Kentucky Ryes, Surgical Behavior, Lean & Robots, Pet Peeves

https://www.leanblog.org/whiskey3

The first guest host joining me is my friend Chris Burnham. Chris is also an experienced Lean practitioner and leader, and we've talked about Lean over whiskey in person (at last year's KaiNexus User Conference).

We chat about what we're sipping (Kentucky rye whiskeys), discuss two articles from the news, and we answer a listener question. We also added a short segment called “Lean Pet Peeves.” Jamie will be back next episode.

Chris Burnham and Mark Graban start Episode 3 by telling listeners how they met and a little bit about the experience Chris has with Lean in multiple settings.

We chat about the very different Kentucky Rye Whiskeys they are drinking and they move on to topics in the news, covering surgeon behavior and patient outcomes, along with robots and workers in a Lean context.

We also answered a listener question about “communities of practice.”

Here are links to what we discussed:

• Chris's Lean Leadership Podcast
• Whiskeys
  • Chris: Basil Hayden's Caribbean Reserve Rye
  • Mark: Michter's Single Barrel Rye
• News:
  • “When Surgeons Are Abrasive To Co-Workers, Patients' Health May Suffer“
    • Journal article from JAMA
  • “Lean and Robots: Dynamic Duo or Disruptive Disaster?“
• Listener question:
  • “Discuss the value of having a network or community of practice in and outside your current organization.”

• Ask us a question for future blog posts. Send an email to leanpodcast@gmail.com