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My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — Revisited: Tom Peters on Getting Fired from McKinsey and Extreme Humanism

In 1977, Tom Peters was fired from McKinsey. He had become so absorbed in the research that turned into In Search of Excellence that he lost track of the firm’s …

Lean Six Sigma Bursts

Lean Six Sigma Bursts: E146: Why Lean Teaches Takt Time Instead of Productivity Metrics

In this episode, I share a topic that has come up when teaching Takt Time to my students. Takt time is the available time divided by the customer demand. It …

JIT Cafe

The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 123: JITCafe Ep123 Cut v03

After a slightly extended coffee break, the Just-in-Time Café is BACK! Our featured guest is Rebecca Moyers, Director of Operational Excellence for the State of Missouri, where she’s helping 17 …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 88| When Urgency Isn’t an Emergency: How to Choose When to Step In

Stepping back is stepping up. But it’s not stepping away. Every time I say that, I get the same question: aren’t there times I should step in? And yes, there …

Lean Blog Interviews

Lean Blog — 551: Courage, Humility, Kaizen: Toyota Leadership Lessons from the Georgetown Turnaround – Darril Wilburn

Episode page with video, transcript, and more: https://leanblog.org/551 My guest for Episode #551 of Lean Blog Interviews is Darril Wilburn, a senior partner at Honsha.ORG, a founding partner at niwaki, …

The Lean Solutions Podcast

The Lean Solutions Podcast: One Execution Mistake and How to Fix It

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Shayne Daughenbaugh is joined by Jesse DePriest to explore why accountability is often misunderstood and how leaders can transform it from …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — Revisited: Medical Errors and Honesty with Dr. David Mayer

After a wrong-side surgery, the patient was told that the team had discovered and repaired a second hernia. Dr. David Mayer, then an anesthesia resident, knew that wasn’t what had …

People Solve Problems

People Solve Problems Mark Fegley, VP and Team Manager at Gartner: Why New Technology Just Helps You Fail Faster

In this episode of People Solve Problems, Jamie Flinchbaugh speaks with Mark Fegley, VP and Team Manager at Gartner. Mark brings more than 20 years of global supply chain leadership …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 87| When Help Becomes Unhelpful: How Providing Support Develops People

Help and support. Two words we use almost interchangeably. But do they mean the same thing? And does the distinction even matter? It does. Because your help can be the …

The Lean Solutions Podcast

The Lean Solutions Podcast: Don’t Automate the Waste

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:In this episode, Shayne Daughenbaugh is joined by Dr. Anas Saeed to explore how organizations can successfully integrate artificial intelligence and automation into their business …

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