Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
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Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
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GA 601 | The Power of NLP with Josh Davis and Greg Prosmushkin
This week's guests are Josh Davis and Greg Prosmushkin. Ron, Josh, and Greg discussed NLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming, why it matters, how it can...
GA 600 | Reflecting on Six Hundred Episodes with Ron Pereira
This week we're celebrating our 600th episode. Our Director of Studios Greg Nickell asked Ron about the company's growth over the years, the challenge...
GA 599 | Coaching Different Personalities with Melissa Sherman
This week's guest is Melissa Sherman. Ron and Melissa discussed misconceptions about continuous improvement, navigating different personalities, the r...
GA 598 | Making Lean Work with Darren Walsh
This week's guest is Darren Walsh. Ron and Darren discussed some of the pitfalls he's seen in continuous improvement, the corresponding countermeasure...
GA 597 | Practicing Empathy and Empathetic Listening with Robin Hills
This week's guest is Robin Hills. Robin and Ron discussed emotional intelligence, unconscious bias, the importance of empathy and active listening, an...
GA 596 | Taking Stock of Your Leadership with Grace Gavin
This week's guest is Grace Gavin. Ron and Grace discussed honesty in the workplace, how company hierarchies play a role, the importance of accountabil...
GA 595 | Dynamic Work Design with Don Kieffer
This week's guest is Don Kieffer. Ron and Don discussed the concept of dynamic work design, their individual takes on AI, Don's book, and more. An MP3...
GA 594 | Common Failures in Modern Leadership with William C. Davis
This week's guest is William C. Davis. Ron and William discussed some defining moments in William's impressive career, what leaders are doing wrong no...
GA 593 | The Importance of Simplification with Dr. Lucas Chesla and Kirk Nicholas
This week's guests are Dr. Lucas Chesla and Kirk Nicholas. Luke and Kirk shared how continuous improvement is used in the military, the book they wrot...
GA 592 | The Aha! Moment with Dexter Chan
This week's guest is Dexter Chan. Ron and Dexter discussed handling resistance, other challenges he's faced, and why the "Aha!" moment makes all the e...
GA 591 | The Power of Slow, Incremental Growth with Brian Schreuder
This week's guest is Brian Schreuder. Ron and Brian discussed Brian's company's lean journey, some of the challenges they've faced, what their materia...
GA 590 | The Smart Factory with Nikhil Pal
This week's guest is Nikhil Pal. Ron and Nikhil discussed the concept of the Smart Factory, the analytics involved, the effect technology has had on h...
GA 589 | Implementing Lean at Small to Mid-Sized Manufacturers with Justin Goethe
This week's guest is Justin Goethe. Ron and Justin discussed why people struggle to get on board with lean, the role traditional consulting can play,...
GA 588 | When Lean Doesn’t Stick with Holly Plaga
This week's guest is Holly Plaga. Ron and Holly discussed why lean doesn't always take root, the mindset necessary for success, creating a sustainable...
GA 587 | The Differences Between Six Sigma Belts with John Knotts
This week's guest is John Knotts. Ron and John, a Senior Coach at Gemba Academy, discussed cultural alignment in continuous improvement, the key diffe...
GA 586 | Being Kaizen Ninjas with Kirsten Gallagher and Adam Lawrence
This week's guests are Kirsten Gallagher and Adam Lawrence. Ron, Kirsten, and Adam discussed Kirsten and Adam's individual backgrounds, what it means...
GA 585 | OKRs and Accountability with Philipp Schett
This week's guest is Philipp Schett. Ron and Philipp discussed OKRs, accountability, making structural changes, balancing transparency and autonomy, a...
GA 584 | Radical Love Leadership with Mike Schoenberger
This week's guest is Mike Schoenberger. Ron and Mike discussed the concept of "Radical Love Leadership," improving the human connection at work, his c...
GA 583 | Misconceptions About Lean with Alen Ganic
This week's guest is Alen Ganic. Ron and Alen discussed how Alen simplifies complicated topics, the powers of lean beyond manufacturing, dealing with...
GA 582 | Living Conditionally vs. Unconditionally with Andy Crocker
This week's guest is Andy Crocker. Ron and Andy discussed Andy's book, "The Unconditionals," what it was like working on a project for NASA, the impor...
