The Lean Leadership Podcast

The Lean Leadership Podcast


Latest Episodes

Bonus Episode: Sam MacPherson and The Summit on Lean Leadership
September 15, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation.  I’m sharing a bonus episode with you today with previous Podcast Guest Sam McPherson.  Sam was our guest on episode 20 of the podcast and is President of The Lean Leadership Academy. -

Episode 022: Kim Barnas: Beyond Heroes
September 10, 2015

Kim Barnas is President at Thedacare Center for Healthcare Value in Appleton, WI.  The Center for HealthCare Value was created in 2008 with the intention of transforming the healthcare industry -providing better value for patients.

Episode 21: Jacob Stoller and The Lean CEO
July 23, 2015

Today we have a different type of guest that I know you are going to enjoy.  Our guest today is Jacob Stoller - Jacob is a writer and facilitator specializing in communication between experts and outsiders in areas such as Lean management,

Episode 020: Sam MacPherson : Lean Leadership and The Green Berets
July 16, 2015

Regular listeners to the podcast will recognize that we took a week off to observe the 4th of July holiday.  I was able to spend time with the people I love and to enjoy the fruits of freedom that our men and women in uniform have sacrificed to provide...

Episode 019 : Geoff Woods : How to Create Mentor Relationships with the Top in Your Industry
June 25, 2015

Geoff Woods is the host of The Mentee podcast, and is a medical device salesman by day, and an entrepreneur by night. After hearing the Jim Rohn quote that "you are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with" Geoff set out on a mission to...

Problems Are Opportunities: Ask Lean Leadership Mailbag | Episode 001
June 22, 2015

Hello Lean Leadership Nation, this week we are starting something new. - As many of you know I recently got married.  During the week after our wedding, we spent the week down at Bald Head Island, NC with our family and close friends.

Episode 018: Rich Sheridan: A CEO’s Journey to Creating A Culture Where People Can Thrive
June 18, 2015

From kid programmer in 1971 to Forbes cover story in 2003, Joy, Inc. author Richard Sheridan (U-M grad BS Computer Science '80, MS Computer Engineering '82) has never shied from challenges, opportunities nor the limelight.

Episode 017: Joakim Ahlström: How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement
June 12, 2015

Today’s guest is Joakim Ahlström. Joakim is Sweden’s leading authority on creating a continuous improvement culture. He is a popular inspirational speaker who has spoken at the European Lean Educators Conference and an appreciated business coach who ha...

Episode 016: Bill Peterson : Lean Applied to Business Processes
June 04, 2015

Bill Peterson is a Lean best practices teacher and consultant who draws on over 30 years of hands-on experience using Lean, Six Sigma, BPR, and other continuous improvement tools to enhance process efficiency,

Episode 015: Dr. Gregory Jacobson : The Impact of Technology on Continuous Improvement
May 21, 2015

Dr. Gregory Jacobson is the CEO of KaiNexus, a software company focused on promoting the spread of continuous improvement ideas.  Greg graduated from Washington University in St Louis in 1997 with a BS in Biology.