Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Brent Weichers. Brent, who has a ton of continuous improvement knowledge, shared how he developed two different internship programs. He also explained why having interns benefits everyone, and how you can start your own program. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires Brent (3:44) Brent's background (6:05) Hiring interns (9:45) What the interns do (11:32) The training and what they learned (16:24) More benefits of having interns (17:30) The best way to start an intern program (20:54) What else Brent is working on (23:58) Relating the eight wastes to your personal life (26:09) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Brent on LinkedIn GA 272 | The Role of Lean in Empowering People with Disabilities with Brent Weichers GA 304 | The Different Approaches to Training Leaders with Brent Weichers The Lighthouse for t