This week’s guest is Hanna Bauer. Ron and Hanna discussed the role of emotional intelligence in success, balancing empathy and accountability, navigating love languages, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• The quote Hanna likes (2:38)
• Her background (3:17)
• The impact of cultural factors (6:03)
• The role of emotional intelligence in success (11:23)
• Explaining emotional intelligence (15:58)
• What alignment looks like (18:16)
• Balancing empathy and accountability (22:34)
• Hanna’s thoughts on love languages (26:22)
• Taking small, bite-sized steps (30:29)

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• Heartnomics
• Hanna on LinkedIn
• Hanna on Facebook

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What does alignment look like to you?

This week’s guest is Noah Waech. Ron and Noah discussed Noah’s experiences teaching lean, what happens when things don’t go as planned, Value Stream Mapping, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• The quote Noah likes (3:14)
• His background (5:05)
• An anecdote from when Noah was asked to teach about lean (7:22)
• What Noah enjoys most about teaching others (10:44)
• A time when things didn’t go as planned (13:20)
• Noah’s passion for Value Stream Mapping (21:13)
• His final words of wisdom (24:23)

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• Noah on LinkedIn

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Do you have any experience teaching lean?

This week’s guest is Radhika Dutt. Ron and Radhika discussed OKRs, Toyota Kata, the target mentality, the OHLA puzzle framework, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• Radhika’s favorite quote (3:13)
• Her background (4:26)
• What OKR stands for (6:46)
• What happens when you set goals and targets (7:47)
• The Toyota Kata framework (10:20)
• About the target mentality (23:46)
• How goals make us feel (26:37)
• About the OHLA puzzle framework (33:56)
• Measuring people (38:53)
• Her final words of wisdom (43:35)

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• Radhika on LinkedIn
• Radhika’s Website

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What are your thoughts on OKRs?

This week’s guest is Joel Hugghins. Ron and Joel discussed dealing with CAVE people, intellectual property, getting lean to stick, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• The proverb and quote Joel likes (3:11)
• His background (4:25)
• Impediments to getting lean to stick (6:34)
• Keeping things in balance (8:05)
• Why things are getting worse (11:28)
• Joel’s approach to CAVE people (21:23)
• The role of intellectual property (22:54)
• Examples of companies that are doing this well (26:22)
• What gives Joel hope (28:09)

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• Joel on LinkedIn
• Joel’s Website

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What obstacles have you faced in terms of getting lean to stick?

This week we’re ringing in the New Year with Billy Taylor. Ron and Billy discussed strategy and KPAs, hidden truths, clarity, being hard on the process, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• The quote Billy likes (3:45)
• Strategy and KPAs (6:28)
• Billy’s thoughts on hidden truths (9:32)
• How clarity breaks down (12:23)
• Being hard on the process, easy on the people (16:18)
• Billy’s “Skool of Execution” (20:42)
• His advice for listeners (22:37)
• Billy’s take on AI (26:30)
• His final words of wisdom (28:27)

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• Billy on LinkedIn
• GA 258 | Creating a Common Meaning
• GA 347 | Leveraging Deliberate Practice
• GA 352 | Defining, Executing, and Aligning Winning
• GA 450 | Governing the Standard with Billy Taylor

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How does clarity break down, in your opinion?

This week, we’re sharing a special Christmas episode featuring insights from the Gemba Academy team. Each individual answered the question: What does continuous improvement mean to you in your own life? An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• The format of this episode (0:45)
• A few words from Greg (1:32)
• A few words from Tomii (4:53)
• A few words from Alen (6:36)
• A few words from Jennifer (8:05)
• A few words from Ricky (9:09)
• A few words from Brita (11:47)
• A few words from Michael (13:28)
• A few final words from Ron (14:42)

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What does continuous improvement mean to you in your own life?

This week’s guest is Alexandra Suchman. Ron and Alexandra discussed the concept of relational waste, playing games in continuous improvement, the role of personality differences, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• Alexandra’s favorite quote (2:33)
• Her background (3:21)
• Her thoughts on playing games in continuous improvement (5:39)
• All about relational waste (8:02)
• How personality differences factor in (10:56)
• A time when a game didn’t work out (17:10)
• Alexandra’s go-to games for those just getting started (18:51)
• Her advice for incorporating games (20:46)

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• Alexandra on LinkedIn
• Barometer XP

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Have you ever played games in a continuous improvement setting? What kinds of games?

This week’s guests are Heather Underwood and Adam Marsland. Ron, Heather, and Adam discussed how lean is being applied in legal settings, the status quo when it comes to AI, what the future might look like, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

• The quotes that inspire Heather and Adam (3:44)
• Their backgrounds (5:37)
• The role of lean (7:36)
• Examples of using lean in a legal setting (10:20)
• What they’re learning (13:01)
• The future of AI and its effect on humanity (17:38)
• Challenges as it relates to lean and AI (19:14)
• What things will look like in five years (24:52)
• The adoption of lean in the legal industry (27:01)
• Moving from control to curiosity (29:10)
• Their final words of wisdom (33:33)

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• Adam on LinkedIn
• Heather on LinkedIn
• GA 326 | Lean and Law in the UK with Adam Marsland
• GA 422 | Getting Lean Buy-In with Adam Marsland

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Are you concerned for the future in regards to AI? Why or why not?