Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 49 – How IT Spreads Lean Six Sigma to Boost #2-Ranked University, Featuring Mojgan Amini

February 15, 2019
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

Check out Today's Special to hear Tracy's interview with Mojgan Amini, the Director of Process Management & Continuous Improvement at UC San Diego! For Survey Says, we'll reveal what listeners like about the podcast and launch a poll to find out what works on the people side of Continuous Improvement.…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 48 – Want a Better Building? Go Lean! Featuring David Umstot

January 31, 2019
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

Today's Special is Tracy's interview with David Umstot who wrote the Lean Playbook for the Construction Industry! For our Appetizer we'll continue our series about charting, graphing and statistical software by reviewing Minitab, the Cadillac of stats packages. For our In the News segment we'll cover an article about how…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 47 – Plan-Do…Walk-Away? Avoiding the Perils of Lean, Featuring Mohamed Saleh

January 15, 2019
Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rourke

For Today's Special check out Elisabeth's interview with Lean Sensei Mohamed Saleh of Hartford Healthcare in Connecticut. Aside from being a great guy, he shares rare wisdom on how smart leaders drive successful Lean Transformation. For Survey Says we're looking for your feedback on our Just-In-Time Cafe podcast. For our…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 46 – How to Display Data to Drive the Best Decisions, Featuring Mark Graban

December 28, 2018
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

Come join us as we host Lean thought leader Mark Graban and discuss his new ebook Measures of Success on Today's Special. It's data, display and how they drive decisions for our last episode of the year. For the Appetizer we'll address the second in our series on software packages…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 45 – How to Build a Better School System, Featuring Kamaljit Jackson

December 14, 2018
Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rourke

For Today's Special, Elisabeth got to ask Kamaljit Jackson, Senior Accountability and Efficiency Officer at Racine Unified School District, how blame-free Kaizen workshops are helping her school district. For Survey Says we'll share the results of our latest poll on how people like to learn. This week In the News we'll highlight a Shingo-Prize winning…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 44 – Start a Conversation = Become a Great Leader, Featuring Edgar and Peter Schein

November 30, 2018
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

For those of you in the U.S., have you had it with turkey, stuffing and cranberry sauce? Even those of you who didn't just experience a food coma, you'll appreciate the all-new menu here at the cafe. Today's Special is a rare treat. Tracy interviewed organizational scholar Edgar Schein and…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 43 – Lean Boosts Efforts to Feed Folks in Need, Featuring Alicia Saake

November 15, 2018
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

For Today's Special Tracy interviews Alicia Saake of Feeding San Diego - a great organization applying process improvement to help people in need. Next we'll discuss the results of our latest poll and get some insight about how organizations view problems. For our In The News segment we'll find out…

Podcast: Cutting Defects In Half Helps Double Production At Costco Optical, Featuring Jeff Konstanzer And Carlos Vallejo - GoLeanSixSigma.com

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 42 – Cutting Defects in Half Helps Double Production at Costco Optical, Featuring Jeff Konstanzer and Carlos Vallejo

October 31, 2018
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

We've got a great menu brimming with brain food! In Today's Special, it's Tracy's interview with Jeff Konstanzer and Carlos Vallejo of Costco. For this episode's Appetizer we'll cover an app that lets you know if anyone is paying attention to your emails. In The News, we find out how…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 41 – How Music and Mentoring Save Money and Lives for an Army Hospital, Featuring Kelly Hardee Wheeler

October 15, 2018
Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rourke

In this awesome episode, Elisabeth interviews Kelly Hardee Wheeler, the trombone-playing Lean Six Sigma Black Belt who's helping to make Army hospitals safer, better and more accessible. In this month's poll we find out how long it takes Green Belts to complete a process improvement project and we launch a…

Podcast: Just-In-Time Cafe, Episode 40 – The Journey From Plastics & Axles to Shingo Prize Featuring Tracey & Ernie Richardson

September 28, 2018
Tracy O'Rourke and Elisabeth Swan

Today's Special highlights our southern friends Tracey and Ernie Richardson — The couple who started their work life at the first Toyota Plant in North America and wrote a book about it. Today's Appetizer is the opposite of an app — It is a massive, integrated process collaboration platform for…

Excellent podcast featuring real-world applications of Lean Six Signa in business and in life. Relevant, educational, and most importantly fun! The story from a Terre Haute, IN college campus is inspirational. Lean Six Sigma can improve both the planet and the bottom line!!

SMTighe

The Just-In-Time Cafe is the best podcast and on-the-go Lean Six Sigma training tool and update portal. Each time I listen, I find myself amazed at just how much LSS can do to improve all aspects of life! Each episode provides timely tips and ongoing LSS professional development. Anyone interested in LSS will benefit - from the rookie to the seasoned Master Black Belt!

smblack97

Love this podcast. The discussions and explanations of Lean processes and tools are so great and beneficial to implementing daily!

Digiovanni_girl

These episodes introduce you to Six Sigma and the many ways it can be the introduced. The podcast is highly emotive and positively-charged which brings the listeners intrigue to the fore. By introducing real scenarios as well helps understand the concept of Six Sigma and how it has become such an effective change mechanism in today’s businesses.

Gareth Guyers

The two hosts are so positive! Great to listen to them discuss apps and books. I like the spread of topics and they go to just the right depth. Interview subjects always have helpful insights. Happy that they've gone to twice per month. Want to hear more!

Scottb100

Simply put, Tracy and Elisabeth have found a way to make Lean Six Sigma as engaging as it is informative! Where has this been? A few things that I especially like about this podcast - Pace: It moves along and makes me eager for more. Relevant: From tools to success stories, the content is relevant and practical. Engaging: Their energy is contagious! This podcast is a gift to anyone - expert or exploring, curious about Lean Six Sigma trends, wins and tools.

Roster793

From app reviews to Lean Super Heroes, to the excellent interviews, the Just-In-Time Cafe Podcast is entertaining and informative. Did I mention how Elisabeth and Tracy are also pros at making the whole podcast experience fun? I'm hooked!

OpExGuru

I just listened to my first GoLeanSixSigma.com podcast episode. Really important Lean Six Sigma information presented in a light, humorous, really listenable format. Elisabeth and Tracy are real presentation and interview pros who make the powerful information presented so lively and entertaining. I love it. I'm going to listen to ALL the episodes!!!

Dr. Benito

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Randall5005

I love this podcast! I was looking for a Lean or Six Sigma podcast and found gold. Tracy and Elisabeth may be the best voices to present and educate the world on Lean Six Sigma! Not only is this show great for the subject matter expertise, but its production value as a podcast is also impressive. The format is entertaining and valuable. The book recommendations are always great and the news bulletin bring great real world context of LSS concepts in action. Can't say enough good things about this show.

MKDuran

This podcast provides a healthy balance of various Lean Six Sigma topics across a variety of industries. I love how the format is the same each month and I can expect the same types of content. It's monthly production is just the right amount of information to stay up to date in the Lean Six Sigma world. My favorite part of the podcast are the interviews with Six Sigma leaders as they provide insights to their Six Sigma challenges and how they overcame them. High quality work!

ZonaCat

I have really enjoyed listening to the Just-In-Time Cafe Podcast. I've listened to several now, and regularly glean new information that will help me as a Lean Six Sigma practitioner. I appreciate the variety of ways the podcast addresses Lean Six Sigma issues. Tracy and Elisabeth keep the time engaging even for me as a new practitioner.

Maria Weimer