Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership
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Episode page: https://leanblog.org/451
My guest for Episode #451 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Dr. Alan G. Robinson. He specializes in managing ideas, building high-performance organizations, creativity, innovation, quality, and lean production. He is the co-author of 13 books, many of which have been translated into more than twenty-five languages.
Dr. Robinson is on the faculty of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts. He received his Ph.D. in applied mathematics from the Whiting School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, and a B.A. and M.A. in mathematics from the University of Cambridge.
He has served on the Board of Examiners of the United States' Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award and on the Board of Examiners for the Shingo Prizes for Excellence in Manufacturing.
He's a returning guest (Episode 217) – talked about one of his previous books (co-authored with Dean Schroeder) — The Idea-Driven Organization.
His bestselling book, Ideas Are Free, co-authored with Schroeder, was based on a global study of more than 150 organizations in 17 countries. It describes how the best companies go about getting large numbers of ideas from their front-line employees, and the competitive advantages they gain from this.
His new book, available now, also co-authored with Schroeder is Practical Innovation in Government: How Front-Line Leaders Are Transforming Public-Sector Organizations.
Today, we discuss topics and questions including:
Discovering the Benefits of Data-Driven DEI: An Interview with Dr. Randal Pinkett on his New Book
CEO Gary Michel on Lean for the Enterprise and the Need to Decomplify Work
My Many Mistakes Related to Today’s Lean Podcast Episodes – Yup, Plural
What a Unicorn Knows: Authors Matt May & Pablo Dominguez Discuss Their New Book on Entrepreneurship
Jody Crane, MD: Lean in Emergency Medicine and Hospitals; 3 Big Issues Causing Tough Times in Healthcare
Unlocking the Power of Kata: Tracy Defoe on Adult Learning, Coaching, and Asking Questions
Billy Taylor Discusses His New Book, ”The Winning Link”
Tom Peters on His Compact Guide to Excellence – New Book
Katie Anderson Discusses Larry Culp’s AME Keynote and Their Fireside Chat
Jim Benson on The Collaboration Equation, His New Book
Professor John Grout, a Deep Dive on Mistake Proofing and Lean
Gauthier Duval on Kaizen Events, Organizational Development, and ”Veryable” Labor
Philip Holt on Leading and Living Lean, With Simplicity
Gerald Harris on Lean Leadership Lessons From Automotive Manufacturing, Consulting, and Healthcare
Damon Baker on Lean, Private Equity, and the Ownership Works Initiative
Sam Morgan on Being a ”Confident Learner” and a ”Light” for Others in Continuous Improvement
Jake Stiles on Lean Executives, the Recruiting Landscape, and a Coming ”Compensation Correction”
Ken Pilone, the Author of Lean Leadership on a Napkin; Toyota Says ”Lean” and More
Why Damon Baker Thinks Lean Has a Marketing Problem; the Need to Speak the CEO’s Language
Sarah Boisvert on New Collar Careers and the Need for 21st Century Apprenticeships