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Lean Blog Interviews — Bonus: Billy Taylor’s “Favorite Mistake”

I’m crossposting Episode #5 of my new podcast series “My Favorite Mistake.”My guest here is Billy Taylor, who was my guest on episodes #293 and 298 of this series, Lean Blog Interviews. Billy is a retired operations executive with Goodyear who now has h…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 368: Steven J. Spear Remembers Hajime Oba of Toyota

MIT professor, author, and consultanthttp://www.leanblog.org/386Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most influential teachers and mentors, Hajime Oba, who passed away earlier this month…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 385: Emily Elrod on What it Means to Work “WISE”

Coach and entrepreneurhttp://www.leanblog.org/385My guest for Episode #385 of the podcast is Emily Elrod, the president of the firm Workzbe, based in Georgia.We have shared interests in Lean, ergonomics, healthcare and creating better workplaces. We m…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 384: Craig Gygi on the “Truth About Data”

http://www.leanblog.org/384Joining me today for Episode #384 of the podcast is Craig Gygi, co-author of the book Six Sigma for Dummies. He also managing principal and owner of the firm Strategic Productivity. You can read his full bio there. He also has…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 383: Patrick Anderson on Deming, Lean, and Shifting From Command and Control

http://www.leanblog.org/383Joining me today for Episode #383 of the podcast is Patrick Anderson, the CEO of the Rural Alaska Community Action Program, Inc. (or “RurAL CAP”). Patrick was previously a guest way back in Episodes #53 and #71.Today, we’ll t…

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Lean Blog Interviews — Announcing a New Podcast Series: “My Favorite Mistake: Reflections From Business Leaders”

Learn more: http://leanblog.org/audio309Subscribe: http://myfavoritemistakepodcast.com/ 

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Lean Blog Interviews — 382: Tom Peters on Managing During the Madness of Covid Times and Beyond

https://www.leanblog.org/382 for show notes and moreI’m really excited to be speaking to my guest for Episode #382 of the podcast… he is the legendary Tom Peters — author, speaker, and consultant. His response to me calling him “legendary” at the start …

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Lean Blog Interviews — 381: John Toussaint, MD on Managing During Covid-19 Times & Beyond

http://www.leanblog.org/381Joining me for the ninth time on the podcast, for Episode #381, is Dr. John Toussaint, chairman of Catalysis. John is author or co-author of three books — well actually it’s four books, as a new one is available for pre-order…

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Lean Blog Interviews — Dr. Randal Pinkett Reflects on Winning “The Apprentice,” Re-Watching it With His Daughter, and More

This is an excerpt from Episode #380 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast. Host Mark Graban interviews Dr. Randal Pinkett and Dr. Jeffrey Robinson and, in this clip, they reflect on Randal winning “The Apprentice” (the only person of color to do so) and h…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 380: Dr. Randal Pinkett & Dr. Jeffrey Robinson on “Black Faces in White Places,” The Apprentice, and More

https://www.leanblog.org/380Today’s episode, #380, is very special to me for a number of reasons. For one, it’s part of the #RootCauseRacism series that Deondra Wardelle has organized on my blog this week. Secondly, I’m joined by Dr. Randal Pinkett and …

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