Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership
Business:Management
Episode page: https://www.leanblog.org/444
My guest for Episode #444 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Michele Smith. She is CEO and an Executive Coach with her firm Better Possibilities, LLC.
Michele is the former director for the Sutter Improvement System at Sutter Health. She is a Catalysis faculty member and she is is leading a workshop June 7th at the Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit called Winning the People Side of Transformation in Salt Lake City. The Summit is being held June 6 to 9 (with the main days being the 8th and 9th). I hope to see you at the Summit.
Michele is a dedicated Executive/Leadership Coach with extensive experience coaching individuals across all levels of the organization. She has broad experience as a designated leader and change management consultant, with expertise in team building, leadership development, and facilitation/coaching of leadership to arrive at an organizational strategy with aligned goals, solutions, and ultimately culture change.
Today, we discuss topics and questions including:
Allan Wilson, CEO of ”Factory Logic” (Acquired by SAP), on Lean Software *
Norman Bodek on Building People with Lean and the Toyota Production System *
Expert Interview: Kevin Meyer on Driving Lean Transformation and Onshoring *
Jim Womack Revisits ”The Machine That Changed the World” (Updated Edition) *
Eric Christiansen on Being CEO of a Deming Company *
David Meier on the State of Lean Manufacturing and Management in China *
Jim Baran on Recruiting Lean Talent and the State of the Lean Jobs Market *
Interview with Jim Huntzinger on ”Training Within Industry” *
Revolutionizing Manufacturing with Software: A Discussion on Lean Principles with Dave Gleditsch *
Maximizing Manufacturing Efficiency in China: A Discussion on Lean Principles with Jim Womack*
Jim Womack on Lean Manufacturing in China: Opportunities and Challenges
Enlightening Top Leadership on the Benefits of Lean: A Conversation with Lean Pioneer Norman Bodek *
Driving Organizational Change with Lean Principles: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh *
Creating a Culture of Lean Continuous Improvement: A Conversation with David Mann *
Overcoming Accounting Challenges in Lean Transformation: A Discussion on Lean Accounting - LeanBlog Podcast Featuring Jim Huntzinger *
Exploring the Origins and Evolution of Lean Manufacturing at Toyota: A Conversation with Norman Bodek
Leadership and Lean Manufacturing: A Conversation with Jamie Flinchbaugh - on the Role of Leadership in Driving Change and Improvement
Reducing Waste and Improving Efficiency in Manufacturing: Insights from Jamie Flinchbaugh *
Applying the Principles of ’The Toyota Way’ to Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Jeffrey Liker *
Exploring the Principles of ’The Toyota Way’ and Lean Leadership: Insights from Dr. Jeffrey Liker*