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The Lean Effect

Jan 22, 2021

In this episode James La Trobe Bateman: talks us through the concept of response time, an idea that was inspired by the book “The Goal'' by Eliyahu Goldratt. James walks us through the business's innate ability to deliver value in a timely manner. We discuss being able to know what customers value and the costs and...


Jan 14, 2021

In this episode Scott Follet talks with us about working through the emotional side of decision making. We look at dealing with bad attitudes and naysayers. We explore the upside to rewarding, or at least not disciplining a $140,000 error made with the best of intentions. We also look at the value of me showing my...


Jan 13, 2021

In this episode Raivis Menesis talks with us about working at Amazon driving Lean initiatives and then working to implement Lean in small businesses in his home country of Latvia. He introduces us to Amazon's evolving improvement culture of testing and implementation and the challenges of Latvia's view of Lean and the...


Jan 12, 2021

In this Episode Reagan Pannell talks to us about seeing a companies new Lean culture being sustained years after he left.  He walks us through the process and benefits of moving the person who is the biggest roadblock and converting them into the biggest Lean promoter.  

Reagan’s favorite book is “The Lean Startup...


Jan 11, 2021

In this Episode Japan Trivedi walks through his self discovery of Lean. He teaches us how we can all use  common sense to be a Lean leader in our current role! Japan shares insights on getting team members out of their comfort zones to help them buy into a Lean transformation.  He points out the need to create habits in...