Journey Into the Lean World With Lean Expert & Author Mike Osterling

This month we’ll visit with noted Lean author, and reluctant star, Mike Osterling and find out how he got his start in process improvement.

We’ll tell you about a game that actually makes you smarter. We’ll find out why a North Carolina municipality is winning awards and, finally, we’ll tell you about one of the best “How To” books in the Lean world, The Kaizen Event Planner, which provides all the guidance and tools you could possibly need to run a Rapid Improvement Event. Skip the decaf and join us at the Cafe for some full strength Lean java!

Also Listen On:

Timeline

* 2:00 Appetizer of the Day 

* Quizlet

* How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey

*  4:35 Bulletin Board

* Lean Six Sigma News: From Old to New and Hold to Buy, Week of April 11, 2016

*  9:30 Tools of the Trade

* The Kaizen Event Planner

* 15:38 Special Request

* How does one restructure an agency to incorporate the Lean portion of Lean Six Sigma while adhering to current regulations which can at times be counterproductive to eliminate waste and other initiatives?

*  20:37 Today’s Special

* Interview with Mike Osterling, Lean Expert & Author

Tools Referenced

* Quizlet

* How We Learn: The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens by Benedict Carey

* Lean Six Sigma News: From Old to New and Hold to Buy, Week of April 11, 2016

* The Kaizen Event Planner

Podcast Transcript

Welcome to the Just-In-Time Cafe, 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

Elizabeth: Hey, Tracy. We’re back.

Tracy: Hey, Elizabeth. How are you?

Elizabeth: I’m good. I’m good. I’m psyched because I know there’s a new menu today.

Tracy: Yes, there is. So how about we talk about what that is going to look like our little menu?

Elizabeth: Let’s go to the private dining room which we love. And I already made two coffees for us so I’m going to bring those. Can you grab the menu?

Tracy: You are so efficient. I already have two menus.

Elizabeth: I’m not efficient. I’m kind.

What’s on the Menu (Podcast Agenda)

Tracy: OK. So let’s look at what we’ve got going over today. We have a few really cool things coming up. We’ve got a game that makes you smarter.

Elizabeth: Those are always good.