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In this episode of Documenting the Journey, VP of Commercial Operations, former Army Veteran, and McKinsey Consultant, Dan Doverspike shares how he takes an iterative approach to leading strategy execution at Sword Health.

In this episode, VP of Operations, Mike Cuzzo, at Gold Eagle shares some techniques on engaging everyone in the execution of company strategy. Make honed his skills from years of education with top-tier educational institutions and years of experience rising up the ranks from the shop floor to the executive suite.

In this episode, author of 25 books and Professor Emeritus talks about why leaders have struggled to embrace Lean and the scientific approach over the past 100 years or so. 

In this episode, Dr William Harvey discusses his journey in getting started with Toyota KATA and how he and his team have used it to lead a cultural transformation at Peter Cremer North America.

In this episode, Linkedin Influencer, Paul Dunlop, talks about how Visual Management can be used as a powerful tool to kick-start the Lean journey. He also discusses how Continuous Improvement requires continuous investment of time and resources to see continued results.

In this episode, Paul Serafino, CEO of Accelerated Journey, formerly of Intel and the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership shares some insights on avoiding the pain and slowness typically involved in the CI journey.

In this episode, hear Deondra Wardelle discuss her recent experience hosting KataCon7, using the KATA to root out racism in America, and so much more.

In this episode, Author and Continuous Improvement Consultant, Patrick Adams shares a tale of 2 companies. One is successful at creating a thriving Continuous Improvement culture and the other is only creating a surface-level appearance of such. His new book, Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap, provides 12 questions every company should ask themselves to determine which side of the line they fall within.

Authors Sean Fields and Michael Sanders, PhD share a combined 60 years of Continuous Improvement experience and key learnings in their new book titled Quantum Lean. This book provides a simplified approach to practicing Lean that is applicable beyond large enterprise shop floors, spanning across industries and size of company.

In this episode, the host of Rob's Reliability Podcast talks about how the Leadership Launchpad Project is reshaping Leadership in a way that respect mental and organizational health. He discusses the enormous cost of poor and ineffective leadership and how companies that fail to change their approach will struggle to retain talent in the future.

In this episode, members of the 2nd Cohort of the Impruver Challenge review the highlights from the challenge, including successes, obstacles, key learnings and more.

In this episode, we caught up with Karen Martin of TKMG for a delightful conversation about the launch of her new Continuous Improvement and Leadership academy. There just didn't seem to be enough time to cover the wide range of topics including Leader Standard Work, empowering frontline employees, and the evolution of Continuous Improvement. 

In this episode, Katie Anderson, author of new book titled Learning to Lead , Leading to Learn, share insights from her relationship with Toyota leader, Isao Yoshino on practicing humility as leaders in order to grow alongside of those we lead.

In this episode Nitin (Nick) Dumasia talks about how he is leveraging the COVID pandemic as an opportunity to take his consulting practice business virtual using tools like Impruver to help drive the transition.

In this episode of Documenting the Journey, Founder of Leantegrix, a Lean Supply Chain consultancy, discusses the Shingo framework and how it compliments the Toyota Production System. He also discusses his firm's framework for rapidly recovering from the COVID pandemic shutdown.

In this episode, DJ Duarte, Global Optimization Expert & Lean Leadership Coach talks about the true meaning and intent of kaizen. He also shares the latest and greatest thinking on the future of Continuous Improvement, the role of Industry 4.0 technology, and his journey as a long-time resident in Japan as a practitioner.

In this episode, Brandy Schade, Continuous Improvement and Strengthology coach, discusses how getting people in the position to succeed is the first step to rapid transformation.

In this episode, listen to Gary Kapanowsky discuss how he build his Lean chops on finding the financial benefits of making Lean process improvements.

In this eposide, Dan Markovitz, author of The Conclusion Trap shares with us some techniques to avoid jumping to destructive and premature conclusions. He also talks about the 3 things people tend to do that leads them to bad decisions and how to avoid this trap.

In this episode, Troy Magruder, Director of Manufacturing at World Technology Ingredients, talks about how Leadership in the 21st century inspires a complex mix of compassion, technology adoption, creativity, and engagement to win in the markets of tomorrow.