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The Red Bead Experiment with John Dyer
> In this episode, John Dyer and I explore the insights gleaned from Dr. W. Edwards Deming's "Red Bead Experiment," the efficacy of hands-on visual teaching, and insights from "The Leadership Experiment." What You'll Learn: Dr. W. Edwards Deming performed the "Red...
Do You Recognize Team Members and Show Them Appreciation?
When people feel valued and respected they tend to perform better. Creating an environment in our organization that practices rewards and recognition goes a long way to improving engagement and morale. When employees feel appreciated they function better, care more...
Coaching Kata With Dr. Jeff Liker
In this episode, Dr. Jeff Liker and I dive into the fascinating world of Kata coaching and explore the key concepts from his novel on the subject. What You'll Learn: 1. What led you to write a novel with Tilo Schwarz? 2. For the listeners that do not know, what is...
Do You Have a Way to Share Your Wins With Other Areas?
Growing up, most of us were told never to boast. It’s not easy to be stuck next to the person that continually brags about their accomplishments, either professionally or personally. However, when it comes to continuous improvement, we want employees to share and...
Dr. Deming and Japan with John Willis
In this episode, John Willis and I discuss his upcoming book as well as key moments from our recent trip to Japan. What You'll Learn: 1.) John's upcoming book about Dr. Deming. 2.) Why Deming still matters today. 3.) What Mr. Yosino. said about Mr. Nemoto. 4.) What...
3 Hacks Change Agents Use To Create Positive Team Transformation
So many leaders are stuck working "IN" the business and don't make time to work "ON" the business. This can be a BIG problem. There are many ways to support positive transformation, however, I am going to focus on the three that take your leadership team outside their...
The Mistakes That Make Us With Mark Graban
In this episode, Mark Graban and I discuss the value that comes from making mistakes and how learning from our mistakes is effective in lean culture. What You'll Learn: 1. What inspired you to write the book? 2. How does "learning from mistakes" fit into a Lean...
Are You Celebrating Improvements Daily?
We live in a society that seems to have a day for everything: Measure your feet day, national handwriting day, national pie day, national rhubarb pie day, and even kiss a shark week. Yes, kiss a shark week is real! We have all these days on top of birthdays,...
Expanding CI Horizons With David Larsen
In this episode, David Larsen and I discuss respect for people, and CI in the office. What You'll Learn: 1. Share about your professional journey and background. 2. Tell me about your day job… 3. Recently you spoke at the Lean and Six Sigma World Conference in...
Are You Implementing Small, Simple Improvements Daily?
My friend and colleague, Craig Tedrow, was planning to spend a week with his family in Florida and during a recent discussion, he mentioned that he tried on his swimsuit before packing it in his luggage and there was a problem. It wasn’t pretty. He tried to pretend it...