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The Edges of Lean

The Edges of Lean — Episode 17: Continuous Improvement and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Few of us win world championships – it takes talent, skill, and extraordinary dedication to become a world champion in any sport. Can you imagine becoming a world champion while also excelling at a full-time job? My guests is Shanti Abelha, who has a…

The Edges of Lean

The Edges of Lean — Episode 16: Continuous Improvement and Encouragement

My guest today, Dale Power, says that encouragement is rocket fuel. She’s seen encouragement change lives and today she’s going to share her passion project and help us see how we can use that rocket fuel to propel ourselves, our colleagues, and our …

The Edges of Lean

The Edges of Lean — Episode 15: Continuous Improvement and Non-Verbal Communication

As a manager, supervisor, continuous improvement facilitator, or coach, you know that communication is a key skill for success and improvement. So, how we are communicating?  We know what we say is important,  right? And most of us would acknowledge …

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The Edges of Lean — Episode 14: Continuous Improvement and Construction

Take a look at the building that you are in.  Foundation, walls, floors, roof, wiring, lighting, windows, doors, plumbing, heat, air conditioning, and  so much more..  So many components – and so many people involved from design to delivery. It’s not…

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The Edges of Lean — Continuous Improvement and Improving Your Kaizen

When you’ve been practicing continuous improvement for a while, whether as an internal or external consultant, you follow your own advice, and create standard work for yourself. You have an approach to training, and approach to coaching, and an appro…

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The Edges of Lean — Episode 12: Continuous Improvement and the Cheerleader.

The mysteriously silent lean sensei is an archetype – but is that the only model for a lean leader?  My guest, Tina Provost, joins me to talk about the value of positivity, encouragement, even of of peppiness, and the lessons she brings from college …

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The Edges of Lean — Episode 11: Continuous Improvement and Creative Thinking

A long time ago, in a breakroom far far away, I got into a heated debate with a fellow improvement professional over the topic of standard work. I had just completed my Creative Problem Solving facilitation training, and was excited about using my ne…

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The Edges of Lean — Episode 10: Continuous Improvement, Holistic Dentistry, and Piercing

I can only imagine what you’re thinking! What on earth do dentistry, and piercing have to with each other, never mind to do with lean or continuous improvement?  But when I think about it, there are a lot of parallels between a dentist’s office and a…

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The Edges of Lean — Episode 9: Continuous Improvement and the Law

If you made a list of organizations that were unlikely to implement lean practices, you might put law firms pretty high on the list.  But Barry Appleman Leiden, (BAL) a top corporate immigration law firm, would not be on that list, because they are a…

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The Edges of Lean — Episode 8: Continuous Improvement and Root Cause Racism

Think back to your first continuous improvement training?  What did you learn about? Define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC)?  Or was it a lean training, and you talked about single-piece flow and how to define waste?  Did the topic of rac…

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