Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership Podcast
1) How Don Kieffer Applies Toyota Thinking to Modern Knowledge Work
Don Kieffer has spent more than fifty years redesigning how real work gets done. In this episode, he explains why so many improvement efforts stall—and how Dynamic Work Design offers a clearer, more p...Show More
2) From Firefighting to Flow: Darren Walsh on Lean Leadership Routines that Sustain Results
My guest for Episode #539 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Darren Walsh, author of Making Lean and Continuous Improvement Work: A Leader’s Guide to Increasing Consistency and Getting Significant...Show More
3) How to Cut Through Workplace Chaos: Nelson Repenning on Lean, Flow & Dynamic Work Design
My guest for Episode #538 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Nelson Repenning, Faculty Director of the MIT Leadership Center and co-creator of Dynamic Work Design. Episode page with video, transcr...Show More
4) Building Excellence Through Quality and Psychological Safety -- ASQ Cincinnati 2025 Preview
In this special bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, Mark Graban is joined by C.J. Kaufman, Education Chair for the ASQ Cincinnati Section, to preview the ASQ Southwest Ohio 2025 Conference, themed ...Show More
5) Why Care: Building Respectful Lean Cultures with Caroline Greenley & Chris Butterworth
My guests for Episode #537 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Caroline Greenlee and Chris Butterworth, two of the three co-authors (with Chris Warner) of the book Why Care: How Thriving Individua...Show More
6) Ask Us Anything! — Lean Coffee Talk with Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh
In this short bonus episode, I’m joined by my friend and Lean Coffee Talk co-host, Jamie Flinchbaugh. We’re inviting you — our listeners and fellow continuous-improvement thinkers — to help shape upco...Show More
7) New Catalysis CEO Carlos Scholz on Lean Healthcare, Leadership, and Psychological Safety
In Episode 536 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast, Mark Graban talks with Carlos Scholz, the new CEO of Catalysis. Carlos brings a unique perspective, with a career that spans both manufacturing and ...Show More
8) Previewing the LPPDE 2025 Conference with Geoff Neiley & Andrew Wagner
In this bonus episode of Lean Blog Interviews, host Mark Graban is joined by Geoff Neiley (chair) and Andrew Wagner (co-chair) of the Lean Product & Process Development Exchange (LPPDE). The 2025 Nort...Show More
9) Profitable at Any Price: Lessons from Toyota, Daily Kaizen, and Safer Workplaces with Gregg Stocker
Episode blog post with video, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #535 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Gregg Stocker, a seasoned Lean practitioner, consultant, and author. Over the past ...Show More
10) Don't Repeat Our Mistakes: Dale Lucht's Leadership Habits for Lean
My guest for Episode #534 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dale Lucht, co-author of the new book Don't Repeat Our Mistakes: Nine Lessons for Leaders Championing Cultural Transformations. Episode...Show More