The Lean Leadership Podcast
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Episode 040: Sam MacPherson – What Secrets Successful Lean CEO’s and Leaders Will Be Sharing This Summer
Today’s guest is Sam MacPherson. Sam is one of the Co-Founders of The Lean Leadership Academy based out of Pinehurst, North Carolina. He also partnered with Lean Frontiers and is a Co-Founder and Executive Director of The Summit on Lean…Read more ›
Episode 039: Being a Guest on Another Podcast – The Dangerous Risks Hiding in Your Data
Recently I had an opportunity to be on the other side of the microphone and be interviewed by Aaron Alexander, a good friend of mine who I used to work with, and is a fellow podcaster here in the Memphis…Read more ›
Episode 038: Amy Mervak – How Toyota Kata is Helping Healthcare Patients and Can Help Your Business Too
Today’s guest is Amy Mervak. Amy is a Yale School of Public Health Graduate and is the Chief Quality and Compliance Officer at Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan. She introduced Lean principles to the organization in 2010. As a member…Read more ›
Episode 037 – Darril Wilburn : How to Turn Humility and Courage into Lean Success
Today’s guest is Darril Wilburn. Darril is a partner with Honsha Associates, a group of Toyota Alumni that has built a strong reputation from helping companies transform through using the TPS/Lean Philosophy that they learned through their experiences ...
Episode 036: Tim Mclean – Where Companies in Australia Are Finding Success with Lean and How to Get It
Today’s guest is Tim Mclean. Tim is our first guest from Australia and is the Principal and Managing Director of TXM Lean Solutions. In his mid 20’s, Tim was promoted into a Plant Management role and this lead to senior…Read more ›
Episode 035: Dan Markovitz – Building the Fit Organization and Unleashing the Power of Lean
Today’s guest is Dan Markovitz, President of Markovitz Consulting. Dan founded Markovitz Consulting to help organizations become faster, stronger, and more agile through the application of lean principles to knowledge work.
Episode 034: Jim Huntzinger – How to Get Better Results From Lean by Participating In Lean Communities
Today’s guest is Jim Huntzinger. Jim began his career as a manufacturing engineer with Aisin Seiki (a Toyota Group company and manufacturer of automotive components) when they transplanted to North America to support Toyota.
Episode 033: Dr. Brad Miller – Imagine Teaching Lean and Loving Every Minute of it!
Today’s guest is Dr. Brad Miller, who is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Bauer College of Business at The University of Houston. Brad shares his experiences with lean and continuous improvement that he has learned in the manufacturing…Read more ›
Episode 032: Mike Orzen – How to Get Your Desired Results With Your Lean Efforts, Part Two
Today’s episode is a continuation of our conversation that we had with Mike Orzen in Episode 31. So if you haven’t heard episode 31 yet, after you listen to this episode go back and check out the beginning or our…Read more ›
Episode 031: Mike Orzen – How to Get Your Desired Results With Your Lean Efforts, Part One
Today’s guest is the first part of a two part series with Mike Orzen. Mike is Founder and President of Mike Orzen & Associates, which emphasizes the development of people, business process capability, and leveraging information technology to drive a…Re...