What’s the real purpose behind the Japanese practices integral to lean management —like kata, obeya, and A3 reports? These methods are often misunderstood as mere templates or formats, without recognizing …
Read the blog post Since 2012, I've had the opportunity to visit Japan six times, each trip a deep learning experience–rich with lessons about Lean, Kaizen, leadership, culture, and continuous improvement. …
What You’ll Learn:Are you learning about improvement or actually doing it? In this episode, host Patrick Adams is joined by continuous improvement leader Brian DeVries to dig into the power …
My guest for Episode #527 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dave Fitzpatrick, co-founder of Zenkai Improvement Partners and a 30-year resident of Japan. Dave brings a unique perspective …
My guest for Episode #308 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is C.J. Stewart, co-founder and Chief Visionary Officer at the LEAD Center for Youth, an Atlanta-based nonprofit focused on empowering Black …
In this bonus episode of My Favorite Mistake, host Mark Graban welcomes back Dr. Thom Mayer, the longtime Medical Director for the NFL Players Association. Thom previously joined us in …
In this podcast, I share the results of a “Lean at Home” project I performed within the last year as part of a training and certification program I piloted with …
Carrie Willetts is one of the next-generation leaders of the Habitual Excellence movement, finding new ways to connect its ideas to everyone in the organization, practically and efficiently, using plainer …
What You’ll Learn: Join us for this Speaker Special featuring Billy Ray Taylor, with hosts Patrick Adams and Andy Olrich. They discuss Billy Ray Taylor’s keynote presentation from the 2024 …
The blog post Nearly 30 years ago, I had my first real encounter with what not to do as a leader. I was working in a General Motors factory where …
