GA 362 | Ethos, Logos, and Pathos in Continuous Improvement with David Larsen

This week’s guest is David Larsen. Ron and David had a great discussion about continuous improvement in both manufacturing and in healthcare. David also shared an interesting case study he worked on to improve employee safety. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• The quote that inspires David (3:28)
• David’s background (6:31)
• About David’s case study (11:38)
• What motivated David (13:26)
• The highlights of the case study (15:42)
• How they simulated the Bolling mill procedure (18:32)
• What they learned from having written versus video standard works (21:02)
• Some of the cultural differences David has experienced (23:21)
• Their new onboarding process (25:49)
• What advice David would give his past self (27:29)
• What David is grateful for (30:46)
• David’s final words of wisdom (34:40)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com
• David on LinkedIn
• David on iSixSigma
• David’s Six Sigma Daily Post
• Bolling Mill Machine Case Study
• GA 076 | The Courage to Lead with Simon Sinek

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What Do You Think?

What about David’s case study did you find the most interesting?

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