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20 Years of the Lean Blog Podcast: Norman Bodek on Quick and Easy Kaizen
Twenty years ago, on July 16, 2006, the Lean Blog Podcast began with a conversation with Norman Bodek.
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Norman was Mark Graban’s friend and mentor—and the person who suggested starting the podcast. To mark the show’s 20th anniversary, Mark revisits highlights from that first episode.
Norman explains the difference between kaizen and kaizen events, why employees should be trusted to implement small improvements, and how one idea at Gulfstream produced thousands of hours in savings when it was copied across the plant.
He also reflects candidly on his own leadership mistakes…
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