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This podcast offers business solutions to help listeners develop and implement action plans for lean process improvement and implement continuous improvement projects, cost reductions, product quality enhancements, and process effectiveness improvement.
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Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things (opens the original)
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What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Shayne Daughenbaugh is joined by Michael Krumpak, executive coach, leadership advisor, and author of Why Smart Leaders Do Stupid Things , to explore why even experienced, well-intentioned leaders sometimes make poor decisions. They discuss how pressure, stress, and blind spots can disconnect a leader's intentions from their actions—and why recognizing those moments is an important part of becoming a stronger leader. Michael shares examples of h
Before You Invest: The AI Readiness Check (opens the original)
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What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Catherine McDonald is joined by Dajana Achelpohl to explore the AI readiness gap. The difference between simply giving people access to AI and actually creating meaningful business value from it. They discuss why organizations can invest in AI tools, licenses, and pilot programs yet still struggle to see measurable results or sustained adoption. Dajana introduces a practical five-question framework organizations can use to assess their AI readi
Culture Is the Hidden Process (opens the original)
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What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Catherine McDonald is joined by Stephanie Angelo to explore why culture is the hidden process behind organizational performance. They discuss how organizations can improve processes all day long, but without a culture that supports trust, accountability, and engagement, those improvements are unlikely to stick. Stephanie explains why company culture should be viewed as a business strategy and offers a simple way to understand it: the personalit
Why Your Kata Isn’t Sticking (opens the original)
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What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams and Andy Olrich are joined by Dr. William Harvey to explore one of the biggest challenges in continuous improvement: sustainment. Together, they discuss why organizations can be great at launching improvement initiatives but struggle to maintain momentum and achieve lasting results. William identifies three fundamental conditions that influence whether improvement efforts stick: the work must feel meaningful, people must feel safe
Behavior Profiles and Kata in the Workplace (opens the original)
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What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode of the Lean Solutions Podcast, Natalie Howden is joined by Cindy Darnell, Steve Burgett, and Jordan Kimball for a preview of their sessions at the Lean Solutions Global Summit. Together, they explore how organizations can design better processes, reduce ambiguity, strengthen communication, and develop people through continuous improvement. Steve and Jordan share how their work at Gentex focuses on designing systems that make problems visible, re
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