Jamie Flinchbaugh and I got a great response to the first episode of our new “Lean Whiskey” podcast. We've had a great time with this and I'm happy that anybody is willing to listen :-)
We've done our second episode, with more to come. I also plan on going some other Lean Whiskeys with a few guest hosts — other Lean friends I've known for a long time (but not as long as Jamie).
Listen
Here is the second episode if you want to stream it:
Subscribe, Rate, and Review!
Please check out the main LeanWhiskey.com page if you want to subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher, Spotify, or RSS. Please rate and review the podcast too!
Cheers! If you have any feedback or ideas for the podcast, let us know!
Episode #2 Show Notes
In Episode 2 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh, longtime friends, lean thinkers, and whiskey enthusiasts, join forces to enjoy a casual conversation — mostly about lean and a little bit about whiskey.
We start by thanking the listeners of Episode 1 who shared their response to hearing the program.
We continue by exploring the one true “lean thinking” driven whiskey of Glenns Creek Distillery, by The Toyota Way Fieldbook author David Meier. We also explore lean news covering GE, Danaher, and Boeing, before answering our listener question about production quotas and standards. We end with a final fun question about our favorite lesser-known lean thinkers.
Here are links to what we discussed:
- Glenns Creek Distillery
- Founder David Meier's book, The Toyota Way Fieldbook
- Larry Culp goes to GE
- “Claims of Shoddy Production Draw Scrutiny to a Second Boeing Jet,” and Mark's blog post about the article
- Kaplan and Johnson's Relevance Lost
- H. Thomas Johnson's Profit Beyond Measure
- Don Wheeler's Understanding Variation
- Ask us a question for future blog posts. Send an email to leanpodcast@gmail.com
Here is my previous podcast with David about bourbon and continuous improvement:
What do you think? Please scroll down (or click) to post a comment. Or please share the post with your thoughts on LinkedIn – and follow me or connect with me there.
Did you like this post? Make sure you don't miss a post or podcast — Subscribe to get notified about posts via email daily or weekly.
Check out my latest book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation:
Hi guys,
Thanks for all of your kind words and the review of GCD products! I enjoyed the commentary on the other issues as well. Keep up the good work! Loved the story about the shovels. Every organization has problems. Every organization has challenges with problems that get covered up. That is why the key Toyota philosophy that “No problem shall be hidden” is so important, but it is a constant challenge with human nature. No one likes to screw up, but alas we do. No one likes to look bad for not performing. It took me forever to get comfortable with the idea that I had responsibility for things but not fault. No fault, no blame. I made mistakes so was at “fault” but it was not personal. Very tricky concept.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks, David. I can’t wait to come visit you again sometime!
Maybe you can be a guest host on an episode sometime.