The Lean Leadership Podcast

The Lean Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Episode 030: Rick Timlick – First Understand the Lean Principles Then Learn the Tools
March 08, 2016

Hello Legion of Lean, we’ve got a great episode lined up for you today. Today we are speaking with Rick Timlick the CEO and Managing Partner of the Redwood Performance Group in Calgary. Rick advises a wide variety of industries…Read more ›

Episode 029: Mike Wroblewski-Engage in Kaizen with People not to People
February 29, 2016

For over 25 years, Mike has been working in management teaching kaizen and Lean principles. Mike has learned first-hand from the master, Shigeo Shingo, the techniques of the SMED system along with the early teachings of eliminating waste from manufactu...

Episode 028: Norman Bodek – Give People the Opportunity to Become Masters
February 22, 2016

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,

Episode 027: Mark Rosenthal – Your Job is to Develop People
October 15, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation!  Today’s guest is Mark Rosenthal.  For the last seven years, Mark has been the Principal at Novayama, LLC, a consulting firm based in Seattle, Washington. Mark is an experienced Lean Practitioner with experience working wi...

Bonus Episode: Lean Leader Unleashed with Robert Miller, Jeremiah Duncan, Eric Olsen, & Sam MacPherson
October 06, 2015

  Hello Lean Leadership Nation! Right now I’m producing this podcast from Atlantic Beach, FL at the One Ocean Resort which is the site of the inaugural Summit on Lean Leadership.  Today was the first day and it was awesome.

Episode 026: Glenn Uminger : Lean Principles are Common But Practices Are Situational
October 02, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation! I am really excited about today’s guest! We always have awesome guests on the podcast that challenge me and hopefully you to become better leaders and to improve our thought process around leadership.

Episode 025: Bonus Episode with Sam MacPherson & The Summit on Lean Leadership
September 30, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation! Today I’m joined again by Sam MacPherson of  The Lean Leadership Academy.  The Lean Leadership Academy and Lean Frontiers are partnering to provide The Summit on Lean Leadership in Atlantic Beach, FL October 5-6.

Episode 024: Lean Leadership Unleashed with Glenn Uminger, Mike Wroblewski, and Sam MacPherson
September 28, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation! Today’s episode is our next installment in a series of forums we have been holding on blab.im with Sam MacPherson, Executive Director of The Lean Leadership Academy. We’ve renamed the series Lean Unleashed: a hat tip for t...

Bonus Episode: How Do I Know if I’m at the Right Company to Support my Continuous Improvement Career with Keith Gardner
September 21, 2015

This week’s bonus episode is an answer to a listener question.  I asked Keith Gardner the President of E-MRI who was a guest of the podcast in Episode 006 to answer our listener.  Our listener, Taylor, has a great question that I think a lot of people ...

Episode 023: Forum on Lean Leadership with Sam MacPherson, Jamie Flinchbaugh, Tracey Richardson, & Ernie Richardson
September 17, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation! This week’s podcast episode is slightly different from other episodes.  Last week I hosted a forum for Lean Leaders on Blab.IM .  Blab is a conversation platform that is new to the internet.