Ira Bryck
This week our guest is BusinessWest “Difference Maker” award-winner Ira Bryck! Ira Bryck helps leaders grow. He ran, for 26 years, the Family Business Center of Pioneer Valley, that provided expert and peer learning through forums, workshops, consulting and roundtables. His new work includes coaching business owners, personality assessments for professional and personal development, and […]
Kristin Carlson
This week I am VERY excited to be welcoming Kristin Carlson to the show! Kristin Carlson is President of Peerless Precision, Inc., in Westfield, MA; a small precision machine shop specializing in the manufacture of small, complex mechanical components mainly for the Aerospace and Defense Industries. Kristin is also currently the President of the Western […]
“What if everyone on Earth felt trusted, respected, valued, and heard?” with Kevin Hancock
This week I am truly humbled to be welcoming Kevin Hancock to the show! Kevinis an award-winning author, speaker, and CEO. Hancock Lumber Company, one of America’s oldest family businesses, is fully integrated across the forest products and building materials industries. Headquartered in Casco, Maine since 1848, the company is represented by its 565 employees […]
Putting the “Continuous” back in Continuous Improvement
In this bonus episode, Paul reads a bit from a listener email that brings up some important points to remember as people are just beginning their Lean journeys. We sometimes look at end-result examples that get shared or referenced online, and forget that it took a lot of planning, effort and work to get there. […]
Learning from one of the Best with Bob Rush
This week our guest is the one and only Bob Rush! Bob’s a good friend, and someone whom I consider a benchmark for myself and other Lean practitioners. I wish there were more folks like him in this world. His blog series; “Lean Observations from and Old Guy” are a must-read for anyone interested in […]
The Idea Driven Organization with Dr. Alan Robinson
This week our guest is Alan Robinson: Author, Speaker and Professor at UMASS Amherst’s Isenburg School of Management. As Alan says: “Roughly 80 percent of any organization’s improvement potential lies in front-line ideas. If your organization is not set up to tap these, you are operating with, at best,one fifthof your capability.” In this episode, […]
The Cost of Poor Behavior with Sabrina Moon
This week our guest is the amazing Sabrina Moon!. Sabrina is the founder and CEO of the Problem Solving Institute and a certified Dare to Lead facilitator, based upon the research by Dr. Brene Brown. In this episode, Sabrina and I chat about moving from “Shame & Blame” to “Vulnerability and Bravery” in Leadership, and […]
Leadership Lessons from a Navy Seal with Brian Carney – PART 2
Welcome back for Part 2 of our podcast with Deerfield, Massachusetts native, former Navy SEAL and Bonefrog OCR founder Brian Carney! Brian enlisted in the United States Navy in 1999, and upon graduating high school in 2000, joined at age 17. He achieved the rank of Special Operations Chief (SEAL) and fulfilled seven combat deployments, […]
Leadership Lessons from a Navy Seal with Brian Carney – PART 1
A native of Deerfield, Massachusetts, our guest this week is former Navy SEAL and Bonefrog OCR founder Brian Carney. Brian enlisted in the United States Navy in 1999, and upon graduating high school in 2000, joined at age 17. He achieved the rank of Special Operations Chief (SEAL) and fulfilled seven combat deployments, while being […]
