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Lean Blog Interviews — 311: Jess Orr, Lessons from Toyota and Beyond

http://www.leanblog.org/311 My guest for Episode 311 is Jess Orr, a continuous improvement practitioner at WestRock, a large paper and packaging company, where she helps plants foster a culture of continuous improvement and employee engagement. Her exper…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 310: Steve Shortell, The Impact of #Lean on Healthcare

Steve Shortell, The Impact of #Lean on Healthcare Quality http://leanblog.org/310 Joining me again for Episode 310 is Stephen M. Shortell Ph.D., MPH, MBA. He is Blue Cross of California Distinguished Professorship, HPM and is a Professor of Organizationa…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 309: David Meier, Bourbon and Continuous Improvement

Back on the podcast for the sixth time is my friend David Meier, a Lean / TPS consultant who is a former Toyota leader at their plant in Georgetown, Kentucky. As we mentioned in our April episode (#304), he’s gotten into what’s, perhaps, the most Kentuck…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 308: Mike Grogan, Personal Lean and Lessons Learned

Joining me again for Episode #308 is Mike Grogan, a previous guest in episodes #182 (from Tanzania) and #224. Mike now lives in the Philippines, where he’s helping and coaching many people and has written a new book, The MESSI Way.In this episode, we t…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 307: Andre DeMerchant, “You Can’t Cut Your Way to Success”

Joining me for Episode #307 of the podcast is my friend Andre DeMerchant, the President of DeMerchant Healthcare Solutions Inc., based in Kitchener, Ontario. We first crossed paths when we had the chance to work together with an American healthcare clien…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 306: Mark Valenti, Motivational Interviewing

Podcast #306 – Mark D. Valenti, Motivational Interviewing and Health System Improvement My guest for Episode #306 is Mark D. Valenti, the manager of training, education, and workflow integration for the Enhanced Community Care Management (ECCM) at Highma…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 305: Mark Graban, “The Toyota Way” in Healthcare

Respect for People and Continuous Improvement for Healthcare I was recently asked to do a recorded video presentation for a medical conference in Turkey. I spoke about the dual pillars of “The Toyota Way”: Respect for People Continuous Improvement The vi…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 304: David Meier, Lessons and Wisdom from Toyota

Back on the podcast for the fifth time is my friend David Meier, a Lean / TPS consultant who is a former Toyota leader at their plant in Georgetown, Kentucky. He’s gotten into what’s, perhaps, the most Kentucky of industries… distilling bourbon (and mo…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 303: Craig Deao, Effectively Engaging Employees

Joining me for Episode #303 is Craig Deao, a senior leader with Studer Group. From his bio: “Since 2006, Craig Deao, MHA, has been an integral part of Studer Group as a senior leader for the organization’s speaking and conferences teams, and he now direc…

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Lean Blog Interviews — 302: Katie Anderson on Japan: Standard Work, Customers, and

My guest for Episode #302 is Katie Anderson, following up on her last appearances in Episode #233 (when she was living in Japan) and Episode #275 (after she returned to the U.S.).Today, we’re chatting because I’ve just returned from a short trip to Jap…

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