In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes, Sean McMenamin and Brian Teddlie discuss the topic of Quality Circles.  Are they still relevant?  Do they have merit in today's business and quality arenas?  Why were they so popular and then diminished quickly?  We also discussed the idea of business fads and flavor of the month concepts.

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In this Man vs Business podcast episode, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin have their first podcast guest - Brian Teddlie.  Brian is an IT and Quality professional and gives his ideas and opinions on this overarching quality topic. 

In this episode we review a diagram created by Les Jaynes that outlines the concepts and activities that should be tackled for an organization to reach Operational Excellence.  This diagram clearly lays out the progression from operational infancy to an aligned maturity.

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In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the revolutionary stages of Industry and Quality.  In the fourth stage we dive deep into the discussion of current technologies and how the play a role in quality.

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In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin review the history of Continuous Improvement.  In this discussion they take the approach of reviewing the validity of contributions by the Quality guru's.  They also touch on the timeframe of different quality approaches and how they have played in build what we have today from a continuous improvement perspective. 

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss some of the most used Continuous Improvement Methodologies that are used in business.  We cover some of the more common and well known such as Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) and Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC).  We also cover some not so well know methodologies such as Growth Hacking and Leagile.

In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin are getting back to basics and going deeper with very specific topics.  In this episode they discuss the topic of Process Mapping - one of the foundational tools to continuous improvement.  They cover the usage, the types of process mapping, mistakes and much more.

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the accounting aspects of an ERP and how employees play an important role in feeding the monthly metrics that drive the monthly close.

In this episode of Man vs Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin take another look at accountability - peaking into the actions and activities of what accountability looks like.

In the episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about their experiences with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs).  This is a high-level discussion starting off with what an ERP is, who is involved, and their thoughts on getting a system up and running.  They then end with some lessons learned.

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of patience in the work place.  Both the aspect of employee patience and more importantly employer patience.