Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week’s guest is Noah Waech. Ron and Noah discussed Noah’s experiences teaching lean, what happens when things don’t go as planned, Value Stream Mapping, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

The quote Noah likes (3:14)

His background (5:05)

An anecdote from when Noah was asked to teach about lean (7:22)

What Noah enjoys most about teaching others (10:44)

A time when things didn’t go as planned (13:20)

Noah’s passion for Value Stream Mapping (21:13)

His final words of wisdom (24:23)

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Noah on LinkedIn

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What Do You Think?

Do you have any experience teaching lean?

This week’s guest is Radhika Dutt. Ron and Radhika discussed OKRs, Toyota Kata, the target mentality, the OHLA puzzle framework, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

Radhika’s favorite quote (3:13)

Her background (4:26)

What OKR stands for (6:46)

What happens when you set goals and targets (7:47)

The Toyota Kata framework (10:20)

About the target mentality (23:46)

How goals make us feel (26:37)

About the OHLA puzzle framework (33:56)

Measuring people (38:53)

 Her final words of wisdom (43:35)

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Radhika on LinkedIn

Radhika’s Website

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What Do You Think?

What are your thoughts on OKRs?

This week’s guest is Joel Hugghins. Ron and Joel discussed dealing with CAVE people, intellectual property, getting lean to stick, and more.  An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

The proverb and quote Joel likes (3:11)

His background (4:25)

Impediments to getting lean to stick (6:34)

Keeping things in balance (8:05)

Why things are getting worse (11:28)

Joel’s approach to CAVE people (21:23)

The role of intellectual property (22:54)

Examples of companies that are doing this well (26:22)

What gives Joel hope (28:09)

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Joel on LinkedIn

Joel’s Website

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What Do You Think?

What obstacles have you faced in terms of getting lean to stick?

This week we’re ringing in the New Year with Billy Taylor. Ron and Billy discussed strategy and KPAs, hidden truths, clarity, being hard on the process, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

The quote Billy likes (3:45)

Strategy and KPAs (6:28)

Billy’s thoughts on hidden truths (9:32)

How clarity breaks down (12:23)

Being hard on the process, easy on the people (16:18)

Billy’s “Skool of Execution” (20:42)

His advice for listeners (22:37)

Billy’s take on AI (26:30)

His final words of wisdom (28:27)

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Billy on LinkedIn

GA 258 | Creating a Common Meaning

GA 347 | Leveraging Deliberate Practice

GA 352 | Defining, Executing, and Aligning Winning

GA 450 | Governing the Standard with Billy Taylor

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What Do You Think?

How does clarity break down, in your opinion?

This week, we’re sharing a special Christmas episode featuring insights from the Gemba Academy team. Each individual answered the question: What does continuous improvement mean to you in your own life? An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

The format of this episode (0:45)

A few words from Greg (1:32)

A few words from Tomii (4:53)

A few words from Alen (6:36)

A few words from Jennifer (8:05)

A few words from Ricky (9:09)

A few words from Brita (11:47)

A few words from Michael (13:28)

A few final words from Ron (14:42)

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What Do You Think?

What does continuous improvement mean to you in your own life?