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The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadership

Each episode dives into the principles, challenges, and successes that shape modern organisations—told by those who live them every day

This episode welcomes Delphine Fillot, Group SVP Quality & Customer Excellence at Forvia

Forvia is a global automotive component manufacturer created by combining the expertise of 2 other automotive manufacturing powerhouses, Faurecia and HELLA

Delphine's experience as a lean leader in global industrial and technology groups spans almost 30 years. From days as a process engineer to awarding-winning leader, Delphine lives Lean - both tactically and strategically - every day. Her passion for excellence, and engagement of people, is truly energising

Having known each other for over 25 years since their time at Converteam (now GE Vernova) both Alan & Delphine share their experiences, and take a deep-dive into Delphine's career, her learning and development, and why Lean is so important to her and the teams she works with

A fireside chat well worth listening to!

From industry veterans to innovative thinkers, our guests reveal practical insights, cultural shifts, and leadership strategies that drive transformation

Whether you’re a business leader, lean practitioner, or simply curious about what makes organisations thrive, #TRIL delivers stories and lessons that inspire action. 
Tune in and discover why, when it comes to leadership and lean, the rest is just noise

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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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Engaging people and gaining 'Buy-in' from employees. That's the main topic of this episode of The Rest Is Lean Podcast

Join John, Russell & Alan for our usual 30minute ramble as we discuss our Lean experiences. Discussions include:

• Are there really that many 'negative' employees when it comes to Lean Transformation?
• Pros/Cons of including the most negative people in your improvement efforts.
• Unionised environments - Always include the Shop Steward?
• Finding the 'Well meant intent'.
• Perseverance - How long do you spend?
• Who to have in your cross-functional Lean Dream Team......and much more

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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadership

Each episode dives into the principles, challenges, and successes that shape modern organisations—told by those who live them every day

This episode welcomes Ian Mountain, Managing Director of Leafield Marine based in Wiltshire

Leafield Marine is the World leader in the design, development and manufacture of valves and inflation systems for a wide range of inflatable structures including Life Rafts, Inflatable Boats, Marine Evacuation Systems and River Rafts

We discuss Ian's background and passion for Lean, we learn more about the products, the people and the history of this fascinating business. Most importantly, understanding where they are on their improvement journey, and what's to come. Ian also opens up on his ongoing personal development, and provides great insight into his challenges and success as a leader of change

From industry veterans to innovative thinkers, our guests reveal practical insights, cultural shifts, and leadership strategies that drive transformation

Whether you’re a business leader, lean practitioner, or simply curious about what makes organisations thrive, #TRIL delivers stories and lessons that inspire action. 
Tune in and discover why, when it comes to leadership and lean, the rest is just noise

If you're enjoying what we do and want to keep up to speed with the latest episodes, then don't forget to subscribe, click the bell notification icon, and share with anyone else you know who may be interested

Remember that we are also available on all good (and some not so good) streaming platforms!

You can even email us at [email protected]

The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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This episode sees the #TRIL Team ramble and rummage through how lean tools and techniques, flow, and human behaviour are involved/applied to the experience of driving vehicles

Russell talks about his recent speeding exploits and how his A3 summary helped him improve his driving

John shares his Honda view on the Toyota approach to standards and 5S. Alan discusses flow and a recent post by Cambridge Mathematics Professor, Hannah Fry, on the topic of "Ghost Jams".

From 5S to Standard Work to Visual Management to Poka-Yoke, this episode takes a full U-Turn in a jam-packed 30 minutes.

