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Tangled Environments
In this episode, Ovidiu Contras and I discuss tangled environments and how to work through them effectively. What You'll Learn: 1. What’s your Lean career path? 2. What’s a tangled environment? 3. What are the challenges in improving work in a tangled environment? 4....
Are You Asking for Simple Improvements Daily?
I have always been fascinated by the compound effect. I love the quirky examples out there that show how saving 'x' amount of dollars per month, starting at age 18, will allow someone to pay cash for a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home by the age of 30. These examples intrigue...
The Magic Of SQCD With Paul Dunlop
In this episode, Paul Dunlop and I discuss the value of visual management and the effectiveness of an SQCD board. What You'll Learn: 1. What is the value of visual management? 2. What is an SQCD board? 3. What are the steps to developing a good SQCD board? 4. How do...
Do You Already Know the Next Area You Are Going to Improve?
When your company is faced with the need for a large, culture changing transformation, the worst thing you can do is to try to change everything at once. Your responsibility as a lean leader is to make the transition as quickly as you can while ensuring business...
Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap
In this episode, The Lean Solutions Podcast host Patrick Adams discusses the ingredients necessary to fuel a mighty flame of continuous improvement in an organization as well as his book Avoiding The Continuous Appearance Trap, which received the Shingo publication...
Do You Have a Plan to Sustain and Replicate Learnings to Other Areas?
We had success transforming a high-value target area in our corporation! People can see the changes and improvements, and now, they want a piece of it. They like what they hear from the workers in the redesigned space. Now what? Where do we go from here? Who do we...
Have You Chosen One High Value Target Area to Experiment With?
A friend and his wife spent a lot of time in the Tampa, Florida area. They were looking at new communities for their father to move into. Their father needed somewhere warm year-round with less maintenance and upkeep. Looking at empty fields with lots for new homes...
CI Mindset With Chad Bareither
In this episode, Chad Bareither and I discuss the importance of a continuous improvement mindset. What You'll Learn: What is continuous improvement? Is a continuous improvement mindset anchored more in the hard skills (tools/systems) or the soft skills...
Do the Majority of People Control and Not Allow “Scope Creep”?
When I think of scope creep I immediately think of building a house. I know of no other example that illustrates scope creep better than what my wife and I went through 24 years ago. I know we were not alone when dealing with this unavoidable aspect of building our...
Early On The Journey With Tom Passaro
In this episode, Tom Passaro and I discuss him and his team's early lean journey, and the challenges and wins they have experienced. What You'll Learn: 1. Tell us about your company. 2. What products/services do you provide? 3. Who is your ideal customer? 4. Why did...