The Edges of Lean, by Bella Englebach
Remote work: it’s here to stay, and that impacts everything! For many remote workers, it’s still something new. But for Mari Anne Snow, who is the author of the soon-to-be-released “Remote Work Handbook,” remote work has been her area of expertise for mo…
What does a PhD candidate look like? What does a “Lean Six Sigma expert” look like? How about a CEO? My guest Kathryn McIver wants you to know why how we look impacts our opportunities. So, she changed the topic of her PhD dissertation to research look…
Where do we work? It is one of the biggest questions facing leaders today. It doesn’t look like employees are flocking back to offices, and remote and hybrid work sure seem like they’re here to stay. Does that mean we can’t have the culture we want? In h…
Many of us start our continuous improvement learning in a training class. And many of us deliver CI training. How effective is that training? Does it prepare us to lead improvement? Some training programs are more successful than others in preparing peo…
As a lean leader, you take “Respect for People” very seriously. What happens when one of your colleagues, team members or employees is going through a serious illness like cancer? How should you demonstrate “Respect for People?” And what should you not …
Do you hate get up to speak in front of people? Do you have to do it achieve your goals? Brenden Kumarasamy knows just how you fell, and he is ready to help! Brenden joins me for some surprising tips on how to not only get comfortable – but maybe even en…
Here at the Edges of Lean, one of my great pleasures is learning from people who practice lean thinking, but who don’t think of themselves as lean practitioners. William Attaway is one of those people.
In lean, we know how vital leadership is. William …
Michaell Magrutsche thinks that systems get in the way of our humanity. I believe that (good) systems are necessary for humanity to thrive. I thought a conversation was in order!
Michaell Magrutsche
Michaell is a California Multimedia Artist, writer…
. A leader is the one who steers the ship in the right direction. Direction setting is not easy – and Greg Offner has applied the benefits of root cause analysis to help leaders explore goals: Greg joins me to share this approach Root GOAL Analysis) and …
