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In Episode 42, Jamie Flinchbaugh visits Mark Graban in northern Kentucky and they get to record an episode in person. This was the origin of the podcast series — getting together in person, enjoying whiskey, and talking about Lean stuff.
In the last episode, we did an experiment that was inconclusive — sometimes that's how it goes. We had moved the whiskey talk to the end of the episode, but since we had no firm evidence that it was better, we moved it back to the beginning.
Since we were together, Jamie selected something from Mark's shelf, the Boone County Amburana Wood, as it isn't something you'd regularly find on the shelf. Mark had received a special package in the mail from the Jim Beam distillery — two different expressions of Little Book — and so he did a side-by-side comparison.
They then discussed the GE Lean Mindset Event, held for employees, customers, and suppliers. The bulk of the speakers are available on a YouTube playlist.
We primarily discussed the discussion between Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, and Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber. We also discussed the conversation with Patti Poppe, CEO of PG&E (the primary power utility in California if you don't recognize the name). We explored the key nuggets from those speakers.
After the recording stopped, the conversation continued at the outstanding Prohibition Bourbon Bar in Newport, Kentucky, ranked as one of America's Best Bourbon Bars by The Bourbon Review (that's where the photo was taken… and yes, they allowed us behind the bar).
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Crossover Episode: Just-in-Time Cafe and Lean Whiskey: Flinchbaugh, Graban, Swan, O'Rourke
New Year’s Resolutions, But not Dry January; Boeing Makes One
Safety at SpaceX Under Elon Musk; 100 Years of Suntory Whiskey
Should Lean be Forced? Running & Evaluating Experiments with the Podcast and Beyond, Inexpensive Sip
If Burbn Didn’t Pivot to Instagram, We Might Not Have Threads
Does Starbucks’ CEO Serving Coffee and Uber’s CEO Driving Passengers Do Any Good? Tasting Sourced Whiskeys
Toasting the U.S. Micro Whiskey of the Year (Glenns Creek OCD #5), and the Need to Recommit to Patient Safety
Starbucks’ Gemba, Toyota’s Tour, Product Innovation & Lean Process Improvements
Jamie Flinchbaugh & Chris Kauzmann on Design Thinking’s Relationship to Lean Thinking
Going to ”Gemba” at Scotch Whisky Distilleries; Work Retreats
Crazy Ideas, From Shipping Flowers to Crab Whiskey
On the Road Again and In Person for the First Time
Employee Engagement Beyond Buying Them Pizza (or Bourbon)
End a Year, End a Bottle; Start a Year, Start a Bottle
Celebrating 30 Episodes, Writing Books, and Great Whiskey
Yellow Cards, Coffee Cocktails, and a Smashed Barrel
Mistakes Make us Better (and Sometimes Make Whiskey Necessary?)
Lean Coffee: Pour Over Edition With Inventory / Supply Chain Talk
The Accidental St. Patrick’s Day Celebration, and Discussing New CEOs Carol Tomé, Rosalind Brewer, and Jane Fraser
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