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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: 11: A King is Saved, and a Workweek Shortened

In Episode 11 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban gets a rest, and Jamie Flinchbaugh co-hosts along with long-time friend and colleague Susan Pleasant, who was first a client and later a partner. Susan brings 30 years of operations experience, and has consul…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 10: The Grinch Stole our Tech, Holiday Whiskey, and Getting Ready for 2020

http://www.leanblog.org/whiskey10 In Episode 10 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh do their best to work through technology issues, as the Grinch clearly didn’t want us to record. We apologize if this affected the final product just a l…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 9: Affordable Bourbon, Halloween, Air Travel, Six Sigma, and Lean as a 2nd Job

In Episode 9 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh link up on Halloween night to share a drink and ideas about lean. We discuss air travel, which we both experience in volume, and taste affordable whiskeys under $35.  We both agree handing o…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 8: Lean Gin! And “Chummy Lean Chat” with Cristal Totterman

 http://leanblog.org/whiskey8We have a new guest host for Episode #8 of Lean Whiskey. I’m joined by my friend and colleague Cristal Totterman and we’re drinking gin today on her recommendation… so this is “Lean Gin.” We’re also enjoying what Cristal …

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 7: Sharing Whiskey Samples and Bringing Lean Home

http://www.leanblog.org/whiskey7 Today, Jamie and Mark share whiskey samples from each other’s collections and talk about some recent work projects. They explore whether you should bring Lean home, and apply it “with” (not “to”???) your spouse or famil…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 6: Speyside Scotch, Lee Iacocca, and Ross Perot

http://www.leanblog.org/whiskey6 After the last episode with guest host Paul Critchley, I’m once again joined by Jamie Flinchbaugh for another “Lean Whiskey” podcast.In Episode 6 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh explore two icons as l…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 5: Old Smokey, Rabbit Hole, Lean Transformation, Automation, and Pet Peeves

http://www.leanblog.org/whiskey5 Joining me today is a guest host, my friend Paul Critchley. Paul has been a guest blogger here on LeanBlog.org. A few months back, we also collaborated to host a “Measures of Success” workshop in Massachusetts. We had so…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 4: Nikka Whisky, Performance Reviews, KPIs, and an Interrupting Cat

Show notes: http://leanblog.org/whiskey4In Episode 4 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh (and a cameo from his cat Rocco), join forces to enjoy a casual conversation — mostly about lean and a little bit about whiskey.

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 3: Kentucky Ryes, Surgical Behavior, Lean & Robots, Pet Peeves

https://www.leanblog.org/whiskey3This is “take 3” for this episode. The original file had an editing error… it wasn’t because of whiskey. I’m just sloppy sometimes. Then, there was some glitch that I can’t figure out. If there are audio glitches, ple…

Lean Coffee Talk (Formerly Lean Whiskey)

Lean Whiskey: 2: Glenns Creek Distilling, GE, Boeing, and More

http://www.leanblog.org/whiskey2In Episode 2 of Lean Whiskey, we’re exploring the one true “lean thinking” driven whiskey of Glenns Creek Distillery, by The Toyota Way Fieldbook author David Meier. We also explore lean news covering GE, Danaher, and Boe…

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