Gemba Academy Podcast

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GA 108
How to Use Job Relations to Solve Problems with Oscar Roche

Today’s guest is Oscar Roche, a Director at the TWI Institute Australia and Visual Workplace Australasia. Oscar and Ron discussed TWI, with a particular emphasis on the JR, or Job Relations component. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here. In this…

GA 107
How to Leverage TWI with Patrick Graupp

Today’s guest is Patrick Graupp, Senior Master Trainer at the TWI Institute. Patrick gave us an overview of TWI, or Training Within Industry, including a brief breakdown of the three main components. TWI is a very powerful tool, and this episode contains a lot of great information…

GA 106
How to Understand the Nature of Transformation

Today’s guest is Dr. Darlene Dumont, the Public Service Program Director for LEI, or Lean Enterprise Institute. Darlene shared some of the projects she’s worked on throughout her impressive career and explained the value of the Lean Transformation Framework in understanding your lean journey. An MP3 version of this…

GA 105
How to Improve Your Business with Change Management with Paul Brand

Today’s guest is Paul Brand, a change management consultant from the Netherlands. Paul wrote a book called Change Your Mind, Change Your Business, and he shared with us why he wrote it, what it’s about, and how change management relates to lean. An MP3 version of this…

GA 104
How to Apply Lean to Your State with Alison Fisher

Today’s episode features Alison Fisher, the Program Director of Lean CT. Alison oversees the lean efforts for the entire state of Connecticut, which is obviously no small feat. It was fascinating to hear her take on how lean can be applied to the government. An MP3…

GA 103
Our Favorite Episodes

Today’s episode is a little different. We asked the Gemba Academy team to tell us their favorite episodes to date, and compiled some powerful excerpts to share with all of you. This is truly a diverse set of stories, advice, and overall continuous improvement insight. The full versions of…

GA 102
Sustaining Your Lean Journey with William Harvey

Today’s guest is William Harvey, a former U.S. Marine with over a decade of experience in the printing and consumer packaging industries. William and Ron discuss strategy and culture, specifically what it takes to keep a lean journey going. This An MP3 version of this…

GA 101
How to Implement a Lean Culture with Steven Leuschel

Today’s guest is Steven Leuschel, author of Lean Culture Change. He and I discuss the contents of the book, which focuses on the critical people component of lean. This An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you’ll learn:…

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