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GA 115 | Mastering Puppets with Filipe Marques

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on June 16th, 2016

Today’s guest is Filipe Marques. Filipe has a very unique perspective on continuous improvement, and he shared some great examples of what he and his team do to stay on track. He even connected Metallica and lean. Don’t miss this one! An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

  • Filipe’s background and how he first learned about lean (3:23)
  •  The quotes that inspire Filipe (5:28)
  •  About Filipe’s morning meetings (8:09)
  •  How Filipe and his team practice 3S (10:31)
  •  How they go about problem solving (15:10)
  •  About Filipe’s book club (17:32)
  •  What Metallica has to do with lean (20:29)
  •  What “Respect for People” means to Filipe (23:11)
  •  The best advice Filipe has ever received (25:47)
  •  What has surprised Filipe in the last year (27:27)
  •  Filipe’s personal productivity habit (28:43)
  •  What Filipe does to recharge and refocus (31:29)
  •  The skill Filipe feels he needs to improve (33:14)

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  1. Pedro Sousa

    June 25, 2016 - 9:10 am
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    Excellent talk with an inspiring lean passionate. Congratulations Filipe and Ron for this outstanding show!

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