Longtime manufacturing process engineer and trainer John Dyer discusses operational excellence and continuous improvement with Professor Mohamed Saleh, a Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement expert. Between them, the two share nearly 60 years of continuous improvement expertise. IndustryWeek has partnered with Dyer and Saleh to present their insights to a wide audience of manufacturing professionals.
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CI4Life shares insights and success stories of entrepreneurs that have Scaled their Business. Learn valuable strategies and tips/hacks to Scale (grow) your Business faster than you thought possible.
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The KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast features content from our webinars. We also share conversations with KaiNexus team members and customers from time to time. This podcast brings you information about continuous improvement best practices, employee engagement, lean, six sigma (and related improvement disciplines) and more. Join us as we explore the nuances of creating a culture of continuous improvement, no matter your level of expertise or your industry.
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You’re a leader who knows that people are at the center of an exceptional organizational culture. You're excited to activate a culture of continuous learning – where everyone is capable, confident, and empowered to solve problems and innovate at all levels. This podcast is all about inspiring and equipping you to do that – through the power of learning and leading. Chain of Learning® is where the links of leadership and learning unite. Join your host, Katie Anderson, internationally recogniz ...
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Helping you take continuous improvement to the next level so you can destroy your organization’s status quo, devastate your competitors, and fuel revolutionary innovation.
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Selfless Leader—The First Leadership Characteristic for Meaningful Change
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22:16Explore how true leaders adopt a team-over-self mindset, embody humility and prioritize removing obstacles for their teams.Endeavor Business Media által
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BONUS | Build Influence and Get Buy-in: Elevating the Positioning, ROI, and Value of Lean and Continuous Improvement [with Betsy Jordyn]
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59:40What do people in other functions at your organization think lean is all about? For many—in HR, OD, Finance, or operations—the answer is simple: process improvement, efficiency, waste elimination. And while those are pieces of the puzzle, they miss the bigger picture. Too often, continuous improvement and operational excellence teams get pigeonhole…
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Webinar Preview: Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change with Process Gemba Walks
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16:04Registration link To be presented Sept 30 at 5 pm ET by Tracy O'Rourke. Do you have a painful process, but people don’t seem to want to embrace change to improve it? Does it seem that people are comfortable with the status quo? One of the most powerful Change Management tools you have is…Gemba Walks! Tracy O’Rourke Co-Author "The Problem-Solver's T…
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Balancing "best practice" and "employee ownership" for Max. performance
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Crafting a Comprehensive Training Roadmap
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19:26Explore how to create a training roadmap that drives genuine lean leadership and avoids the pitfalls of empty certification. Learn the dangers of taking a cookie-cutter approach.Endeavor Business Media által
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Designing an Impactful Training Experience
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24:14Explore how to craft training experiences that don’t just deliver knowledge but ensure it is gained, transferred, and retained. Review dynamic approaches like simulations, on-the-job training, breakouts, and role-playing.Endeavor Business Media által
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Building Lasting Capabilities through Effective Training: The Do’s and Don’ts
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24:43Explore the difference between training that sparks meaningful improvement and training that falls flat. Learn about the most effective approaches—like hands-on simulations and engaging adult learners through active participation—versus the common pitfalls of overloading with theory or skipping leadership involvement.…
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52| What You Love About Lean and Operational Excellence - And Your #1 Frustration: Executive Buy-In
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25:26What’s the #1 frustration most lean and continuous improvement practitioners face? It's something that I bet you've felt too, no matter how passionate you are about the work, no matter what you call it: lean, agile, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or DevOps... Too often, we struggle to clearly explain what we actually do as CI chang…
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Battling Innovation Fatigue: When the Push for Progress Takes Its Toll
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23:31Dive into what happens when the push for progress becomes a burden rather than a boost. How do you keep your people engaged and inspired when they’ve been burned before, or when they’re simply recovering from the last big change?Endeavor Business Media által
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Loss of Control: How to Steer When Change Takes the Helm
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22:32Dive into one of the most challenging dynamics of organizational change and leadership change resistance: navigating the loss of control during times of change. As leaders shift from the familiar role of the “firefighter hero” to empowering their teams as the true heroes, they face a profound identity shift. How do we retire that hero’s cap and ele…
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Resistance to Change: Unpacking the Psychology Behind Change Aversion
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23:10Explore the psychological and emotional drivers behind this resistance, and learn how leaders can recognize these barriers and implement strategies to transform resistance into acceptance, turning potential roadblocks into opportunities for innovation and improvement.Endeavor Business Media által
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Flattening the Pyramid: Transforming Hierarchies into Horizontal Structures
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21:44Traditional vertical hierarchies often stifle communication, slow decision-making and create barriers to innovation. Shifting to a horizontal, decentralized structure can break down these barriers and foster a culture of open, two-way communication. Explore strategies for leaders looking to implement horizontal communication channels in their organ…
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In this episode, Mark Graban reads a recent KaiNexus blog post by Danielle Yoon: “What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?” Here is the blog post Employee participation is the heartbeat of any Lean or continuous improvement effort. Without it, even the best strategies stall. Drawing on research by Dr. Shweta Cho…
