GA 150 | How to Respect Diversity with Mike Brett

This week’s guest is Mike Brett, a lean thinker from the UK. Ron and Mike talked about the diversity of Mike’s company, their journey with Hoshin Kanri, and a special lean card game that Mike created. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The quote that inspires Mike (3:26)
• Mike’s background and how he learned about continuous improvement (4:49)
• About the diverse nature of Mike’s organization (9:27)
• How culture plays a role in Job Instruction (14:07)
• Mike’s lean card game (17:18)
• How Mike and his company use Hoshin Kanri (23:55)
• What “Respect for People” means to Mike (28:04)
• The best advice Mike has ever received (30:46)
• Gauging what is right (31:50)
• An experiment or project that failed (32:30)
• What Mike is most proud of as it relates to lean (35:08)
• What Mike is reading (35:48)
• The knowledge area or skill Mike feels he needs to improve (36:58)
• Mike’s final words of wisdom (37:55)

Podcast Resources

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• Mike on LinkedIn

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