The Edges of Lean, by Bella Englebach
Many of us in the continuous improvement community want to write a book. It can be a lot of fun to write a book, but it takes planning and effort. …
Episode: Continuous Improvement and Getting to the Root of Belonging with Sonia Lewis Sonia Lewis joins me to delve into what it really takes to get to the roots of …
Episode 24: Continuous Improvement and Building a Resilient Culture
In Jodi Woelkerling’s book, World Class Leadership :10 Critical Insights Every Leader Needs to Know to Foster, Create and Build an Enduring Resilient Culture she shares how stress as…
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND THE KIND LEADER WITH KARYN ROSS
In today’s age, when companies’ primary outlook is to compete and win, bad management and leadership practices are rampant. Many people suffer inside organizations because of this. In this ep…
Robin Tillotson is an advocate for successful aging and a budding Kata Geek. She joins me with her coach, Deondra Wardelle, to talk about the joys of and strengths of black women over 50, international travel, and the Toyota Kata. You will be inspire…
When you’re striving to improve, you might might some of the problems you want to solve are due to internal conflict. And sometimes the changes you hope to make create conflict! Dr. Ted Thompson tells us about the field of peace and conflict resolu…
Have you had your lean thinking history lessons? We are told that what we call lean is derived from the Toyota production system, and that is true. But there’s more to the story. Lean principles are found in many places and situations beyond Toyota …
What a year we’ve been through! One thing you can say for sure about the COVID-19 pandemic is that we’ve all experienced massive change, and a lot of that change has involved loss. Some have lost family members, friends, neighbor, some have lost jo…
Continuous improvement is something we learn at work (usually) and it’s complicated, right? Tools. process maps, new language, new ways of thinking – once we learn it, we can take some of it home. My guest, Katie Labedz has a different idea – why not…
Few of us win world championships – it takes talent, skill, and extraordinary dedication to become a world champion in any sport. Can you imagine becoming a world champion while also excelling at a full-time job? My guests is Shanti Abelha, who has a…
