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Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership

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Mark Graban interviews leaders, innovators, and practitioners in the Lean methodology and management system. Topics include Lean manufacturing, Lean healthcare, Lean startups, and Lean enterprises. Visit the blog at www.leanblog.org. For feedback, email [email protected]
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Trailer - Lean Blog Interviews

Visit our website at www.leancast.org. Lean Blog Interviews is hosted and produced by Mark Graban. 
7/21/20231 minute, 17 seconds
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Steel Toes and Stilettos, an Interview with Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels

Episode page: https://www.leanblog.org/438 My guests for Episode #438 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Shannon Karels and Kathy Miller, the authors of the recently-released book Steel Toes and Stilettos: A True Story of Women Manufacturing Leaders and Lean Transformation Success. Their website is opsisters.com. Kathy Miller is a Senior Operations Executive who has held numerous global vice president and director roles both in manufacturing and lean enterprise leadership.  Kathy is a Shingo Prize Recipient for Large Businesses as a Plant Manager.   She started her career in Operations as a 17-year-old co-op student at a vehicle assembly plant, and progressed through engineering, marketing, lean, and operations leadership roles, working for four large publicly traded corporations in executive roles.   Shannon Karels is a Senior Operations Manager who has led multiple lean transformations and run operations for two large publicly traded corporations across various industries and business models.  She started her career in supply chain management and progressed through lean and operations leadership roles.  Today, we discuss topics and questions including: What are your Lean origin stories? Kathy – what was the motivation for Lean– catching up to Toyota? Main goals?  Shannon – starting point, the business was losing money? The “right way to run a business” – what appealed most to you? Kathy: how to help break old habits and truly embrace what's being taught? Other coaches and influences? Including Chris Harris, John Shook, Jim Womack How did auto experience translate to first job outside of GM/Delphi? Story behind the book? How much of the book is about issues faced by women in manufacturing? The lean facilitator and the General Manager – how do the roles and responsibilities break down in a lean transformation? Your passion for safety? Where did that develop in each of you? Lean in the office? Carpet land? The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network. 
2/2/202258 minutes, 43 seconds
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Ben Bensaou: From Lean Production to ”Built to Innovate”

Professor at INSEAD, author of "Built to Innovate" Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/434 My guest for Episode #434 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Ben Bensaou. He is an INSEAD professor and author of Built to Innovate: Essential Practices to Wire Innovation into Your Company's DNA. Ben earned his PhD at the MIT Sloan School of Management, where I was an MBA student. He was part of Jim Womack‘s research team that studied the auto industry and that group coined the term “Lean.” He's joining us from Kobe, Japan, where he is on sabbatical. Today, we discuss topics and questions including: I'm curious to hear your memories and reflections of the Womack research era “Japanese management model”? – how would you describe that?  Jim Womack episode on “Machine Revisited” Labor / talent shortages — similar challenge in Europe or Japan now? Was there anything from that research that wasn't widely understood by readers and business leaders? “It's a mindset” not tools, techniques, and gimmicks  Parallels to innovation? How much is a mindset? The importance of building trust with suppliers “Innovation is everybody's job” “The fundamental is trust in people” “… permission to innovate” – culture and environment Is there a spectrum between C.I. and innovation? Can innovation be taught? Can innovation be a process? Innovation as a noun vs. innovating as a verb Why are middle managers so important for innovation and is this surprising to people? Not just the “genius leaders” “Innovation ambassadors” – coaches working with the middle managers If people think that Lean (and concepts like standardized work) stifle innovation, what's your response to that? “The power of process” doesn't stifle innovation… leads to innovation? The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network. 
1/5/202252 minutes, 21 seconds
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Karyn Ross, Lean and Kind Leadership

Show notes: https://www.leanblog.org/427  My guest for Episode #427 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is a returning guest, Karyn Ross. She was previously a guest in Episodes 266 and 411. She was also my guest for Episode #3 of My Favorite Mistake. Karyn has a new book called The Kind Leader: A Practical Guide to Eliminating Fear, Creating Trust, and Leading with Kindness. Scroll down for a 20% coupon you can use if you buy through the publisher. You can also enter to win a copy. Today, we talk the book and more, with topics and questions including: How do you define kindness? NPR story on the kindest family How do we help people understand that kindness is not a sign of weakness?  My Favorite Mistake (out Thursday) Moses Harris interview Episode #110 How much unkind behavior is driven by people being scared? "Vicious circle of fear" "Collaboration, cooperation and kindness" chapter heading -- reminds me of how Dr. Deming used to rail against competition -- and I think that's especially true when talking about internal competition Systemic root causes of fear and unkind behavior -- Kind leaders can affect the system... Kindness and respect? Connections to Lean in the book A time when someone was kind to you at work? Recent KaiNexus webinar on psychological safety... also proven to drive results Workshop with Jessica House on the topic Blaming instinct...What do you mean by "always assume positive intent"? - examples? Negativity bias "Prefectionism isn't Kind" online workshop with Amy Mervak Morning session Afternoon session Little Kind Words Talk Show -- lessons learned from that? Doing live streaming -- "practice accepting what is" We're always learning... what have you learned about kindness since the book was published? "Pop up kindness stand"? -- WSJ article The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more. This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network. 
10/13/202155 minutes, 16 seconds