It’s Episode 91 and the highlight is Tracy’s interview with Rachel and Christian Ahlmann. They own a winery that answers the question, what if you combined Six Sigma with fermentation? The most efficient venue for growing, bottling, and tasting in …
It’s Episode 90 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with a kindred Lean spirit and author, Katie Labedz! She’s written a couple of very accessible books and they uncover her secrets to helping ordinary people apply Lean to places y…
It’s Episode 89 and the highlight is Elisabeth and Tracy! They were so excited that they completely hijacked the podcast, so this month’s episode is dedicated to the cafe founders. Elisabeth discovers what led to Tracy’s internet-busting lean parody …
It’s Episode 88 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with Miguel Rodriguez. Miguel is the Educational Technology Analyst in charge of Communication for this year’s Process Palooza—UC San Diego’s signature live, Lean Six Sigma Compet…
It’s episode 87, and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with Dr. Eric Cunningham, the dynamic Superintendent for Halifax County, North Carolina. He’s got some inspiring insights on how to build problem solvers in education. He knows wha…
It’s Episode 86 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with power consultant Karen Martin. A prolific author and longtime Lean Six Sigma juggernaut—Karen opens up about principles and educational science that form the backbone of her TK…
It’s Episode 85 and the highlight is our interview with the effervescent Billy Ray Taylor where we discuss his new book The Winning Link. Billy is charismatic, plain-spoken, his retirement got short-circuited by his amazing ability to help build hi…
It’s Episode 84 and the highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with Lean practitioner Arnout Orelio who’s latest book, Lean Thinking for Emerging Healthcare Leaders, is coming out this fall. Great insights on what makes improvements “stick” in heal…
It’s Episode 83 and the highlight is Tracy’s interview with AME President Kimberlee Humphrey. We’ll get an inside look at the Association for Manufacturing Excellence, what’s in store for the Dallas conference, and how Kimberlee is changing the status …
It’s Episode 82 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with the host of the Lean Leadership for Ops Managers Podcast, Jamie Parker. She calls herself a “Recovering Command & Control” manager and we’ll find out how she uses that experience…
