GA 080 | Leadership in Sustaining a Kaizen Culture with Mike Wroblewski

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Today’s guest is Mike Wroblewski, lean consultant and longtime friend of Gemba Academy. This episode is the audio recording of a fascinating presentation Mike gave at Lean Frontiers’ Summit on Lean Leadership, which the GA team recently attended.  An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

 In this episode you’ll learn:

• Which companies do the best at creating a kaizen culture (4:57)
• Why the tools aren’t everything (5:33)
• What “sustain” means in this context (6:17)
• The problem Mike sees when he goes to facilities (12:53)
• Why daily practice matters in business (14:28)
• The question Mike asks the leaders he coaches (18:33)
• The importance of finding your unique path (23:50)
• A lesson Mike learned from his first sensei, Shigeo Shingo (24:21)
• The difference between a mentor and a coach (31:00)

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How would you apply Mike’s advice at your organization?

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