How to Live Lean and Love It Every Day With Paul Akers, Author of "2 Second Lean"

Before you put your Halloween mask on, or maybe after, join us this October at the Just-in-Time Cafe for some problem-solving treats.

Our guest this week is Lean icon Paul Akers and we’ll be discussing his journey from, in his words, “not knowing what he was doing,” to becoming a very successful and very happy Lean Leader. We’ll cover an app that turns your phone into a Walkie Talkie. In Industry News we’ll highlight a story where Bosch used their own Shark Tank to select projects at their manufacturing plant and another story where a $12K drip led to almost $4 million in savings at a Texas nonprofit hospital. On the Printed Page we’ll cover Paul Akers’s book, 2 Second Lean, and we’ll answer a user’s question about on-demand webinars. It’s spooky fun at the cafe – come join us!

Also Listen On:

Timeline

* 2:12 Appetizer of the Day

* Voxer

* 5:13 In the News

* A ‘Shark Tank’ Inspired Approach to Continuous Improvement With Bosch

* Waste Walk Saves $3.7M at UMC Health System

* 13:15 The Printed Page

* 2 Second Lean: How to Grow People and Build a Fun Lean Culture by Paul Akers

* Best Books to Buy (Book Review): 2 Second Lean by Paul Akers

* 19:02 Q&A;

* Is there a series of previously recorded webinars? If so, where are they available?

* 21:03 Today’s Special

* Interview with Paul Akers, Author of 2 Second Lean

* PaulAkers.net

* Voxer: 360-941-3748

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 O’Rourke: Hey, Elisabeth.

Elisabeth Swan: Hello, Tracy. It’s really busy today in here and very loud. Where did all these people come from? Is it happy hour or what?

Tracy O’Rourke: If it’s happy hour, I want some or whatever they’re getting.

Elisabeth Swan: We’ll get some coffee and head into our private dining room.

Tracy O’Rourke: I’m grabbing the menu and I will meet you shortly.

Elisabeth Swan: Sounds good.

What’s on the Menu (Podcast Agenda)

Tracy O’Rourke: Hi everyone. Welcome to the Just-In-Time Café. I’m Tracy O’Rourke and Elisabeth Swan is with me and we are your hosts. So Elisabeth, tell me, what is on the menu today?

Elisabeth Swan: Happily, Tracy. We’ve got a great lineup. We’re going to cover an app that turns your phone into a walkie talkie.

And then this month’s In the News, we’re going to cover a Bosch Lean Six Sigma effort that developed their own version of Shark Tank.