “Efficiency” — with Dr. Mark Spearman *
Jim Womack on GM, Ford, Toyota, and the Meaning of Lean *
Group Health Cooperative, Lean Leaders and Executive Panel Discussion *
Allan Wilson, CEO of ”Factory Logic” (Acquired by SAP), on Lean Software *
Norman Bodek on Building People with Lean and the Toyota Production System *
Expert Interview: Kevin Meyer on Driving Lean Transformation and Onshoring *
Jim Womack Revisits ”The Machine That Changed the World” (Updated Edition) *
Eric Christiansen on Being CEO of a Deming Company *
David Meier on the State of Lean Manufacturing and Management in China *
Jim Baran on Recruiting Lean Talent and the State of the Lean Jobs Market *
Interview with Jim Huntzinger on ”Training Within Industry” *
Revolutionizing Manufacturing with Software: A Discussion on Lean Principles with Dave Gleditsch *
Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency in China: A Discussion on Lean Principles with Jim Womack*
Jim Womack on Lean Manufacturing in China: Opportunities and Challenges
Enlightening Top Leadership on the Benefits of Lean: A Conversation with Lean Pioneer Norman Bodek *
Driving Organizational Change with Lean Principles: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh *
Creating a Lean Culture: David Mann on Sustaining Improvement
Overcoming Accounting Challenges in Lean Transformation: A Discussion on Lean Accounting - LeanBlog Podcast Featuring Jim Huntzinger *
Exploring the Origins and Evolution of Lean Manufacturing at Toyota: A Conversation with Norman Bodek
Leadership and Lean Manufacturing: A Conversation with Jamie Flinchbaugh - on the Role of Leadership in Driving Change and Improvement
Reducing Waste and Improving Efficiency in Manufacturing: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh *
Applying the Principles of ’The Toyota Way’ to Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Liker *
Exploring the Principles of ’The Toyota Way’ and Lean Leadership: Insights from Dr. Jeffrey Liker*
Deepening our Understanding of Lean Manufacturing and Respect for Humanity with Norm Bodek *
Exploring Lean Manufacturing Principles: A Conversation with Norman Bodek*