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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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The #TRIL Team ramble through the 2nd podcast of series 4 where the trio of John, Russell and Alan share their recent exploits and experiences

The guys talk about their recent visit to Leafield Marine where MD (and good friend of the team) Ian Mountain, took the time out to walk us around his factory and even allowed us to record a future leadership episode with him! (Watch this space)

John also shares a fascinating visit to Toyota Deeside Engine Facility where he joined a number of construction industry delegates and a visit of learning and understanding, in particular, the attitude to stopping production by operatives when a problem is encountered. Also the effective problem solving process that follows by those on the line and the group leaders. You may well be surprised with what you hear so stay tuned

Alan also opens his 'Kimono' sharing his early leadership challenges when he embarked on trying to develop this 'attitude' in his plant manager role at Eaton

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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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Our very own Lean Leaders of Russell, John and Alan take to the floor once again in their 4th series of The Rest is Lean Podcast

In this episode, Team #TRIL kick off the series with a rather detailed email from one of their long time followers. This develops into the usual rambling on multiple experiences of providing clients with feedback on how their businesses are running and where to focus your improvement efforts. It's not always as shiny and bright as you may think!

What's different if the client asks you to come in as opposed to your customer asking you to go into one of their suppliers? What should you be mindful of? How to prepare for the feedback.

What's their 'honesty' setting?
 
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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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In this episode, Alan welcomes his friend and work colleague from days gone by, Astrid Mozes. With decades of leadership experience within global manufacturing organisations such as Eaton and Danfoss, having held positions as CTO, VP, SVP and President, Astrid is now Chair of the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce in Minnesota

As she takes us through her background and passion for manufacturing and technology, Astrid shares why she enjoys her work, the people she has learned from, and how she maintains her energy for moving businesses forward

From industry veterans to innovative thinkers, our guests reveal practical insights, cultural shifts, and leadership strategies that drive transformation. 

Whether you’re a business leader, lean practitioner, or simply curious about what makes organisations thrive, #TRIL delivers stories and lessons that inspire action. 
Tune in and discover why, when it comes to leadership and lean, the rest is just noise

If you're enjoying what we do and want to keep up to speed with the latest episodes, then don't forget to subscribe, click the bell notification icon, and share with anyone else you know who may be interested.
Remember that we are also available on all good (and some not so good) streaming platforms!

You can even email us at [email protected]

The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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Another down to earth episode of #TheRestIsLean Podcast with Team TRIL (Russell, John and Alan).

In this episode, find out:

- How John's 'Soul Searching' went
- The end result of Russell's recent training in Alchemy!
- Tips on how to get the best out of your plant tours and visits
- What examples the trio can share in terms of how lean principles have helped them personally, outside of the workplace. (some fascinating personal examples of 5S, Visual Management, TPM and Problem Solving which you should not miss!)

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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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The 'Leaders of Lean' in the form of John, Russell, and Alan embark on another ramble of lean proportions

In this jam-packed episode, Team #TRIL discuss topics such as:

- Russell's start-up escapades
- John's Coat of Arms and Alchemy links
- Alan's appearance in the 'Hot Seat' of a well known TV show #wwtbam 
- Artificial Intelligence; is one better than the others? What should we be wary of?
- Practical Problem Solving; real life examples and the importance of effective problem definition

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The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk

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The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Podcast brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadership

Each episode dives into the principles, challenges, and successes that shape modern organisations—told by those who live them every day 

In this episode, Alan welcomes Rob Marchant, Chairman & Founder of The MarchantCain Group. (www.marchantcain.com)
Specialist designers, makers and builders of complex mechatronic components that enhance the aesthetic form and function of our customers’ vehicles in a multitude of industries.

From industry veterans to innovative thinkers, our guests reveal practical insights, cultural shifts, and leadership strategies that drive transformation. 

Whether you’re a business leader, lean practitioner, or simply curious about what makes organisations thrive, #TRIL delivers stories and lessons that inspire action. 
Tune in and discover why, when it comes to leadership and lean, the rest is just noise.

If you're enjoying what we do and want to keep up to speed with the latest episodes, then don't forget to subscribe, click the bell notification icon, and share with anyone else you know who may be interested.
Remember that we are also available on all good (and some not so good) streaming platforms!
You can even email us at [email protected]

The #TRIL Team are:
John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net
Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd.  www.aaabel.co.uk
Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd.  www.sempai.co.uk