Back to the Birth of Lean - A Journey to Toyota in Japan With Darril Wilburn, Senior Partner at Honsha

This month, we’re going to discuss an app that makes the case for being “lucid.” On the Bulletin Board, we’ll find out why the University of California at San Diego is putting Lean Six Sigma into hot tubs and we’ll cover a story about what hospitals can learn from The Cheesecake Factory.

For Tools of the Trade, this month’s book reveals a new villain called the “Advice Monster” and how to conquer it. The Special Request comes from a learner who’s curious about certain information gathering, and for Today’s Special, Tracy will be interviewing someone who’s been deep inside the Toyota Production System and is here to tell us all about it. Grab a biscotti, bring your thermos and come keep us company at the Just-In-Time Cafe!

Also Listen On:

Timeline

* 2:10 Appetizer of the Day

* Lucidchart

* 5:25 Bulletin Board

* UC San Diego Rolls Out New Lean Six Sigma Initiative

* Big Med: Restaurant Chains Have Managed to Combine Quality Control, Cost Control, and Innovation

* 14:30 Tools of the Trade

* The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier

* www.boxofcrayons.biz/the-coaching-habit-book/

* 18:50 Special Request (Q&A;)

* What takes place with the information gathered from Process Walk interviews?

* 21:10 Today’s Special

* Interview with Darril Wilburn, Senior Partner at Honsha

* www.honsha.org

* Toyota Production System Tours

Podcast Transcript

Welcome to Just-In-Time Café, GoLeanSixSigma.com’s official podcast where we help you build your problem-solving muscles. We share best practices from over 20 years of success helping organizations from the Fortune 500 to small and medium-size business to government achieve their goals using Lean Six Sigma.

Introduction

Tracy: Hey, Elisabeth!

Elisabeth: Hello, Tracy. How are you?

Tracy: I am wonderful today. I’m very thirsty for a cup of coffee.

Elisabeth: And I’m ready to put ice in my beverages.

Tracy: Yes. It’s that time of the year.

Elisabeth: It is. It is. So can you grab the menu and then let’s get into the – let’s get in where it’s less noisy and I will grab both our beverages.

Tracy: Sounds good. So Elisabeth, anxious to hear what’s on the menu today.

What’s on the Menu (Podcast Agenda)

Elisabeth: I’m anxious to tell you, Tracy. So this week’s Appetizer proves the benefits of being lucid. On Today’s Bulletin Board, we’ll find out why the University of San Diego put Lean Six Sigma in a ho...