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

This week's guest is John Knotts. John is our newest Gemba Academy employee, and he shed some light on engagement and change readiness. John also owns a horse farm, and he explained how lean applies to that environment. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires John (3:29) John's background (3:55) What continuous improvement really looks like (6:20) About John's book (11:30) What engages people (13:35) Why people don't change (17:14) What John is extra proud of (24:43) Applying lean to a horse farm (26:21) The role of mentality (32:59) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Overcoming Organizational Myopia John on LinkedIn What Do You Think? What unusual environments have you used lean in?