GA 604 | Creating a Culture of Problem Solvers with Sarah Tilkens and Leah Roe
This week's guests are Sarah Tilkens and Leah Roe. Ron, Sarah, and Leah discussed the problem solver revolution, building trust in yourself and others, working with younger generations, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn:
A favorite quote (2:16)
How Sarah and Leah met (4:15)
Ron's confession (9:25)
Building a culture of problem solvers (11:15)
His advice for when trust isn't where it should be (13:23)
Trusting yourself (17:34)
The problem solver revolution (22:32)
How kaizen plays a role (25:49)
Working with the younger generations (29:11)
The most important concept Ron took away from today's episode (37:33)
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GA 275 | Leading vs. Serving with Sarah Tilkens
GA 408 | Lean and Life Coaches with Sarah Tilkens
GA 474 | Integrating Coaching and Lean with Sarah Tilkens
GA 568 | Lean and Talent Development with Sarah Tilkens
Sarah on LinkedIn
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Leah on LinkedIn
Leah's Website
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What Do You Think?
How do you build trust in yourself? In coworkers?
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GA 603 | The Culture of Calm with Gui Costin
This week's guest is Gui Costin. Ron and Gui discuss fostering a calm company culture, bringing out the best in people, dealing with different generations and personality types in the workplace, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn:
Gui's favorite quote (2:49)
His background (4:22)
The concept of continuous improvement culture (5:45)
The definition of kindness (10:46)
Gui's take on personality types (13:53)
The culture of calm (18:01)
Managing employees of a younger generation (21:04)
Some actionable steps you can take to improve your company's culture (30:50)
Gui's final words of wisdom (36:44)
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Gui on LinkedIn
The Dakota Way
Gui's Website
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What Do You Think?
How do you deal with generational differences at work?
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GA 602 | Clues from the Factory Parking Lot with George Pesansky
This week's guest is George Pesansky. Ron and George discussed taking gemba walks, what we can learn from factory parking lots, the Kano model, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn:
George's quote (2:51)
His background (4:39)
His take on gemba walks (6:33)
Leadership and setting expectations (9:28)
The idea of failure (11:37)
Clues from the factory parking lot (14:03)
The Kano model (15:43)
How George uses A3s (21:09)
His final words of wisdom (27:18)
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"Superperformance" on Amazon
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What Do You Think?
How else could the Kano model be used in continuous improvement?
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GA 601 | The Power of NLP with Josh Davis and Greg Prosmushkin
This week's guests are Josh Davis and Greg Prosmushkin. Ron, Josh, and Greg discussed NLP, or Neuro-Linguistic Programming, why it matters, how it can help in difficult situations, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn:
Their favorite quotes (3:07)
Their backgrounds (4:21)
What NLP is and why we should care (7:38)
What a well-formed outcome means (10:47)
Whether or not NLP is manipulative (15:38)
Examples of when NLP has helped others (17:59)
The techniques of NLP (20:27)
How NLP can help in difficult situations (24:17)
What NLP helps (29:29)
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The Difference That Makes the Difference
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What Do You Think?
Have you heard of NLP before?
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GA 600 | Reflecting on Six Hundred Episodes with Ron Pereira
This week we're celebrating our 600th episode. Our Director of Studios Greg Nickell asked Ron about the company's growth over the years, the challenges we've faced, what we hope the next generation will take away from our videos, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn:
Ron's favorite quote (1:07)
His background (1:32)
How Gemba Academy began (3:24)
The role of timing in Gemba Academy's success (7:30)
Some of our early challenges (10:20)
What our library looks like now (12:45)
Our focus on helping people solve problems (14:36)
An anecdocte about a particularly powerful transformation (16:30)
Whether or not Ron practices continuous improvement at home (18:39)
The famous dishwasher video (20:11)
What Ron hopes the next generation will take from Gemba Academy (21:30)
What Ron would tell his younger self (22:47)
About the power of showing up (23:43)
Ron's words of wisdom (24:55)
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What Do You Think?
Do you have a favorite episode or moment from the first 600 episodes of the podcast?
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