Welcome to Lean Made Simple: a podcast for people who want to change their business and their lives one step at a time. I’m Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters, a manufacturing company from Limavady, Northern Ireland. Eight years ago I came across this thing called lean and it transformed my life and now I want to share this message with as many people as possible.
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with former Premier League footballer Thomas Robson Kanu about his journey as an international soccer star turned SME owner and lean practitioner.Premier League to Entrepreneur – Thomas shares how a career-threatening injury became the unlikely spark for a functional wellness brand.Snapped Knee to Secret Weapon – Hear the story behind the homemade turmeric blend that changed his life and career.Scaling from Kitchen to 15,000 Shots a Week – The journey of building a lean beverage business from scratch, without a blueprint.Lean Thinking Meets Elite Mindset – How Thomas applies high-performance principles from football into continuous improvement and culture.Taking on Industry Giants – Competing with global brands through purpose-driven products and smart processes.➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MANAGEMENT CENTRE: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com➡️ Order the book, LEAN MADE SIMPLE: 12 PROVEN STEPS FOR CREATING A VIBRANT LEAN CULTURE: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store➡️ Book a Lean Made Simple tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with lean PhD Alisha Gibbons.Find out:- What its like being a woman in manufacturing- How can Toyota and others make lean cool- Attracting young people into lean for the future- Is lean really mean?➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MANAGEMENT CENTRE: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com➡️ Order the book, LEAN MADE SIMPLE: 12 PROVEN STEPS FOR CREATING A VIBRANT LEAN CULTURE: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store➡️ Book a Lean Made Simple tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Totota senior manager Simon Rowley.Find out:- the three behaviors that all Toyota employees much do- how many times do they stop the line each week?- what its like living lean beyond the workplace- how Toyota finds their next senior employees➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MANAGEMENT CENTRE: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com➡️ Order the book, LEAN MADE SIMPLE: 12 PROVEN STEPS FOR CREATING A VIBRANT LEAN CULTURE: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store➡️ Book a Lean Made Simple tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
In this episode Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Oliver Conger from British Rototherm.Find out:- What its like working with Toyota to teansform an SME- How to be auccess in apllied AI to lean manufacturing- What is the best investment Oliver ever made?➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MANAGEMENT CENTRE: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com➡️ Order the book, LEAN MADE SIMPLE: 12 PROVEN STEPS FOR CREATING A VIBRANT LEAN CULTURE: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store➡️ Book a Lean Made Simple tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this very special episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters announces his final podcast. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - What lean principle inspired him to take a step back from podcasting. - What Ryan's new focus will be. - How you can continue to follow Ryan. - How you can support Lean Made Simple in the future Check it out! Links: - Order Ryan's new book, Lean Made Simple: 12 Proven Principles for Creating a Vibrant Lean Culture - https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour - https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour - Send a voice message/question to the show - https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this very special episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters officially launches his new book Lean Made Simple: 12 Proven Principles for Creating a Vibrant Lean Culture. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - What inspired Ryan decide to write this one of a kind book? - Why is a vibrant Lean culture so important? - Can Lean succeed without a vibrant Lean culture? - How a vibrant Lean culture can apply to ANY business. Check it out! Links: - Order Ryan's new book, Lean Made Simple: 12 Proven Principles for Creating a Vibrant Lean Culture - https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour - https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour - Send a voice message/question to the show - https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters speaks about the simple concept that changed his life and business and become the building blocks of a vibrant lean culture - thinking of the next person. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - What does it mean to think of the next person in an organisation? - Who is the 'next person' or customer in a process? - Why this is the foundation of a vibrant lean culture - The impact this simple change can have on your business Check it out! Links: - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour - Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Matt Sims is founder of the Ever-So-Lean podcast and a world renowned leadership and lean coach & consultant. He dropped in to the Lean Made Simple studio and shared incredible takeaways from his lean journey. In this episode, Ryan and Matt caught up with him to talk about: • His time as the "Lean Postman" • How he helped Amazon transform its warehouses • How he is teaching kids as young as 8 years old about lean • The one this he wants for young people Check it out! Links: • Matt's website: https://eversolean.com/ • Matt's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-sims-38173427 • Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour • Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time.In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters continues to answer your standard work and lean manufacturing questions. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - