GA 102 | Sustaining Your Lean Journey with William Harvey

Today’s guest is William Harvey, a former U.S. Marine with over a decade of experience in the printing and consumer packaging industries. William and Ron discuss strategy and culture, specifically what it takes to keep a lean journey going. This An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The quote that inspires William (4:04)
• About William’s background (5:12)
• How to sustain your learn journey (7:32)
• The best way to recruit new talent (11:12)
• What William looks for when assessing an organization (13:20)
• The tool that’s been the most helpful to William (15:20)
• William’s customer service anecdote (16:51)
• What “Respect for People” means to William (21:17)
• The best advice William has ever received (22:39)
• William’s personal productivity habit (23:20)
• What has surprised William in the last year of practicing lean (25:28)
• What William does to recharge and refocus (26:33)
• The knowledge or skill area William feels he needs to improve (27:04)
• William’s favorite Paul Akers lesson (28:30)

Podcast Resources

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• William on LinkedIn

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What Do You Think?

In your opinion, what is the key to keeping the momentum of a lean journey going?

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