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

This week's guest is Pete Kuehn. Ron and Pete discussed Pete's lean journey, including the effect lean has had on his personal life. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires Pete (2:03) Pete's background (2:58) How Pete got into continuous improvement (4:38) The lessons he learned growing up (5:48) Why companies go lean (10:46) How lean affected his relationship with his wife (13:13) Building trust (15:46) Showing respect (17:57) Pete's 9/11 story (26:13) Some of Pete's favorite books (28:10) Pete's advice for those who are struggling (29:16) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com The Toyota Way The Goal Pete 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 iTune