Lean Coffee Talk (formerly known as Lean Whiskey)
Formerly known as ”Lean Whiskey.” Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh share more than just their MIT degrees: they’re authors, speakers, and trusted voices in the Lean community... plus they’re both serious about their coffee. Each episode offers insightful discussions on essential topics like operational excellence, leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, problem-solving strategies, innovation, and building a thriving Lean culture. Whether you’re an experienced executive, an ambitious manager, or someone passionate about elevating organizational performance, Lean Coffee Talk provides practical wisdom you can apply directly to your workplace. They bring expertise without the complexity – because Lean doesn’t have to be rocket science. Their takes are bold and their insights are fresh. welcome to Lean Coffee Talk... Where Lean wisdom is brewed and served. Mark Graban: http://markgraban.com/ Jamie Flinchbaugh: https://jflinch.com/ Podcast home: https://leancoffeetalk.com/ Note: The first 50 episodes were done under the theme and name of ”Lean Whiskey”
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Sunday Jun 30, 2019
Sunday Jun 30, 2019
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.”
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Thursday May 23, 2019
Thursday May 23, 2019
Episode page: http://www.leanblog.org/whiskey2
In Episode 2 of Lean Whiskey, we're exploring the one true “lean thinking” driven whiskey of Glenns Creek Distillery, by The Toyota Way Fieldbook author David Meier. We also explore lean news covering GE, Danaher, and Boeing, before answering our listener question about production quotas and standards. We end with a final fun question about our favorite lesser-known lean thinkers.
We start by thanking the listeners of Episode 1 who shared their response to hearing the program.
We continue by exploring the one true “lean thinking” driven whiskey of Glenns Creek Distillery, by The Toyota Way Fieldbook author David Meier. We also explore lean news covering GE, Danaher, and Boeing, before answering our listener question about production quotas and standards. We end with a final fun question about our favorite lesser-known lean thinkers.
Here are links to what we discussed:
Glenns Creek Distillery
Founder David Meier's book, The Toyota Way Fieldbook
Larry Culp goes to GE
“Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet,” and Mark's blog post about the article
Kaplan and Johnson's Relevance Lost
H. Thomas Johnson's Profit Beyond Measure
Don Wheeler's Understanding Variation
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Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Recorded April 14, 2019 -- Mark and Jamie chat out their hopes for the podcast, “lean coffee,” a news story about a Fiat Chrysler plant, a reader question about getting started with lean, and more.
In the very first episode of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh, longtime friends, lean thinkers, and whiskey enthusiasts, join forces to enjoy a casual conversation — mostly about lean and a little bit about whiskey.
In Episode 1, which we labeled as a “wet run” instead of a “dry run”, we share some of our joint interests, explore our whiskey choices, react to an article about lean in the news, and take a listener question. What follows are some topics and relevant links:
Mark and Jamie both attended MIT's Leaders for Manufacturing program, now rebranded as Leaders for Global Operations
Mark shared his selection for non-Kentucky American whiskey as Garrison Brothers — the award-winning Balmorhea release
Jamie shared his Wyoming Whiskey Outryder
Mark and Jamie discussed this article about the Toledo Jeep factory
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