EPISODE · Jul 29, 2007 · 34 MIN
Norman Bodek on the 1st Anniversary of the Podcast *
from Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond · host Mark Graban
Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/28 Remastered audio June 2021 LeanBlog Podcast #28 features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press. This also celebrates the 1 year anniversary of the Podcast, which featured Norman as our first guest. As I've given him credit for previously, the Podcast really was Norman's idea when he said I should do "radio interviews" with him. Thankfully, this has turned into a series of interviews with others that I have enjoyed immensely. Summary of Norman's talk at the TWI Summit and the "pledge of continuous improvement." Gantt's book "Organizing Work" (via Google Books) -- the stakeholder groups that a business must serve (including community) Lifetime employment and the obligation for good management Can you have a workplace with no bosses? Example of a Skippy peanut butter plant Is the ultimate goal automation? Norman's thoughts on that Managers' resistance to change as a separate type of waste? Being on the floor all the time as a manager Norman talking about "conscious learning" (his next book)
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