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GA 522 | Continuous Improvement at Jack Henry with April Bell

By Jessica Bush - April 4th, 2024

This week’s guest is April Bell. Ron and April discussed how Jack Henry uses continuous improvement, specifically Toyota Kata. They also explored quantifying waste in an office setting, and the intersection of tools and scientifi

GA 521 | Celebrating Quick Wins with Alen Ganic

By Jessica Bush - March 28th, 2024

This week’s guest is Alen Ganic. Ron and Alen discussed Alen’s work with the City of Grand Rapids, process improvement from the customer perspective, and the importance of celebrating quick wins. An MP3 audio version of thi

GA 520 | Applying Scientific Thinking in Untraditional Contexts with Michael Lombard

By Jessica Bush - March 21st, 2024

This week’s guest is Michael Lombard. Ron and Michael discussed deliberate versus random practice, homeschooling, youth soccer, and what it’s like using scientific thinking in those environments. An MP3 audio version of thi

GA 516 | The True Meaning of Clarity with Jim Vaselopulos

By Jessica Bush - February 22nd, 2024

This week’s guest is Jim Vaselopulos. Ron and Jim discussed business distractions, AI, and the lean parallels in Jim’s book on clarity. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode yo

GA 515 | Software, AI, and Continuous Improvement with Nikhil Joshi

By Jessica Bush - February 15th, 2024

This week’s guest is Nikhil Joshi. Ron and Nikhil discussed the role of software in continuous improvement, what the future of AI looks like, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this

GA 514 | Turning the Tables on Ron with Clint West

By Jessica Bush - February 8th, 2024

This week’s guest is Clint West. Clint “turned the tables” this week by interviewing our host, Ron Pereira instead. Together they covered everything from lean in the office, to DMAIC, resistance, and more. An MP3 audi

GA 513 | Lean and Live Coaching with Sam Morgan

By Jessica Bush - February 1st, 2024

This week’s guest is Sam Morgan. Ron and Sam discussed Sam’s journey with live coaching, including who he typically works with and what these sessions look like. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for downloa

GA 509 | Courage, Humility, and Discipline with Marc Braun

By Jessica Bush - January 4th, 2024

This week’s guest is Marc Braun. Ron and Marc discussed all things coaching, including some truly powerful anecdotes. They also explored the concept of “coachability.” An MP3 audio version of this episode is available

GA 504 | Gemba Academy’s 2023 with Ron Pereira

By Jessica Bush - November 30th, 2023

This week’s guest is Ron Pereira. Ron explained what we’ve been up to as a company this year, including our Live Instructor training, and some of the new courses we’ve released. We also shared some of the audio from t

GA 500 | Celebrating 500 Episodes

By Jessica Bush - November 2nd, 2023

This week we’re celebrating our 500th episode by sharing some of our team’s favorite moments from over the years. Whether you’re new to the podcast or you’ve been here since the beginning, thank you for listenin

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