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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

Swimming With Alligators

By Steve Kane - January 20th, 2015

By Steve Kane When I was a kid, I visited my dad at his office quite often. I remember he had a note on a corkboard that read “When you’re up to your [backside] in alligators, it can be difficult to remember your original objective

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

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

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

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

Lean Thinker Challenge #6

By Ron Pereira - November 25th, 2014

Welcome to another edition of the Lean Thinker Challenge! The Situation Several members of your team just attended the AME Conference in Jacksonville, Florida. Today is their first day back to work and they’re far more pumped up

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

Airbnb and Uber – From Batch to One Piece Flow

By Kevin Meyer - November 17th, 2014

Some of the more interesting internet-driven companies these days are the likes of Airbnb and Uber. They call themselves part of the “sharing economy.” But let’s take a look at the word “share.” From the MacMillan dictionary

GA 032 | Exploring Western Toyota Culture with David Meier

By Ron Pereira - November 13th, 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 David Meier. David has an impressive background as an author and

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 029 | Conscious & Intentional Behavior with Greg Glebe

By Ron Pereira - October 23rd, 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 this episode we crank up the intensity a bit as we visit with Greg Glebe, the Presid

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

By Ron Pereira - October 16th, 2014

Today’s guest is Jeff Miller, the Chairman of the Global Best Practices Group for Toyota Financial Services. A long-time Gemba Academy customer, my favorite thing about Jeff is his humility. Despite the prestige that comes with a

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

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