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GA 498 | The Power of Improving Less with Chad Bareither

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on October 18th, 2023

This week’s guest is Chad Bareither. Ron and Chad discussed Chad’s book, “Improve LESS,” Toyota Kata, why continuous improvement is not just “extra work,” and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • The quote Chad likes (2:08)
  • His background (2:59)
  • About entropy and why progress comes undone (4:59)
  • The root cause (7:11)
  • An example of a client who found success by “improving less” (9:29)
  • The Effort vs. Impact matrix (12:08)
  • Why Chad loves Toyota Kata (16:10)
  • Getting away from the idea that continuous improvement is not “extra work” (17:30)
  • An example from one of Ron’s prior jobs (19:29)
  • Understanding your “Why?” (24:05)
  • About Chad’s book, Improve Less (25:49)

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

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