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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

The Value of Not Knowing

By Steve Kane - December 30th, 2014

By Steve Kane “If I am wiser. . . it is because I know that I do not know.” ~ Socrates Is it possible that expertise on a particular subject can become an obstacle to learning and growth? There comes a point when a person

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

Reflecting on the Intentional Routine

By Kevin Meyer - December 16th, 2014

By Kevin Meyer My post a couple weeks ago on Gratitude, for Gratitude, generated a large number of responses.  Interestingly, most were private, commenting on both the nature of gratitude but especially on my daily routine.  I had de

GA 036 | The Lean Startup with Eric Ries

By Ron Pereira - December 11th, 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 Eric Ries, an entrepreneur and author famous for being at the fo

3 Things I’ve Learned in 2014

By Ron Pereira - December 9th, 2014

This article was written by Ron Pereira I’m not sure about you… but 2014 has come and gone faster than any year I can remember! My wife and I welcomed another child to our family towards the end of 2013 which has definitely kept us

GA 035 | Daman Products’ Lean Journey with Larry Davis

By Ron Pereira - December 4th, 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. This episode’s guest is Larry Davis, President of Daman Products. Daman makes hyd

Skateboarding and A Path To Discovery

By Steve Kane - December 2nd, 2014

 This article was written by Steve Kane Clarity of Vision Vision, mission and values are often thought to be guiding forces of an organization. These ideas give us a sense of who we are as an organization and where we’re headed—wh

GA 034 | Becoming a Lean Leader with Steve Kane

By Ron Pereira - November 26th, 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. This episode is a little different. Our Director of Sales and Marketing, Steve Kane, g

GA 033 | The Lean CEO with Jacob Stoller

By Ron Pereira - November 20th, 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. This episode’s guest is Jacob Stoller, journalist and author who is about to rele

GA 031 | Applying Lean Within the State of Washington with Hollie Jensen and Darrell Damron

By Ron Pereira - November 6th, 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. This week our guests are Hollie Jensen and Darrell Damron. Both Hollie and Dan work in

GA 030 | Teaching Lean the Toyota Way with Tracey and Ernie Richardson

By Ron Pereira - October 30th, 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 episode features our first husband and wife duo, Tracey and Ernie Richard

GA 028 | How Toyota Leverages Lean in the Front Office with Jeff Miller

By Ron Pereira - October 16th, 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 Jeff Miller, the Chairman of the Global Best Practices Group for

GA 027 | How Our Brains Impact Performance with Ron Pereira

By Ron Pereira - October 9th, 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. We really changed things up in this episode. Instead of hosting, it was my turn to be t

GA 026 | How to Conduct a Gemba Walk with Michael Bremer

By Ron Pereira - October 2nd, 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 wears many hats. Michael Bremer is a blogger, author, and President

GA 025 | Defeating Complexity By Leveraging People with Kevin Meyer

By Ron Pereira - September 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. Today’s guest is Gemba Academy Co-Founder Kevin Meyer. Kevin wears many hats at Gemba

GA 024 | Lean and Green with Keivan Zokaei

By Ron Pereira - September 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 Keivan Zokaei, a UK-based author and consultant. Keivan is a pioneer

GA 023 | The Lean Roundtable with Paul Akers and Friends

By Ron Pereira - September 11th, 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 episode is jam-packed with amazing lean conversation. FastCap’s Paul Ak

GA 022 | Leading with Respect with Michael Ballé

By Ron Pereira - September 4th, 2014

This episode’s guest is Michael Ballé, co-author of popular lean novels like “The Gold Mine,” “The Lean Manager,” and “Lead With Respect.” Michael and his father Freddy Ballé make lean liter

GA 021 | Shadows or Reality? Plato’s Cave Allegory with Ron Pereira

By Ron Pereira - August 28th, 2014

The more I study lean the more I realize its deep philosophical roots… Plato’s Allegory of the Cave is a great example of this. As such, in this short episode, I’d like to invite you inside a dark and dreary cave whe

GA 020 | Developing People Through Autonomy with Steve Kane

By Ron Pereira - August 21st, 2014

Today’s guest is our own Sales & Marketing Director, Steve Kane. Prior to joining us at Gemba Academy, Steve served as Vice President of Operations at Specialty Silicone Fabricators.  With many years of real – hands o

GA 019 | Leveraging Lean as a Business Strategy with Jean Cunningham

By Ron Pereira - August 14th, 2014

Today’s guest is Jean Cunningham, one of the original Lean Accounting thought leaders. Jean is an incredibly knowledgable and insightful consultant and it was such a privilege to interview her. To hear the podcast just press the

GA 018 | Lean Product & Process Development with Jim Morgan

By Ron Pereira - August 7th, 2014

Today’s guest is Jim Morgan, President of the EMC Network and Senior Advisor at the Lean Enterprise Institute. With an impressive and diverse career, including ten years at Ford where he worked directly with CEO Alan Mulally, Ji

GA 017 | Winning Friends and Influencing People with Ron Pereira

By Ron Pereira - July 31st, 2014

Today’s podcast is a little different from any of our previous shows since, well, I’m flying solo! My family and I recently took a 3,600 mile road trip which afforded me the opportunity to listen to some audiobooks. One of

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