The Edges of Lean, by Bella Englebach
Continuous Improvement and Why Tools are Not Enough, with Martina Kuhlmeyer
Martina Kuhlmeyer has an impeccable lean background, including a Master Blackbelt certification from GE. So why is she not focused on lean tools these days? Let’s hear her …
Kevin Herring specializes in business turnarounds – helping organizations create high-performing teams. His interest in how humans thrive in a workplace started all the way back in college – not in a class but at a summer job. A job that he consider…
Do you think there are differences between a lean culture and a culture for lean innovation? Norbert Majerus loved being an engineer in part because he was better with numbers than with people. But when Norbert was entrusted with leading the lean i…
Some compelling features of agile product development are flexibility and resilience. An agile project can deal with problems and new learning and pivot to take advantage of that new learning. My guest, Katja Schleicher has insights about how to appl…
Dr. Anjani Mahabashya had a childhood dream to be a doctor. She achieved her dream and got her dream job working in a premier medical center. Everything came crashing down the day she had a devastating fall. She is here to share what she learned abou…
Continuously Improving Your LinkedIn Profile with Daniel Alfon
When I first created my LinkedIn account, I added my name, and a nice picture and uploaded my resume. It turns out, for those of us who work as consultants and coaches, those resumes …
Do you have a website? If you’re like me and have a website (like I have at leanforhumans.com), you know that you need to work on your search engine optimization (SEO). And if you’re like me and most others, how to do that can be a complete mystery….
One of the secrets of getting to “flow” in a work process is to “level the load.“
Not overburdening the process and managing the natural volatility of inputs has a remarkable effect on productivity. My guest, Kevin Gazzara, has insights into how to …
The role of a good coach in continuous improvement is a key to CI success.
At some point, we all need to step into the role of a coach whether as a leader, a professional coach, or simply coaching others in our day-to-day interactions. Sam Morgan ha…
In Lean, we know the value of getting ideas from the people who are doing the work, especially when it comes to ideas for improvement. But what happens when your organization feels like it is too big to get ideas from everyone effectively? What if y…
