Today’s guest is Norman Bodek. Norman has played a prime role in introducing Lean to the West. He started with Vern Buehler of the Shingo Prize and is a Shingo Prize winner. He is a frequent keynote speaker on Quick and Easy Kaizen, Lean manufacturing, and the Harada Method. He has written hundreds of articles; and when he owned Productivity Press he published a 100 Japanese management books in English, over 250 published books on productivity and quality, and has written seven books including his How to Do Kaizen and the Harada Method.  Norman has met Dr. W. Edwards Deming, Dr. Joseph Juran, Phil Crosby, Dr. Kaoru Ishikawa, Dr. Joji Akao, Mr. Taiichi Ohno, Dr. Shigeo Shingo and many other great manufacturing masters and published many of their books in English.
This interview is a little bit longer than our usual podcast episodes but it’s well worth the listen.  In the course of our discussion Norman and I talk about:

His experiences with Shigeo Shingo
Asking the right questions
Becoming a Master at something
The power of Self Reliance
A unique charity in India and that is teaching self reliance

I really enjoyed my conversation with Norman and appreciate him sharing his experiences and knowledge with the podcast audience.

Interview Links
Lean Health by Paul Akers

Norman Bodek Collection on Amazon.com

Srinivasan Services Trust

Norman's company PCS Press

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