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Author: Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rourke

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 99: Spiritualean, with Allison Kestenbaum

It’s Episode 99 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with Allison Kestenbaum, the Supervisor of Spiritual Care and Clinical Pastoral Education at UC San Diego Health. She just got her Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification so we dig …

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 98: Lean Life Sharing: Making Organ Donation Work, with Jeff Trageser and Mike Vazquez

It’s Episode 98 and the highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with Lifesharing’s Executive Team—Jeff Trageser and Mike Vazquez. Lifesharing is a nonprofit arm of UC San Diego Health dedicated to organ procurement and—lucky for everyone—they’…

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 97: Let Go To Lead, with Cheryl Jekiel

It’s Episode 97 and the  highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with Cheryl Jekiel, the Founder of Lean Leadership Center, get the scoop on her latest book, Let Go To Lead. Cheryl has a deep background in helping managers go from overpowering…

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 96: Lean & Stone Soup Diversity, with Dannette Nelson

It’s Episode 96 and the highlight is Tracy and Elisabeth’s interview with Dannette Nelson, the Owner of Stone Soup Diversity. Dannette brings her startup experience and a little Lean Six Sigma sauce to the diversity conversation which has given her t…

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 95: Running the Experiments at Menlo Innovations, with Rich Sheridan

It’s episode 95 and the highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with Rich Sheridan, the CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations. Rich’s ingeniously Lean-incognito workplace sparks joy in all who enter. Menlo recovered from Covid with …

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 94: A Lean Revolution in Higher Education, with Krista Schulte

It’s Episode 94 and the highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with Krista Schulte, the Assistant Director of Operational Excellence for the University of Michigan. Krista gave us a glimpse into how Lean gains traction in higher education. …

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 93: When Strategy, Vision, and Queens Convene, with Deondra Wardelle

It’s episode 93 and the highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with the internet doyenne, Deondra Wardelle. We explore the intersection she’s created between Vision, Strategy, and Continuous Improvement—and maybe tiaras For Hot Apps, Deondr…

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 92: Embracing Mistakes, Courage, and Culture, with Mark Graban

It’s Episode 92 and the highlight is Tracy & Elisabeth’s interview with powerhouse author Mark Graban. They dig into his latest book that just hit the bookshelves—The Mistakes that Make Us. They delve into how he turned an innovative podcast in…

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 91: Six Sigma Sauvignon, with Christian and Rachel Ahlmann

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 …

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The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast — 90: Four-Legged Lean and the Voice of the Underdog, with Katie Labedz

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…

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