The New England Lean Podcast — S2 18: The Façade of Excellence with John Dyer

This week welcome my good friend John Dyer to the show!

​​John Dyer is president of the JD&A – Process Innovation Co. and has 32 years of experience in the field of improving processes. He started his career with General Electric and then worked for Ingersoll-Rand before starting his own consulting company.

John graduated in 1985 with an Electrical Engineering degree from Tennessee Tech University.

He has also been a Contributing Editor for IndustryWeek magazine, and has written over 25 articles, several of which have been included in the list of “most read”. John has also served as a judge in the past five IndustryWeek “Best Plants” annual competitions.

In this episode, we delve deep into Real Lean versus Fake Lean, Lean Leadership and what it takes to Sustain the Gains made from engaging the workforce with Lean methods and principles. All of this is covered in his groundbreaking book, The Façade of Excellence!

As always – I hope you enjoy it, and I hope you get something from it! Make it a great week!

John’s contact info:

Link to Virginia Tech class: https://www.vtrc.vt.edu/organizational-improvement/effectivemeetings.html

John’s Industry Week articles: https://www.industryweek.com/home/contact/22028785/john-dyer

John’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/JohnDyerPI

John’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-dyer-75a646/

John’s Book “The Façade of Excellence”: https://www.amazon.com/Fa%C3%A7ade-Excellence-Defining-Normal-Leadership/dp/0367145332/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3RRJ0JNSKVCS1&dchild=1&keywords=facade+of+excellence+john+dyer&qid=1620607352&sprefix=facade+of+excell%2Caps%2C193&sr=8-1

New England Lean Consulting is the Northeast’s premier business consulting firm, helping small-to-medium sized businesses with strategic leadership and operational methodologies that help your company lower costs, increase capacity and win more customers. Our industry experienced consultants provide guidance with the latest business solutions that help you to grow your business deliberately and strategically in order to sustain a long-term competitive advantage within the marketplace.

Paul W. Critchley, President & Founder of New England Lean Consulting:

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