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Ron Pereira

Ron Pereira is a co-founder and the Managing Director of Gemba Academy and has more than 30 years of experience helping organizations improve performance through Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement. Prior to starting Gemba Academy, Ron served in a variety of manufacturing, supply chain, and leadership roles, including process engineer, engineering manager, Master Black Belt, and director of manufacturing and continuous improvement. Today, Ron works with leaders around the world to develop problem-solving capabilities, strengthen leadership, and build cultures where continuous improvement thrives. Through his writing, podcast interviews, and educational programs, he shares practical insights that help organizations achieve lasting operational excellence.

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GA 056 | Intentional Leadership with Chris Burnham

By Ron Pereira - April 30th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Chris Burnham, lean thinker and host of the incredible Lean Lead

GA 055 | Being a Visible Leader with Philip Holt

By Ron Pereira - April 23rd, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Philip Holt, head of Partnership Development and Accounting Oper

GA 054 | The Five Guiding Principles with Jonathan Escobar Marin

By Ron Pereira - April 16th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Jonathan Escobar Marin, Global Head of Lean Management for the P

GA 053 | Creating a Successful Lean Enterprise with Rick Harris

By Ron Pereira - April 9th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest, Rick Harris, is one of the greats in the world of continuous impro

Finding Our Own Way

By Ron Pereira - April 3rd, 2015

By Ron Pereira “I invented nothing new. I simply assembled the discoveries of other men behind whom where centuries of work.” -Henry Ford My colleague, Steve, recently experienced a rotten customer service situation with

GA 052 | The New Approach to Lean with Mark Rosenthal

By Ron Pereira - April 2nd, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Mark Rosenthal, long-time lean thinker and blogger. Mark has an

GA 051 | The Lean Transition with Ashley Bailey

By Ron Pereira - March 26th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Ashley Bailey, Managing Director of Klime-Ezee, a warehouse step

GA 050 | Six Years Later: Our Journey

By Ron Pereira - March 19th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. During a recent meeting in Palm Springs, we sat down with each member of the team (exce

GA 049 | The Green Beret Way to Lead with Sam MacPherson

By Ron Pereira - March 12th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Sam MacPherson, former Chief of Training for the U.S. Army Speci

Lean Thinker Challenge #8

By Ron Pereira - March 10th, 2015

By Ron Pereira Welcome to another edition of the Lean Thinker Challenge! The Situation You’re an experienced lean thinker who recently joined a 75 person company that’s brand new to any sort of continuous improvement. Your

GA 048 | The Hidden Brain with Mark Jaben

By Ron Pereira - March 5th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Mark Jaben, a longtime Emergency Physician with a particular int

GA 047 | Developing a Lean Ecosystem with David Mann

By Ron Pereira - February 26th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is David Mann. David is the author of Creating a Lean Culture: Tool

GA 046 | Lean in Japan with Mark Graban

By Ron Pereira - February 19th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode’s guest is Mark Graban, VP of Customer Success at KaiNexus and longt

How to Build a Workplace People Love By Adding Joy

By Ron Pereira - February 17th, 2015

By Ron Pereira I want to keep my message short, and to the point, since I want to help you carve out 56 minutes from your week in order to watch what I believe to be one of the most amazing business stories ever told. Richard Sheridan

GA 045 | Respect for People with Past Guests

By Ron Pereira - February 12th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode is a little different. Our good friend and past guest Jamie Parker suggest

GA 044 | Beyond Heroes with Kim Barnas

By Ron Pereira - February 5th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Kim Barnas, author and former Senior VP at healthcare network Th

GA 043 | Making Mistakes with Mike Grogan

By Ron Pereira - January 29th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Mike Grogan, who you may remember from another episode we record

Lean Thinker Challenge #7

By Ron Pereira - January 27th, 2015

Welcome to another edition of the Lean Thinker Challenge! The Situation Your boss, the Senior VP of Operations, has approached you about starting to practice 5S throughout your 350 person manufacturing company. His reasoning is quite s

GA 042 | Lean for Retail & Service Organizations with Josh Howell

By Ron Pereira - January 22nd, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode’s guest is Josh Howell, a Senior Coach at the Lean Enterprise Instit

GA 041 | FedEx Office’s Lean Journey with Jamie Parker

By Ron Pereira - January 15th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Jamie Parker, one of my all-time favorite lean thinkers. Jamie i

GA 040 | Lean Safety with Robert Hafey

By Ron Pereira - January 8th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode’s guest is Robert Hafey. Robert has an impressive corporate backgrou

Why Habits Could Be the Secret to Your Success in 2015

By Ron Pereira - January 6th, 2015

“All our life, so far as it has a definite form, is but a mass of habits.” – William James It’s the new year and just about everyone I know has some sort of resolution. Some want to lose weight so they’re committe

GA 039 | Developing a Lean Culture with Drew Locher

By Ron Pereira - January 1st, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Drew Locher, author of one of my favorite Value Stream Mapping b

GA 038 | The Lean Journey with Cedric Brown

By Ron Pereira - December 25th, 2014

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. In today’s episode, we’re sharing a conversation we had with Cedric Brown a

GA 037 | The Evolution of Lean with Chet Marchwinski

By Ron Pereira - December 18th, 2014

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Chet Marchwinski, the Communications Director of the Lean Enterp

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