The Lean Effect

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The Lean Effect episodes

  • Bob Rush: (EP 80) There are no experts in lean; only those who have spent more time doing it.

    In this episode, Bob Rush, who has more than 40 years of manufacturing expertise and more than 30 years of management and lean techniques experience in sectors ranging from disk drives and computers to lasers and eventually electric cars, talks about his path from the beginning. He talked about how he utilized what he'd learned from a variety of industries and roles.

    Bob's favorite book is "The Lean Turnaround by Art Byrne and James P. Womack ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Bob Rush

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    53 min
  • Deondra Wardelle: (EP 79) The importance of a productive environment.

    In this episode, Deondra Wardelle, a leader, organizer, corporate trainer, licensed health coach, problem solver, motivational speaker, and continuous improvement professional with 20 years of experience in lean talks about her journey from the beginning. We discussed how do we create habits of understanding. Wardelle talked about how she got started with root cause racism and how the community supported her.

    Deondra's favorite book is "Toyota Kata by Mike Rother ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Deondra Wardelle

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    58 min
  • Mike De Luca & Nick Katko: (EP 78) Accounting vs. Lean Accounting

    In this episode, "Practicing Lean Accounting" Authors: Mike De Luca, Principal and Owner of Torre Consulting, and Nick Katko, President and Owner of BMA, discuss the importance of lean accounting for lean companies. They spoke about "lean accounting" in terms of accounting, payroll, and paying suppliers. They both showed why lean accounting is better than traditional cost accounting.

    Mike's favorite book is "Making the Numbers Count by Brian H. Maskell", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Mike De Luca

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    Nick Katko

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    https://www.4ppartners.ca

    55 min
  • Clare DiFrisco: (EP 77) Mergers and acquisitions, Lean and Culture…...

    In this episode, Clare DiFrisco, Founder of Cannsult Inc. and a continuous improvement expert with over 20 years of experience, discusses improvements in People, Process, and Performance. We spoke about the operational side of things and what aspects would make it effective, as well as the complexity. She discussed how they continued to consult throughout the lockdown in Covid and overcame all of the challenges. During our chat, we spoke about mergers and acquisitions.

    Clare's favorite book is "The Six Sigma Way by Peter S. Pande ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Clare DiFrisco

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    51 min
  • Crystal Davis: (EP 76) A burning platform is the greatest motivator to practice lean.

    In this episode, With over 20 years of Lean expertise in the automotive, beverage, and supply chain sectors, Crystal Davis, Founder, CEO, and Principal Lean Practitioner of The Lean Coach, Inc., explains the implementation of lean in the supply chain. She spoke about supply consequences, cost consequences, and the trade-off between having a lot of inventory and having none.

    Crystal's favorite book is "Start with Why by Simon Sinek ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Crystal Davis

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    24 min
  • Thomas Frase: (EP 75) Reduce defects to reduce rework and reduce waste.

    In this episode, Thomas Frase, an ASQ certified lean Six Sigma black belt with over 20 years of process improvement and change management experience, talks about his practice of lean and six Sigma in different businesses. We discussed resumes, hiring, and the HR side of things. We talked about non-manufacturing activities that occur in businesses and how we can look at those processes and remove waste from them.

    Thomas 's favorite book is "I Can Read You Like a Book by Gregory Hartley ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Thomas Frase

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    https://www.4ppartners.ca

    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    48 min
  • Paul Deane: (EP 74) Dogmatic or pragmatic? Which one are you?

    In this episode, Paul Deane, a continuous improvement and innovative condition improvement practitioner with over 25 years of experience, discusses how he became engaged with continuous improvement and lean, as well as how he introduced lean from the ground up. He stated why he thought that persons in the middle ought to have the ability to lean up and down.

    Paul's favorite book is "Managing to Learn by John Shook ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Paul Deane

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    47 min
  • Mohit Gupta: (EP 73) How digital influences lean and how lean affects digital

    In this episode, Mohit Gupta, author of "Lean On," has eight years of experience implementing continuous improvement in a range of industries, from startups to nonprofits. He highlighted his history in joining Lean as well as the tale of creating his book. Mohit explained how digital transformation might impact lean. We addressed Lean and Six Sigma, the mix of these two, and misconceptions about lean.

    Mohit's favorite book is "The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Mohit Gupta

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    45 min
  • Elisabeth Swan: (EP 72) Value is created by asking good questions

    In this episode, Elisabeth Swan is the co-author of The Problem-Solver's Toolkit and the co-founder of the Just-In-Time Café, a consulting business concentrating on operational excellence and cultural transformation. She has been practicing for over 30 years, particularly in the transactional and service industries, addressing process-based organization design, problem-solving, Lean Six Sigma, and change management.

    Elisabeth's favorite book is "Tree-Ring Management by Hiroshi Tsukakoshi ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Elisabeth Swan

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    42 min
  • Tracy Defoe: (EP 71) Why are you doing what you're doing?

    In this episode, Tracy Defoe, President, and Chief Education Organizer at The Learning factor Inc. with 10 years of experience in lean talks about how she got involved with teaching and lean. She spoke on Kata and the connection between workplace learning and Lean. She described how she helps groups plan, refine, and execute their ideas.

    Tracy's favorite book is "Gemba Kaizen by Masaaki Imai ", have you read it? Check out all our guests book top book recommendations here" and let us know your favorite.

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    Guest: Tracy Defoe

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    Host: Mark Dejong:

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    Phone: 1-778-807-9691

    54 min

About The Lean Effect

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Mark DeJong interviews Lean experts and business innovators from around the world focusing on how leaders can best apply Lean principles in their role and business. Topics include Lean Culture, Lean Manufacturing, Lean Healthcare, Lean Production, Lean Enterprise & Lean Startup. www.theleaneffectpodcast.com