Some problem-solving wisdom comes from advanced frameworks. Other wisdom comes from eighth-grade science class. Eric Harding holds onto both. In this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh sits …
Jeff Liker was guest number three on this podcast back in August 2006. He has been back seven times since, which makes him one of the most frequent guests in …
Learn more and apply for the November 2026 cohort of my Japan Leadership Experience: https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/ What does it really take to sustain a culture of continuous improvement – through pressure …
Improvement efforts stall for reasons every CI practitioner knows by heart: unclear problem statements, missing data, inconsistent teams, rejected countermeasures. Anne Frewin argues those are symptoms. The root cause is …
What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams welcomes back Beth Carrington to explore the difference between simply executing action plans and developing true scientific thinking through …
Eric Ries had a 40-page business plan. An Excel model so complicated it would crash Excel. A team of elite students, real investors, and a working product. What he didn’t …
Learn more and apply for the November 2026 cohort of my Japan Leadership Experience: https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/ Lean has always been about people. We just kept reaching for the tools, without understanding …
Why do so many quality programs fall apart the moment the firefighter walks out the door? My guest for this episode of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Chad Diggs, …
In this episode of Habitual Excellence, Ken Segel speaks with Dr. James Shamiyeh, Chief Operating Officer at University Tennessee Medical, about the organization’s Everyday Excellence journey and what it takes …
A title change is not a culture change. In this episode, Mark Graban draws on his early experience at GM in the mid-1990s — where “foreman” became “team coordinator” overnight …
