Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Sam Morgan. Ron and Sam discussed Sam's journey with live coaching, including who he typically works with and what these sessions look like. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote Sam loves (3:04)

His background (4:31)

How he started doing live coaching (5:34)

Who his clients are (9:50)

What one of these sessions looks like (10:33)

What Ron is working on at Gemba Academy (15:10)

An experiment Ron could run on this obstacle (18:37)

Sam's plan for the future (26:40)

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The Practice by Seth Godin

GA 461 | Scientific Thinking and Confidence with Sam Morgan

GA 477 | Building a Diverse Continuous Improvement Community with Sam Morgan and Andres Alamillo

Sam on LinkedIn

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What Do You Think?

Share what your experience with lean coaching has been like.

This week's guest is Bill Leahy. Ron and Bill discussed Bill's critically important initiative to support veterans as they transition back into civilian life, and his documentary "Unturning Steel." An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote that inspires Bill (3:04)

His background (3:45)

Unturning Steel's mission (8:28)

About Renaissance Reliability (12:50)

What the film is about (15:06)

About SkillBridge (21:30)

The role that lean plays (26:59)

What society can do to support veterans (30:15)

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The Unturning Steel Website

Unturning Steel on Facebook

Unturning Steel on LinkedIn

Bill on LinkedIn

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What Do You Think?

How else could the principles of lean support and add value to this cause?

This week's guest is Eric Recker. Ron and Eric discussed bullying, avoiding burnout, and what it means to "Win the Now."

This week's guest is Scott McDuffee. Ron and Scott discussed the role of curiosity in leadership, dealing with "CAVE" people, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

Scott's favorite quote (3:12)

His background (3:59)

The challenges he's faced (6:01)

The role of curiosity in leadership (11:08)

A technique Scott used (13:29)

Opening up with general questions (16:30)

Scenarios that involve the power of questioning (17:50)

Dealing with "CAVE" people (21:44)

Advice Scott would give to his younger self (25:34)

What he is most proud of as it relates to his lean journey (27:22)

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Our Live Instructor Events

Scott on LinkedIn

Scott's Art

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What Do You Think?

How else do you leverage curiosity and asking questions as a leader?

This week's guest is Marc Braun. Ron and Marc discussed all things coaching, including some truly powerful anecdotes. They also explored the concept of "coachability."

This week's guest is Karen Friedenberg. Ron and Karen discussed strategic planning, specifically Karen's strategy execution framework. They also talked about measuring initiatives.

This week's guest is Rick Foreman. Ron and Rick discussed dealing with resistance as well as choosing between different leadership behaviors and approaches.

This week's guest is Adam Lawrence. Ron and Adam discussed kaizen events, specifically the different roles involved and how they function together. They also talked about dealing with "CAVE" People. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote Adam likes (3:09)

His background (4:14)

What Adam means by a kaizen event (5:10)

The skills and principles that need to be in place (6:06)

The roles and relationships involved (9:13)

How he got involved with CITY Furniture (12:34)

Why and how Adam became a bottleneck in the process (20:55)

Dealing with "CAVE" people (26:30)

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Adam on LinkedIn

Process Improvement Partners on LinkedIn

Process Improvement Partners Website

Process Improvement Partners Google Business Page

The Wheel of Sustainability

Adam's Past GA Podcast Episodes

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What Do You Think?

Have you ever led or participated in a kaizen event? Describe your experience.

This week's guest is our own Steve Kane. Ron and Steve discussed Toyota Kata, coaching (specifically Steve's coaching style), running certification programs, and more.

This week's guest is Ron Pereira. Ron explained what we've been up to as a company this year, including our Live Instructor training, and some of the new courses we've released. We also shared some of the audio from these new videos.