Episodes

Jan. 26, 2022

Episode 071: John Dyer - The Façade of Excellence: Defining a New Nor…

Today’s guest is John Dyer John is President of his firm John Dyer and Associates located in Mooresville, North Carolina. John started his career at General Electric and later moved to Ingersoll-Rand where he was VP of Operations for their...

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Jan. 19, 2022

Episode 070: Nick Katko - The Role of Lean Accounting in Continuous I…

Today’s guest is Nick Katko. Nick is the President and owner of BMA. For over 30 years, Nick has leveraged his lean accounting experience and philosophy in assisting BMA clients in developing, leading, and coaching them in their lean accounting...

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Jan. 5, 2022

Episode 069: Peter Docker - Leading From The Jumpseat

Happy New Year. I hope your 2022 is filled with all of the personal and professional success that you endeavor to achieve. I’m really excited about our first guest this year, Peter Docker. Peter is inspired by seeing others...

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Dec. 15, 2021

Episode 068: Crystal Davis - Building in Learning and Sustainability …

Today’s guest is Crystal Davis. Crystal has over 20 years of proven Lean experience in the automotive, beverage, and supply chain industries and she has a STEM Industry focus. Her client roster consists of Fortune 500/1000 Companies. Crystal...

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Dec. 8, 2021

Episode 067: Skip Steward - Connecting the Dots: Lean Executive on Im…

Today’s guest is Skip Steward. Skip Steward earned an MBA and is experienced in diverse industries including automotive, machining, food, process, service, and healthcare. He is a Shingo examiner, a Certified Quality Engineer (CQE), a Quality...

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Nov. 24, 2021

Episode 066: Deondra Wardelle - Being Authentic: Alignment, Communica…

Today’s guest is Deondra Wardelle. A visionary leader, entrepreneur, coach, and speaker, Deondra R. Wardelle specializes in empowering individuals and corporate groups through strategic visioning to achieve goals and sustain transformative...

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Nov. 17, 2021

Episode 065: Hugh Alley - Operational Excellence and Advice for Becom…

Today’s guest is Hugh Alley, Hugh has a breadth of experience in helping organizations make measurable improvements in productivity, quality, and delivery, all of which improve profitability. He also helps people become better leaders. His...

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Nov. 3, 2021

Episode 064: Karyn Ross - The Kind Leader: Eliminate Fear, Create Tru…

Today’s guest is one of the kindest people I know and her name is Karyn Ross Over the past years, our guest has noticed the devastating effects that failures of leadership and failures of kindness have resulted in all over …

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Oct. 27, 2021

Episode 063: Jeff Kaas - The Power of Principle Based Thinking With H…

Today’s guest is Jeff Kaas I’ve had several guests of the podcast encourage me that I needed to speak to our guest today. When I reached out to Jeff about being on the podcast, he emailed me back and said, …

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Oct. 20, 2021

Episode 062: Jamie Flinchbaugh - People Solve Problems

Today we are going to do something different. Today’s guest is Jamie Flinchbaugh. Jamie was the second guest on The Lean Leadership Podcast. You probably know Jamie from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean or some of the other publications...

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Oct. 13, 2021

Episode 061: Allison Greco - Being Flexible to the Unexpected Can Be …

Today’s guest is Allison Greco Allison is the Founder of Continuous Improvement International whose mission is to cultivate a passion for continuous improvement and drive the adoption of continuous improvement culture as the key to...

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Oct. 6, 2021

Episode 060: Patrick Adams - Leadership, Culture, and Avoiding the Co…

Today’s guest is Patrick Adams Patrick Adams is the author of the best-selling book “Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap.” He is an international speaker, coach, and consultant. Patrick has been delivering bottom-line results through...

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Sept. 29, 2021

Episode 059: Art Byrne - Lessons From a Lean CEO: Leaders Lead Best o…

Today’s guest is Art Byrne You can’t study Lean and Continuous Improvement for long without coming across the name Art Byrne. Art’s roll up your sleeves, go to Gemba approach for improvement has been well documented in Jim Womack’s book...

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Sept. 22, 2021

Episode 058 : Bob Rush - If You're Not Learning in Lean, You're Not D…

Today’s guest is Bob Rush Bob Rush has more than 40 years of manufacturing experience in the High Technology segment, working with products ranging from disk drives and computers to lasers and finally to electric vehicles. He has a curiosity-driven...

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Sept. 15, 2021

Episode 057 : Julie Simmons - The Importance of Being a Kata Learner …

Today’s guest is Julie Simmons, I’m really excited about our guest today. I was lucky enough to interview both and and they talked about Kata Girl Geeks, which if you haven’t checked it out yet, is an awesome community of …

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Sept. 8, 2021

Episode 056: Matt Whiat - The Human Element & Building Cultures to De…

In every episode, I ask our guest to share with us a favorite quote or mantra from a leader and why they chose that quote. In shared a quote from our guest today, Matt Whiat. I reached out to Matt …

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Sept. 1, 2021

Episode 055 : Paul Critchley - With Lean If You Don't Quit, You Don't…

Today’s guest is Paul Critchley, Paul Critchley is a recognized thought leader on employee engagement and continuous improvement and has helped businesses around the world achieve greater levels of success through the application of Lean techniques....

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Aug. 25, 2021

Episode 054 : Gemma Jones - Using Toyota Kata to Impact Improvement i…

Today’s guest is Gemma Jones. Gemma started her career studying Mechanical Engineering. She quickly discovered the world of Continuous Improvement and spent 20 years working to improve processes and systems within various manufacturing industries...

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Aug. 18, 2021

Episode 053 : Tracy Defoe - Learning Together with Toyota Kata

Today’s guest is Tracy Defoe, Tracy Defoe is an adult education consultant specializing in workplace learning. Her work history includes research, teaching, and program development - much of which culminates in peer-led learning. She is a proud Kata...

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Aug. 11, 2021

Episode 052 : Rick Bohan - The Importance of Conversation in Lean

Today’s guest is Rick Bohan, Rick is the Owner and Director of Chagrin River Consulting in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Rick’s route in his path to working in lean and continuous improvement started with a mining company in eastern Kentucky,...

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Aug. 4, 2021

Episode 051: Adam Lawrence - Continuous Improvement and The Wheel of …

Today’s guest is Adam Lawrence. Adam is the Managing Partner of Process Improvement Partners, LLC. He has 30+ years of experience in process improvement activities, targeted at manufacturing and business processes. Having facilitated 300+ Kaizen...

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July 21, 2021

Episode 050 : Kara Cuzzetto - Anything Is Possible When You Trust The…

Today’s guest is Kara Cuzzetto, Kara is a Pacific Northwest Native, has been married for 30 years, is blessed with three beautiful children, and is expecting her first grandchild in July. She began her continuous improvement journey in 2001...

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July 14, 2021

Episode 049: Paul Dunlop - The Answers to Your Problems Are Already H…

Today’s guest is Paul Dunlop, Paul brings with him over 20 years of management and manufacturing experience across a broad range of industries. In his operational management roles, Paul has led successful Lean implementation and transformations...

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July 7, 2021

Episode 048: David Veech - Problem Solving as a Strategic Advantage

Today’s guest is David Veech, David has an extensive professional background in leadership, operational excellence, lean systems, and problem-solving. He has built a solid foundation on what it takes to deliver compelling messages that provide...

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