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Breaking Down Silos: Uniting Teams for Unstoppable Success
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22:12Dive deep into the destructive impact of organizational silos. Explore how these invisible walls form and learn strategies to break them down, paving the way for seamless teamwork and continuous improvement.Endeavor Business Media által
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51| Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools: The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit [with Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rouke]
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45:32Organizations invest thousands of dollars and countless hours into lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement training programs. Certifications get awarded. Belts get earned. But nothing actually changes. Technical problem-solving training alone isn’t enough to drive meaningful impact. Without guidance and support on how to apply problem-sol…
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Trust on Display: How OPEN Communication shapes Organizational Culture
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23:47Discover how open communication is not just a tool but a mirror reflecting the ongoing culture within your organization. We’ll discuss real-world examples, like hour-by-hour metric boards. Are they tools for improvement or instruments of blame?Endeavor Business Media által
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The Power of Two-Way Communication in Organizational Design
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22:28Uncover the blueprint for fostering two-way communication that ignites collaboration and innovation. From tiered huddles to activating listening structures and rituals that prioritize dialogue over directives, explore how flattening organizational structures can break down barriers and foster a culture of openness and trust.…
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Unlocking Workforce Potential: The Key to Genuine Employee Engagement
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22:43Explore the true power of employee engagement. Discover how sincere, empathetic, and respectful engagement can transform the narrative from “I” to “We,” fostering ownership, buy-in, and enthusiastic productivity.Endeavor Business Media által
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How to reduce bottlenecks in your manufacturing process by reducing the 8 areas of waste
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Decoding Tribal Language: Leadership Strategies for a Collaborative Culture
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21:55Discover the skill of active listening and how to identify and engage with the tribes within your organization. Learn how to create triads to break down competitive silos, establish shared values, and unite everyone in pursuit of a noble cause.Endeavor Business Media által
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50| Change the Culture: NUMMI and the Power of Leading Through Influence, Not Authority [with Isao Yoshino]
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26:25“Change the culture!” That’s exactly what longtime Toyota leader Isao Yoshino was tasked with during one of the most famous business transformations in history—NUMMI—Toyota’s joint venture with General Motors in the 1980s. The challenge? Take GM’s worst-performing plant—plagued by absenteeism, low morale, and poor quality—and turn it around. Within…
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The Facade of Excellence: Unveiling Leadership’s Emotional Journey
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23:17Dive into three pivotal moments from "The Facade of Excellence: Defining a New Normal of Leadership," written by podcast co-host John Dyer. The book isn’t just a narrative; it reflects real-life struggles and triumphs. Told through the eyes of fictional executives Jim Brown and Frank Smith, you’ll explore the clash of new and old management styles.…
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Leading with Integrity: Addressing Workplace Toxicity and Safeguarding Core Values
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24:17Delve into the challenge of maintaining core values in the workplace while addressing toxicity head-on. Identifying values and behaviors that promote collaboration, teamwork, and improvement is essential, but living by these values daily is the real test. This episode explores these complex dynamics, including how to handle the “firefighter” employ…
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Leadership Building Trust: Insights to Driving Out Fear
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22:32Explore actionable strategies for leaders to build trust, foster psychological safety, and create a culture where employees feel secure to share ideas, take risks, and contribute to continuous improvement. Additionally, uncover the damaging actions that can quickly destroy an environment of trust and collaboration.…
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Leadership Participation: Unmasking the Rituals of Hands-On Leadership
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23:26Dive deep into the rituals that redefine leadership: appreciation walks, waste walks, standard work observations, kaizen participation, delivering impactful training, and conducting 5S audits. Discover why lean is not a spectator sport and how true leaders lead by example.Endeavor Business Media által
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49| Shift Your Mindset, Shift Your Impact: 3 Reframes for Positive Leadership
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27:32When you encounter challenges or setbacks, and it feels like things just aren’t going your way, it’s easy to get caught into a downward negative spiral. But could simple mindset shifts change not just how you feel, but how you move forward and influence those around you with positive momentum? In this episode, I’m sharing three powerful reframes th…
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Leadership Style: Recognizing and Adapting Styles to Need
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21:04Dive deep into the four distinct leadership styles, ranging from dictator to collaboration, and explore how recognizing and adapting these styles can drive organizations toward genuine empowerment and teamwork.Endeavor Business Media által
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A real life example of Senior Team decision making and effectiveness
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Leadership Commitment: The Crucial Role it Plays in Organizational Change
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21:19Explore the behaviors of leaders at varying levels of commitment and discover the stark differences between involvement and true dedication. Learn why leaders who merely participate, rather than fully commit, can inadvertently sabotage their teams’ efforts.Endeavor Business Media által
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Be Proactive: How to increase your influence for positive change
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Unlocking Team Success: Team Motivation
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23:04Delve into the importance of finding purpose within teams and how investing in personal development is the cornerstone of sustainable motivation. Additionally, explore the power of daily management visual boards as tools for empowerment rather than simple reporting mechanisms.Endeavor Business Media által
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What Is the Continuous Improvement Model and How Does It Drive Business Success?
