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GA 049 | The Green Beret Way to Lead with Sam MacPherson

By Ron Pereira - March 12th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Sam MacPherson, former Chief of Training for the U.S. Army Speci

Lean Thinker Challenge #8

By Ron Pereira - March 10th, 2015

By Ron Pereira Welcome to another edition of the Lean Thinker Challenge! The Situation You’re an experienced lean thinker who recently joined a 75 person company that’s brand new to any sort of continuous improvement. Your

GA 048 | The Hidden Brain with Mark Jaben

By Ron Pereira - March 5th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Mark Jaben, a longtime Emergency Physician with a particular int

Bowling Should Be Unnecessary

By Steve Kane - March 3rd, 2015

By Steve Kane We often hear or read about work/life balance. It’s as though work is thought of as not part of one’s life but as a countering force. The very notion of balancing suggests conflict. After all it is con

GA 047 | Developing a Lean Ecosystem with David Mann

By Ron Pereira - February 26th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is David Mann. David is the author of Creating a Lean Culture: Tool

Just Own It

By Kevin Meyer - February 24th, 2015

By Kevin Meyer In addition to having implemented lean in several companies, I’ve been fortunate to have been able to visit a large number of unique organizations where continuous improvement methods have taken root. Although f

GA 046 | Lean in Japan with Mark Graban

By Ron Pereira - February 19th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode’s guest is Mark Graban, VP of Customer Success at KaiNexus and longt

How to Build a Workplace People Love By Adding Joy

By Ron Pereira - February 17th, 2015

By Ron Pereira I want to keep my message short, and to the point, since I want to help you carve out 56 minutes from your week in order to watch what I believe to be one of the most amazing business stories ever told. Richard Sheridan

GA 045 | Respect for People with Past Guests

By Ron Pereira - February 12th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode is a little different. Our good friend and past guest Jamie Parker suggest

It’s Not Supposed To Hurt

By Steve Kane - February 10th, 2015

By Steve Kane Getting Started I bought a road bicycle a few years ago for physical fitness. It seemed to be the most enjoyable and least painful form of exercise that I could do from home on a daily basis. Riding, or spinning as cy

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