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

This week's guest is Kieran Dougall. Ron and Kieran discussed Kieran's manufacturing background and how he discovered lean. Kieran also described his experience with karate and how it relates to lean. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quotes Kieran likes (2:41) Kieran's background (4:35) Discovering lean (6:48) Why practicing lean became a necessity (9:54) How he learned about lean (12:52) Kieran's karate experience (16:30) Using Japanese vs. English terminology (21:18) Advice for those getting started with lean (29:37) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Kieran on LinkedIn Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a subscriber all new episodes will be downloaded to your iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users to listen