Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership
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Joining us for Episode #467 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Tracy Defoe.
She is an adult education consultant and researcher specializing in workplace education. For parts of the last 10 years, she has been puzzling over the challenges of participation and leadership in continuous improvement.
She has taught communication, writing, teamwork, and cross-cultural communication as well as teaching methods to adults in colleges, universities, and the workplace. A regular consultant to business, labour, and government, Tracy is also an advocate for plain language and clear design.
Questions, Notes, and highlights:The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity, and healthcare industries. Learn more.
This podcast is part of the #LeanCommunicators network.
Remembering Norman Bodek
Michael Parent on Lean Six Sigma in HR and Talent Acquisition
Lean Communicators Talk About Their Podcasts and More
Woody Zuill on Mob Programming and the Power of Flow
Mike Leigh on Breaking Down Barriers, Lessons from the Navy, and More
Mary and Tom Poppendieck on #Lean Software & More
Keith Ingels on "Adopting and Adapting" TPS to the Raymond Lean Management System
Elisabeth Swan on the Problems With Brainstorming and Why "Structure Sets You Free"
Michael Lombard on Kata, Crises, and his AME Conference Keynote
Seán Paul Teeling on Lean Healthcare and Covid-19 Treatment in Ireland
Bonus: Billy Taylor's "Favorite Mistake"
Steven J. Spear Remembers Hajime Oba of Toyota
Emily Elrod on What it Means to Work "WISE"
Craig Gygi on the "Truth About Data"
Patrick Anderson on Deming, Lean, and Shifting From Command and Control
Announcing a New Podcast Series: “My Favorite Mistake: Reflections From Business Leaders”
Tom Peters on Managing During the Madness of Covid Times and Beyond
John Toussaint, MD on Managing During Covid-19 Times & Beyond
Dr. Randal Pinkett Reflects on Winning "The Apprentice," Re-Watching it With His Daughter, and More
Dr. Randal Pinkett & Dr. Jeffrey Robinson on "Black Faces in White Places," The Apprentice, and More