Saturday, July 25, 2009

LeanBlog Video Podcast #7 - Norman Bodek, Part 2

This is Part 2 of Norman discussing his personal history with learning about lean, kaizen, and the Toyota Production System. See Podcast #3 for the first part of the discussion. www.leanblog.org

Friday, July 17, 2009

LeanBlog Video Podcast #6 - Matthew May, Pt 3

This podcast is the continuation of an interview with Matt May, author of the Shingo Prize winning book The Elegant Solution: Toyota's Formula for Mastering Innovation.

His new book is "In Pursuit of Elegance: Why the Best Ideas Have Something Missing."

Here, we talk about The Sopranos and In-n-Out Burger, how they are "elegant" in their design.

His website is www.inpursuitofelegance.com.

For more video podcasts, visit www.leanvideopodcast.org

Wednesday, July 08, 2009

70 - Tamra Kaplan, COO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center

Episode #70 is an interview with Tamra Kaplan, the COO of Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. We talk about the lean transformation work being done in the hospital and Ms. Kaplan's experience in leading this effort. For an earlier blog post about her promotion to COO and Lean at LBMMC, visit http://ow.ly/gyeX.

For earlier episodes, visit the main Podcast page at www.leanpodcast.org, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes.

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