A Quality Podcast

Dr. Lucas Chesla, LSSMBB, PMP, is a veteran of the United States Marine Corp (hoo-rah!), and the founder and president of ValueAdded616. VA616 has helped companies realize over $300,000,000 in bottom line savings, over 550,000 hours earned back for clients, and over 500 students trained and certified in continuous improvement. VA616 has completed over 200 projects in four distinct industries: education, manufacturing, banking, and DoD, with three enterprise level end-to-end continuous improvement culture transformations. On this episode, Dr. Luke discusses the difference between training and education, and why it should matter to business leaders seeking the benefits of CI.

Albert Octovianus joins us from Jakarta, Indonesia to discuss change management! Albert has a background in engineering, but has spent his last few years working with the Human Resources department on facilitating change management. Albert brings deep insight and lots of good "gems" to a conversation about people and sustaining change that you won't want to miss!

This week Marnie Schmidt joins us to talk about getting CI and QA to play nice together! As companies have evolved over time, layers of management systems have sometimes left the organization clumsy, stiff, and resistant to change. Instead of fighting over territory, organizational silos can work together to achieve rapid improvement...and Marnie shares how.

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This week, Andrew McLaughlin joins us to discuss Lean in construction. Andrew is Lean manager for a large GC, and shares insights and thoughts around the challenges of implementing Lean in the trades.

Adam Lawrence is Managing Partner at Process Improvement Partners LLC and author of The Wheel of Sustainability. Join us as we discuss some of the challenges and rewards of coaching teams to sustainable success!

Jesse Hernandez joins us to discuss "creating a winning culture". What does it take to turn your organization into a winner? Jesse points out three major characteristics of a winning culture in this sometimes informative, often humorous episode. Don't miss it!

James Davis is an Industrial Engineer with Epitec and has a passion for making people's lives better through continuous improvement methodology. Join us as we discuss the necessity of Lean adaptability and the MVP strategy for CI in operations.

Join Jake Harrell and John Thacker as we dig into the theory of effective questioning! In this informative episode we look at the three main types of questions - Naive, Learning, and Teaching, and how and when to use each type to maximize your effectiveness as a leader of change.

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Valorie Hendrix, MBA, joins us to discuss the concept of value function analysis! Valorie is a long-time quality and continuous improvement professional, the owner of Dynamic Empire Consulting, and author of the recently released "Streamlining Function and Value: How to Reduce Cost and Deliver Exceptional Value". Learn this important continuous improvement tool, and connect with Valorie below.

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Jason Haines is a Lean Consultant and the epitome of servant leadership. Jason has a background as a factory worker, and discusses with us the importance of culture and connecting with your team as we strive for continuous improvement. Don't miss this impactful episode!