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George Friesen on Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards - Experiences at the NUMMI Plant
FromLean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership
George Friesen on Lean, Kaizen, and Idea Boards - Experiences at the NUMMI Plant
FromLean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Sep 17, 2014
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Podcast episode
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My guest for episode #209 is George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for Lean Transformations in the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College. In this episode, we talk about his early experiences at the GM/Toyota NUMMI plant, why candor and trust are so important in a Lean transformation, and how to engage front-line employees in Kaizen and continuous improvement, and much more. For a link to this episode, refer people to www.leanblog.org/209. For earlier episodes of the Lean Blog Podcast, visit the main Podcast page at www.leanpodcast.org, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple iTunes. Podcasts are sponsored by KaiNexus and their continuous improvement software platform -- www.KaiNexus.com
Released:
Sep 17, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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