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Podcast: Manufacturing Culture Podcast
Episode: Culture, Chaos, and Continuous Improvement: Kevin Claxon on Leading Forward
Description: Culture. Chaos. Continuous Improvement.Manufacturing leaders love to talk about Lean, AI, and operational excellence, but few truly understand how to bring those ideas to life. Kevin Claxon does.In this episode, Toyota-trained Lean expert Kevin Claxon shares how he went from the factory floor to leading high-stakes operational transformations—including a million-dollar mistake that became his greatest leadership lesson.We dig into:Why continuous improvement fails at most companies—and how to fix itHow AI and automation will impact jobs and the middle classThe leadership mindset needed to drive real change in m...