This week's guest is Dr. Brad Miller. Ron and Dr. Miller discussed what it's like to teach Lean and Six Sigma at a university, the business lessons that can be learned from academia, his grocery store simulation, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote that inspires Dr. Miller (3:01)

His background (4:29)

How he started working at a university (6:51)

What students are like these days (9:07)

How he structures his classes (13:53)

About his grocery store checkout simulation (18:37)

How mixing different personalities works (21:39)

Balancing "getting it right" with experimenting (32:38)

Podcast Resources

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Brad on LinkedIn

Brad on YouTube

Brad on the University of Houston Site

Inside Brad's Classroom

GA 111 | How to Teach Continuous Improvement

GA 310 | The Role of Motivation in Continuous Improvement

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