GA 581 | Managing by Influence with James Turk
This week's guest is James Turk. Ron and James discussed James' book "The Giving Game," choosing between leadership styles, dealing with personality c...
GA 580 | The Transformation of Operational Excellence with Dr. Adil Dalal
This week's guest is Dr. Adil Dalal. Ron and Adil discussed the rapid evolution of AI and technology, how it affects lean and operational excellence,...
GA 579 | The Big Thinking of a Small Knight with Brian DeVries
This week's guest is Brian DeVries. Ron and Brian discussed Brian's new book "The Big Thinking of a Small Knight," the roles storytelling and leadersh...
GA 578 | Navigating Panic Attacks and Burnout with Eric Recker
This week's guest is Eric Recker. Ron and Eric discussed Eric's mental health struggles, how he handled having panic attacks, "winning the now," and m...
GA 577 | The Potential for Personal Transformation with Patrick Adams
This week's guest is Patrick Adams. Ron and Patrick had an extremely profound conversation about Patrick’s childhood, the personal transformation he’s...
GA 576 | Authentic Leadership with Tony Hayes
This week's guest is Tony Hayes. Ron and Tony discussed the meaning behind authentic leadership, the importance of humility and vulnerability, dealing...
GA 575 | Continuous Improvement at Corporations vs. Startups with Christopher Lieb
This week's guest is Christopher Lieb. Ron and Chris discussed Chris's transition from practicing continuous improvement at a large company to a start...
GA 574 | Dealing with Resistance from Management with Tanner McClure
This week's guest is Tanner McClure. Ron and Tanner discussed Tanner's introduction to lean, dealing with resistance from management and supervisors,...
GA 573 | Initiating Operational Excellence on a Global Scale with Jackey Lin
This week's guest is Jackey Lin. Ron and Jackey discussed Jackey's diverse career background, deploying operational excellence on a global scale, over...
GA 572 | Dealing with Burnout with Steven Langer
This week's guest is Steven Langer. Ron and Steven discussed what it means to optimize workplace culture, what a strong organizational culture looks l...
GA 571 | What Employee Engagement Isn’t with Craig Coyle
This week's guest is Craig Coyle. Ron and Craig discussed Craig's experience as an Apache pilot, what employee engagement is and isn't, why new leader...
GA 570 | How Kanban Exposes Problems with Uriel Eisen
This week's guest is Uriel Eisen. Ron and Uriel discussed the importance of kanban, why increasing your inventory isn't always a bad thing, Uriel's ba...
GA 569 | Reliability Kaizen with Adam Lawrence
This week's guest is Adam Lawrence. Ron and Adam discussed reliability kaizen, what it means, how it relates to the Wheel of Sustainability, and more....
GA 568 | Lean and Talent Development with Sarah Tilkens
This week's guest is Sarah Tilkens. Ron and Sarah discussed The KPI Lab (which Sarah founded), why talent development is critical, what leaders can do...
GA 567 | Developing Human Skills with Thomas Gelmi
This week's guest is Thomas Gelmi. Ron and Thomas discussed Thomas's unique background, how he helps leaders develop their "human" skills, navigating...
GA 566 | Managing With Your Eyes with Alen Ganic
This week's guest is Alen Ganic. Ron and Alen discussed visual management, examples of visual management they have seen and created, dealing with any...
GA 565 | Continuous Improvement in Higher Education with Dr. Brad Miller
This week's guest is Dr. Brad Miller. Ron and Dr. Miller discussed what it's like to teach Lean and Six Sigma at a university, the business lessons th...
GA 564 | ISO 9001 and Continuous Improvement with Ridha Dhrifi
This week's guest is Ridha Dhrifi. Ron and Ridha discussed ISO 9001, how it aligns with lean manufacturing, balancing compliance with operational effi...
GA 563 | Habits Over Resolutions with Ron Pereira
This week's guest is Ron Pereira. In this new years-themed episode, Ron explains why forming new habits is often more effective than keeping new resol...
GA 562 | Lean in the Prison Industry with Brandon Bunn
This week's guest is Brandon Bunn. Ron and Brandon discussed what it looks like to leverage lean and continuous improvement inside prison facilities,...