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“THE EDGES OF LEAN”

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The Edges of Lean

Ep 87 Continuously Improving Your Knowledge Management with Dr. Cindy Young
Every time we use our lean practices to define and solve a problem, we create knowledge. How can we improve our organizational recognition and management of all that newly created knowledge – which is key to not having the same problem occur again? It turns out that knowledge management itself requires a process and continuous […]
Ep 86 Continuous Improvement and Compassionate Coaching with Erin Whalen
Erin Whalen is a coach whose practice is focused on serving the people who work with the grieving and dying: bereavement professionals who need perhaps more than anyone to be seen, heard, and supported. Erin comes to coaching through the path of acting and the art of improvisation. She utilizes the tools she's learned through […]
Ep 85 Continuous Improvement and Coaching Leaders with Kyle Gillette
Kyle Gillette is a leadership coach. He coaches business leaders – but not all his clients wear a white collar and work in offices. Kyle works with leaders and aspiring leaders from all walks of life with a special focus on what we sometimes call “blue-collar” work. Kyle’s career path has taken him from men's […]
Ep 84 Continuous Improvement and the Artist Inside with Elisabeth Swan
Elisabeth Swan just wrote a book – which is not surprising because she’s done it before, but this one is different. This time Elisabeth wrote and illustrated the book – in fact the illustrations are what communicate the great ideas she is sharing. And Elisabeth, consultant, teacher, writer, is adding “artist” to her resume. In […]
Ep 83 Continuously Improving Your Employees’ Experiences with Lori-Ann Duguay
Lori-Ann Duguay worked in government for two decades – and it was there she says that she learned how NOT to treat employees. Now she works with organizations to help them create happier more effective workplaces by focusing on the employee experience as a process that can and should be continuously improved. Lori-Ann joined me […]
Ep 82 Continuously Improving Culture for Everyone with Chris Lalomia
One of the big challenges of continuous improvement is that different kinds of workers have very different expectations for their own professionalism, customer service, and how their management should behave. Chris Lalomia ran into this when he made career moves from engineering to financial services, and then to entrepreneurship in the home repair business. […]
Ep 81 Continuous Improvement and Women In Tech with Limor Bergman Gross
It’s 2022 – well it’s almost 2023, and women in technology are not unusual – but there’s still plenty of female talent not taking part or staying in the tech sector. Limor Bergman Gross has time-tested tips on how to succeed as a woman in tech – and how to be a great sponsor […]
Ep 80 Continuous Improvement and the Root Causes of Burnout with Mohamed Saleh
I hear it every day: “It’s the great resignation.” “People don’t want to work any more!” People are exhausted and burned out – especially in healthcare, and in many other workplaces as well. Mohamed Saleh knows what it takes to address the root causes of burnout. He is here to share his […]
Ep 79 Continuously Improving Your Cybersecurity with Karla Reffold
There’s a crime wave out there - a cyber crimewave– and Karla Reffold is helping companies overcome the continuously changing challenges of cybersecurity. Karla started out in HR, and now is a leader in cybersecurity – her story of leadership, flexibility and innovation is inspiring for all continuous improvers. Let's hear Karla share her thoughts […]
Ep 78 Continuous Improvement, Wisdom and Compassion with Wendy Nash
Wendy Nash coaches people with meditation. She joined me to share how to make meditation part of your daily practice. Her approach is beautifully aligned with the reflection that is intrinsic to lean thinking and can help us develop our “respect for people” mindset. One note: We had some internet challenges as we were recording […]
Ep 77 The Continuous Improvement Conversion Experience with Tom Hughes
Tom Hughes was an expert in lean and continuous improvement. He knew it all, and frankly found it somewhat boring. But one day, his opinion completely changed, and he became a self-described overnight lean maniac. Now, you would be hard-pressed to find someone more excited than Tom who has now written a book called “Improvement […]
Ep 76 Continuous Improvement and Generational Trauma with Elena Perella
As a continuous improvement leader, you know the importance of “Respect for People,” and that “Respect for People” includes understanding and respecting yourself. How might you do that when you are dealing with the effects of generational trauma? Elena Perella has personal experience overcoming generational trauma and using that experience to help high achievers free […]
Ep 75 Continuous Improvement and Couples Coaching with Dr. Robin Buckley
Episode 75 Continuous Improvement and Couples Coaching, with Dr. Robin Buckley If you are a coach, have you ever thought about the family relationships of your clients? If you have a coach, how does your coaching experience engage your family relationships? How might a couple benefit from engaging in coaching together? And how is that […]
Ep 74 Continuous Improvement and Why Tools are Not Enough, with Martina Kuhlmeyer
Continuous Improvement and Why Tools are Not Enough, with Martina Kuhlmeyer Martina Kuhlmeyer has an impeccable lean background, including a Master Blackbelt certification from GE. So why is she not focused on lean tools these days? Let’s hear her tell the story about how she learned that tools were not enough. Martina Kuhlmeyer Martina Kuhlmeyer is […]
Ep 73 Continuous Improvement and Finding Meaning at Work with Kevin Herring
Kevin Herring specializes in business turnarounds – helping organizations create high-performing teams. His interest in how humans thrive in a workplace started all the way back in college – not in a class but at a summer job. A job that he considered one of the most boring on earth turned out to be fascinating […]
Ep 72 Continuously Improving a Culture for Innovation with Norbert Majerus
Do you think there are differences between a lean culture and a culture for lean innovation? Norbert Majerus loved being an engineer in part because he was better with numbers than with people. But when Norbert was entrusted with leading the lean innovation transformation at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, he had to […]
Ep 71 Continuous Improvement and Agile Communication with Katja Schleicher
Some compelling features of agile product development are flexibility and resilience. An agile project can deal with problems and new learning and pivot to take advantage of that new learning. My guest, Katja Schleicher has insights about how to apply those agile principles of flexibility and resilience to communication. We can all benefit from better […]
Ep 70 Continuous Improvement and Empathy with Anjani Mahabashya
Dr. Anjani Mahabashya had a childhood dream to be a doctor. She achieved her dream and got her dream job working in a premier medical center. Everything came crashing down the day she had a devastating fall. She is here to share what she learned about empathy, and why empathetic leaders matter when employees are […]
Ep 69 Continuously Improving Your LinkedIn Profile with Daniel Alfon
Continuously Improving Your LinkedIn Profile with Daniel Alfon When I first created my LinkedIn account, I added my name, and a nice picture and uploaded my resume. It turns out, for those of us who work as consultants and coaches, those resumes on LinkedIn don’t do much to help us connect with clients. Daniel […]
Ep 68 Continuously Improving your SEO with Brandon Leibowitz
Do you have a website? If you're like me and have a website (like I have at leanforhumans.com), you know that you need to work on your search engine optimization (SEO). And if you're like me and most others, how to do that can be a complete mystery. Brandon Leibowitz says that we should all […]

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