Today we have a different type of guest that I know you are going to enjoy.  Our guest today is Jacob Stoller Jacob is a writer and facilitator specializing in communication between experts and outsiders in areas such as Lean management, information technology, accounting, and engineering. A frequent commentator in the business press, Jacob has […]

Regular listeners to the podcast will recognize that we took a week off to observe the 4th of July holiday.  I was able to spend time with the people I love and to enjoy the fruits of freedom that our men and women in uniform have sacrificed to provide us.  I caught some fish, I […]

Geoff Woods is the host of The Mentee podcast, and is a medical device salesman by day, and an entrepreneur by night. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote that “you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with” Geoff set out on a mission to surround himself with high level CEOs and […]

Hello Lean Leadership Nation, this week we are starting something new. As many of you know I recently got married.  During the week after our wedding, we spent the week down at Bald Head Island, NC with our family and close friends.  I was able to spend some time for some deep personal reflection about […]

From kid programmer in 1971 to Forbes cover story in 2003, Joy, Inc. author Richard Sheridan (U-M grad BS Computer Science ’80, MS Computer Engineering ’82) has never shied from challenges, opportunities nor the limelight. While his focus has always been around technology, his passion is actually process, teamwork and organizational design, with one inordinately […]

Today’s guest is Joakim Ahlström. Joakim is Sweden’s leading authority on creating a continuous improvement culture. He is a popular inspirational speaker who has spoken at the European Lean Educators Conference and an appreciated business coach who has helped many companies across the globe He has helped both manufacturing and service organizations, to achieve long-term […]

Bill Peterson is a Lean best practices teacher and consultant who draws on over 30 years of hands-on experience using Lean, Six Sigma, BPR, and other continuous improvement tools to enhance process efficiency, job satisfaction and organizational performance. Combining the ideas of the great process improvement thinkers with his own experiences and insights, Bill began […]