The Lean Solutions Podcast

Before You Invest: The AI Readiness Check

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Catherine McDonald is joined by Dajana Achelpohl to explore the AI readiness gap. The difference between simply givin

Culture Is the Hidden Process

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Catherine McDonald is joined by Stephanie Angelo to explore why culture is the hidden process behind organizational pe

Why Your Kata Isn’t Sticking

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams and Andy Olrich are joined by Dr. William Harvey to explore one of the biggest challenges in continuous

Behavior Profiles and Kata in the Workplace

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode of the Lean Solutions Podcast, Natalie Howden is joined by Cindy Darnell, Steve Burgett, and Jordan Kimball for a previ

Why Batching is Slowing Your Team Down

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode of the Lean Solutions Podcast, Shayne Daughenbaugh and Andy Olrich welcome James Martin to explore why batching often f

People + Innovation: A Pre-Summit Series

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams is joined by Rebecca Moyers, Director of Operational Excellence for the State of Missouri, for a previe

People + Innovation: A Pre-Summit Series

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams is joined by Paul Doyle and Shawna Hondorp for a preview of their sessions at the Lean Solutions Summit

How to Find the Real Root Cause

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Shayne Daughenbaugh sits down with Seamus Maguire to explore one of the biggest reasons problem-solving fails, even i

People + Innovation: A Pre-Summit Series

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams is joined by Brett Lesiewicz, Judd VanBergen, and Phil Ranck for a preview of their sessions at the 202

Lead With Your Eyes

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Andy Olrich and Catherine McDonald sit down with Andrew Kettner to discuss why one of the most overlooked leadership

People + Innovation: A Pre-Summit Series

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams sits down with John Dyer to explore the thinking behind the Lean Excellence World Championship and why

Leading with MORE

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode of the Lean Solutions Podcast, Catherine McDonald sits down with Kathy Miller to explore why successful transformation

SIPOC: start improvement right

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Catherine McDonald and Shayne Daughenbaugh welcome Michael Parent to discuss SIPOC, one of the most effective tools f

The First 90 Days of Lean: What Actually Matters (Part 1)

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: Spotlight Episode!! As we continue revisiting some of the conversations that sparked meaningful discussions, we’re bringing back this

SOPs That Don't Collect Dust

What You'll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Catherine McDonald and Shayne Daughenbaugh discuss the practical realities of capturing, creating, and deploying Stan

Leadership That Lasts: Respect, Stability, and the Human Side of Excellence

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this special Lean Solutions Summit episode, Patrick Adams sits down with keynote speakers Richard Sheridan, Joe Dyer, and Jason Sch

From Action Plans to Experiments

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams welcomes back Beth Carrington to explore the difference between simply executing action plans and devel

The Wheel of Sustainability Explained

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Andy Olrich sits down with returning guest Adam Lawrence to explore why so many improvement efforts fail to stick and

Unlocking Potential on the Frontline

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Shayne Daughenbaugh and Catherine McDonald sit down with leadership strategist and Army veteran Jonathan Pride to exp

Hidden Costs are Killing Margins

What You’ll Learn in This Episode: In this episode, Patrick Adams, Catherine McDonald, Shayne Daughenbaugh, and Andy Olrich unpack the hidden costs that quietly erode ma