In this podcast, Mark Graban interviews Teresa Hay McMahon, the executive director of the Iowa Lean Consortium, as she previews her upcoming webinar:

"Effective Collaboration Across Organizations and Across Industries"

This is being held September 21 at 1 pm EDT. Register at http://www.kainexus.com/webinars

In this webinar, you will learn:

* Learn how the Iowa Lean Consortium brings together Lean practitioners from every sector of the economy

* Learn the difference between benchmarking, networking, and collaboration

* Understand why collaboration is critical to continually improving

* Hear examples of benefits gained through presenter’s experiences

* Identify ways to increase collaboration to achieve goals