Lean Focus Podcast

It Took 18 Days to Do 24 Minutes of Work w/ Peter Kürstein, Former CEO, Radiometer (A Danaher Company)

Peter Kürstein knew Radiometer inside and out. He had already spent 19 years with the company when Danaher acquired Radiometer in 2004. Peter became CEO at the time of

Building a Business That Doesn't Need Heroes w/ Mithun Ramachandran, nVenia

When Mithun Ramachandran became President of nVenia, he faced a challenge familiar to many first-time CEOs and presidents: How do you create change without pretending you

When a Company That Knows Lean Stops Living It w/ Brian Huh, Envista

Envista didn't start from scratch. The company was born out of Danaher. The tools were there. The playbook was there. The talent was there. And that's what make

Inside Fluke's Transformation from Hardware to Data — Betting on the Future of Work

Fluke didn't have a performance problem. It had a future problem.   In Episode 10 of the Lean Focus Podcast, Damon Baker sits down with Wes Pringle, CEO of Evident

Inside GE Aerospace's FLIGHT DECK Transformation w/ Phil Wickler, GE Aerospace

GE Aerospace is a world-leading provider of jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business and general aviation aircraft.  At

The Lean CFO: Looking Past the Numbers to Fix the Business w/ Mark Dyas, Lighteum Medical

Most companies think Finance reports performance. The best companies know Finance should drive it. In this episode of the Lean Focus Podcast, Damon Baker sits down wi

Building the System Before the Crisis — How Jason Few Is Reinventing The Way FuelCell Energy Works

FuelCell Energy has been a pioneer in clean energy for more than 50 years. But legacy, mission, and breakthrough technology alone don't ensure longevity. In this episo

Kind Enough to Care, Curious Enough to Change: Accelerating a Winning Company w/ John Adams of Magnum Manufacturing

How do you transform a company that isn't broken? In this episode of the Lean Focus Podcast, host Damon Baker sits down with John Adams, CEO of Magnum Manufacturing, to

When HR Leads the Lean Transformation: How Rich Trojan Reinvented Holland's Culture and Cadence

What happens when Human Resources — not Operations — leads the Lean transformation?   In this episode of the Lean Focus Podcast, host Damon Baker sits down with Rich

Lean in Marketing: Martyn Etherington on Transforming a Service Bureau into a Growth Engine

When most people hear "Lean," they think factories, assembly lines, and manufacturing systems. But in this episode of the Lean Focus Podcast, host Damon Baker sits down w

Hyper Scaling Under Pressure: Building Spark into a Market Challenger

What happens when you're asked to build a challenger brand inside a Fortune 500 company — and the stakes couldn't be higher? In this episode of the Lean Focus Podcast,

Leading Change Without a Burning Platform: How Bret Snyder is Reigniting Growth at W. L. Gore & Associates

How do you create a sense of urgency when there's no crisis?   In this episode of the Lean Focus Podcast, Damon Baker sits down with Bret Snyder, CEO of W. L. Gore &

Bringing ModusLink Back From the Brink w/ CEO Fawaz Khalil

In this premiere episode of the Lean Focus Podcast, host Damon Baker sits down with Fawaz Khalil, CEO of ModusLink, a Steel Partners company, to explore one of the most c