• Podcast: Why Quality Professionals Should Consider Kaizen

    Podcast: Why Quality Professionals Should Consider Kaizen0

    I recently wrote an article for Quality Magazine on Kaizen where I explain why kaizen is a valuable tool that probably not enough companies take advantage of. If you want to be able to look at your process, if you want to uncover what pains you, these are the kinds of things that Kaizen allows you to

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  • Talking Lean Episode #2 (7-1-2013)

    Talking Lean Episode #2 (7-1-2013)0

    Welcome to episode 2 of “Talking Lean” with Tim McMahon and Jeff Hajek. We had a lot of fun doing the first one, and this second go around is no different. I always come away from discussions with Jeff reinvigorated about continuous improvement. Hopefully, you end up feeling the same way when listening to us.

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  • Talking Lean (Episode #1, 6-14-2013)

    Talking Lean (Episode #1, 6-14-2013)0

    Welcome to Episode 1 of “Talking Lean” with Jeff Hajek (Gotta Go Lean Blog) and Tim McMahon. This show is intended to be a buffet of Lean bites. Jeff and I both have a variety of features that we regularly post on our websites. Unfortunately, great content such as this can get lost in a

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  • Guest on the Lean Nation Radio Show

    Guest on the Lean Nation Radio Show0

    I am excited to be a guest on the world famous The Lean Nation radio show Today, Wednesday, October 13 from 4-5pm (ET) on 790 AM Talk and Business, hosted by Karl Wadensten. We’re going to discuss what Lean, leadership, and learning have in common. I have been on the show twice previously.  During my first time

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  • Lean and the Rhode Island Experience0

    This past week I had an amazing trip to Rhode Island.  It started with visit to VIBCO, who manufactures high-quality, low maintenance industrial vibrators, construction vibrators and other vibratory equipment.  VIBCO practices lean manufacturing and is committed to True North which they characterize as quality, throughput, innovation and same day, next day service. During my

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  • Podcast on Gotta Go Lean Blog0

    I recently had the opportunity to do a podcast with Jeff Hajek.  Jeff Hajek is a Lean consultant, award-winning author of Whaddaya Mean I Gotta Be Lean, and the founder of Velaction Continuous Improvement.  Jeff also publishes the blog Gotta Go Lean. The Gotta Go Lean Blog focuses on Lean at the front line–helping managers

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