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16:46Read the blog post Summary The continuous improvement model is a systematic approach where organizations constantly implement small, incremental improvements to services, products, and processes. Built on seven core principles, this model enables businesses of any size to reduce waste, increase efficiency, and engage employees in meaningful change …
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Essentialism- Get Focused on your "Yes's" and your "No's" for a more fulfilling career and life
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Unlocking Team Success: Setting Team Goals
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22:55Goals don't always drive progress and can actually hinder team success. From the toxic effects of short-term goal fixation to the crucial role of psychological safety, learn how goals impact employee morale and wellbeing.Endeavor Business Media által
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48| Make Leadership Meaningful: From Tools to Purposeful Impact [with Josef Procházka]
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49:23Apply for the Nov 2025 or May 2026 Japan Leadership Experience https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/ You’re implementing the tools. Making the improvements. Delivering the project results. But the same problems keep resurfacing and you’re left wondering: What’s missing? In this episode, Josef Procházka, a lean consultant from the Czech Republic, share…
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Unlocking Team Success: Effective Team Decision Making
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21:23Delve into the crucial topic of effective team decision-making techniques, warning against one particular method that can irreparably harm team dynamics and spill over into the daily work environment.Endeavor Business Media által
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Key Success Factors for Effective Senior Teams
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Read the blog post You’ve identified inefficiencies. You have a clear roadmap. You know your improvement initiative can move the needle. What's next? You need executive buy-in. One of the most common challenges for CI and OpEx leaders is getting senior leadership to engage, support, and actively champion improvement work. It's not that leaders don'…
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Unlocking Team Success: Effective Team Dynamics
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24:23Explore how diversity in thought enhances problem-solving and innovation within teams, while also examining why the fundamental question of "Why am I here?" often lies at the root of disruptions in team dynamics.Endeavor Business Media által
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Unlocking Team Success: Effective Team Development
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26:15Delve into the four phases every team experiences, including the "storm" phase, and learn how they influence team dynamics.Endeavor Business Media által
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The blog post Manufacturers in the automotive sector face significant pressures today, from rising material costs and supply chain disruptions to the demand for faster production times and stricter regulatory requirements. Achieving continuous quality improvement (CQI) remains critical, as it not only enhances product consistency and drives complia…
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Unlocking Team Success: The Blueprint of Effective Teamwork Design
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19:50Understand the anatomy of successful teams, from technical and functional teams to leadership and project-driven teams. Learn the importance of team design, including team tasks, team size and the skills required of team members.Endeavor Business Media által
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47| Develop Leaders the Toyota Way: Lessons from Kan-Pro [with Isao Yoshino]
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50:32A global economic crisis is dragging down sales. Departments are working in silos and leaders at all levels are arguing about priorities. Managers are too busy to coach their teams. You might think this describes your organization today—and it was the exact situation Toyota faced nearly 50 years ago. This challenge sparked one of the most ambitious…
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Choosing the Best Solution Wisely
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24:42Have you and your team ever faced the dread and horror of halting a process following a change you advocated for? Change inherently carries risks, but the aim is to minimize these risks by strategically narrowing down the most effective countermeasures. This episode unveils the intricacies of selecting the optimal solution and charting the right pa…
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Peeling Back the Layers into Diagnosing the Root Cause: Navigating the Maze of Symptoms
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21:59If solving problems were easy, the mystery would have been unraveled by now. Explore essential techniques and tools for preventing recurrent issues from casting a shadow over the organization or jumping to premature conclusions.Endeavor Business Media által
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Two Key Leadership Lessons: Effectiveness over Efficiency and Top Senior team alignment
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The Criticality of Visualizing Workflows: Navigating Value Stream Mapping vs Process Mapping
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21:10Whether you refer to it as value stream mapping or various levels of process mapping, the episode unravels the complexities of this valuable tool. The discussion exposes hidden steps, underscoring the significance of mapping the actual process over relying on assumptions.Endeavor Business Media által
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Link to the blog post If you’re a CI leader, you’ve likely experienced the paradox: you’re driving improvements across the organization, but your executive team still sees your program as “supporting work” and not strategic work. You may hear positive feedback, even encouragement. But behind closed doors, your program is being measured against a di…
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Does the Scientific Template of Problem Solving Even Matter?
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20:13Unravel the distinctions between PDCA and PDSA, and explore the necessity of an A3 for each problem, large or small.Endeavor Business Media által
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