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Podcast: Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
Episode: GA 559 | Organizational Problem Solving with Matt White
Description:
This week’s guest is Matt White. Ron and Matt discussed problem solving, Matt’s backgrounds in both manufacturing and healthcare, the importance of using the “language” of a company, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you’ll learn:
The quotes Matt likes (3:22)
His background (4:40)
Why lean works in many different industries (8:41)
Matt’s thoughts on identifying problems in organizations (9:45)
Using PDCA and A3 Reporting (14:06)
How scientific thinking plays a role (15:09)
Using the language of the company (16:43)
Getting the right people involved (20:15)
The leader’s role...