GA 369 | Developing an Internship Program with Brent Weichers

This week’s guest is Brent Weichers. Brent, who has a ton of continuous improvement knowledge, shared how he developed two different internship programs. He also explained why having interns benefits everyone, and how you can start your own program. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• The quote that inspires Brent (3:44)
• Brent’s background (6:05)
• Hiring interns (9:45)
• What the interns do (11:32)
• The training and what they learned (16:24)
• More benefits of having interns (17:30)
• The best way to start an intern program (20:54)
• What else Brent is working on (23:58)
• Relating the eight wastes to your personal life (26:09)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com
• Brent on LinkedIn
• GA 272 | The Role of Lean in Empowering People with Disabilities with Brent Weichers
• GA 304 | The Different Approaches to Training Leaders with Brent Weichers
• The Lighthouse for the Blind Gemba Academy Live!

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What Do You Think?

How else could an internship program benefit a lean-thinking organization?

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