Category: Podcast

Fall Down 7 times; Get Up 8 with Katie Anderson

This week welcome Katie Anderson BACK to the show! ​​For our first repeat guest episode, Katie and I talk about her book Learning to LEAD, Leading to LEARN; what the last year has been like for both of us, and what we’re both up to now. We will be recording our podcast live at the […]

How to encourage people to “Do Lean Right” with Paul Dunlop

This week welcome Paul Dunlop to the show! ​​Paul brings with him over 20 years of management and manufacturing experience in a broad range of industries. In his operational management and consultancy roles Paul has led successful Lean implementation and transformations using the principles of the Toyota Production System. Paul’s “people centered” approach is to […]

Season 2 Finale – Clarity First and Having It All with Karen Martin!

This week welcome Karen Martin to the show! ​​Karen Martin is the President of the global consulting firm TKMG, Inc. and President and Founder of TKMG Academy, Inc. Karen is a leading authority on business performance improvement, problem solving, and Lean management systems. She’s a two-time Shingo Award-winning author of The Outstanding Organization and coauthor […]

Coaching to Help Them Up with Dan Horwitz

This week welcome Dan Horwitz to the show! ​​Dan is a former collegiate basketball player, coach, author, and speaker. While playing college basketball, he was the recipient of the scholar athlete award in Athletics, 2-year team captain and honored with the sportsmanship award for 3 years. After college he went on to help coach at […]

Culture, Customs and getting through The Groan Zone with Adrienne Gil

This week welcome my friend Adrienne Gil to the show! ​​Adrienne is a Visionary Leader, Strategic Thinker and Solutions Focused Entrepreneur with a Master’s Degree in Public Health coupled with 20 years’ experience building local, state and national programs. An enthusiastic, creative, and strategic thinker, mentor, and adviser who believes everyone can learn and thrive […]

Fear, Respect for People and Developing Kind Leaders with Karyn Ross

This week welcome Karyn Ross to the show! ​​Karyn is an internationally acclaimed consultant, coach and lean practitioner who has taught organizations of all sizes, in sectors as diverse as insurance, HR, transportation and retail. She’s also the author of several books, How to Coach for Creativity , Service Excellence: A Lean Coaching Workbook, and […]

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 […]

Making Lean Office Visual with Ken Eakin and Craig Szelestowski

This week welcome Ken Eakin and Craig Szelestowski to the show! Ken Eakin is author of Office Lean: Understanding and Implementing Flow in Administrative and Professional Environments (CRC Press, 2020). He currently works as a Lean coach, facilitator and trainer on behalf of Lean Agility Inc. Prior to becoming a consultant, he worked as a […]

Tool Heads, Transformations and how “Principles and Values” beat “Missions and Visions” with Kevin Meyer

This week welcome Kevin Meyer to the show! ​​Kevin Meyer is a co-founder of Gemba Academy, which provides over 2,000 lean and six sigma videos to thousands of organizations worldwide. After receiving a degree in chemical engineering from Rensselaer in the early 80s, he worked in automotive lighting for a few years before spending most […]

Big Ideas, Bigger Goals and Balancing Leadership Power with Paul Serafino

This week welcome Paul Serafino to the show! ​​Paul is the creator and CEO of Accelerated Journey. He coaches managers and executives from all industries to redefine their professional vision, rediscover their purpose, and build their dream leadership careers. In his 20 years in leadership strategy and continuous improvement, Paul has helped hundreds of smart, […]