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Category: Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Coffee Talk, by Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 38: Toasting the U.S. Micro Whiskey of the Year (Glenns Creek OCD #5), and the Need to Recommit to Patient Safety

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What do you do when you are chosen as Jim Murray’s US Micro Whiskey of the Year? You pop in to join Mark and Jamie on Lean Whiskey to talk about it. At least that’s what our friend David Meier of Glenns Creek Distilli…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 37: Starbucks’ Gemba, Toyota’s Tour, Product Innovation & Lean Process Improvements

Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh
Alternative title: “I’ll have a half-caff no-whip soy-milk chestnut praline latte… to-go”
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In Episode 37, we wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays with some new (to us) hol…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 36: Jamie Flinchbaugh & Chris Kauzmann on Design Thinking’s Relationship to Lean Thinking

In Episode 36, Jamie Flinchbaugh is joined by Chris Kauzmann, an Adjunct Faculty and Innovator in Residence at Lehigh University. Chris, a self-described “bottom shelf” whiskey drinker, joins Jamie to sample some Nikka Coffee Malt Whiskey and Blue Ru…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 35: We’re tired, but not tired of whisky. A gemba walk will pick us up…

In Episode 35, Mark is recently back from his Scotland gemba visit. He isn’t tired from jet lag, or from whiskey, but nevertheless, Mark and Jamie both end up complaining about being tired. Maybe we’re just…old (gasp). We also didn’t plan our color coord…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 34: Crazy Ideas, From Shipping Flowers to Crab Whiskey

Episode page: https://leanblog.org/whiskey34
In Episode 34, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh begin by belatedly celebrating the 3rd birthday of Lean Whiskey. No, this wasn’t a pandemic-launched podcast, although if we hadn’t started it yet it probably w…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 33: On the Road Again and In Person for the First Time

Episode page: https://leanblog.org/whiskey33
In Episode 33, we recognize some of the back to normal which includes Mark heading out on the road to do consulting again. That brings Mark close enough to Jamie for a new first: an in-person recording of Lean…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 32: Employee Engagement Beyond Buying Them Pizza (or Bourbon)

Episode page: https://www.leanblog.org/whiskey32
In Episode 32 of “Lean Whiskey,” Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh have a first… comparing two similar whiskeys from the same distiller. In this case, family-owned Willett and their Willett Pot Still Reser…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 31: End a Year, End a Bottle; Start a Year, Start a Bottle

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/whiskey31
In Episode 31 of “Lean Whiskey,” Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh discuss the routines and practices of wrapping up a year, and kicking off a new year.
In that spirit, we either finish a bottle of whiskey, …

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 30: Celebrating 30 Episodes, Writing Books, and Great Whiskey

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/whiskey30
In Episode 30 of “Lean Whiskey“, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh find things to celebrate, starting with the fact that we have hit 30 episodes.
In that time, we’ve had 14 guests or co-hosts, and tasted 56 …

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey — 29: Yellow Cards, Coffee Cocktails, and a Smashed Barrel

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/whiskey29
In Episode 29, it’s been a little while since Mark and Jamie got together for Lean Whiskey. We catch up on what’s new, which includes Mark’s new certification with distinction with the WSET Level 2 Spirits c…

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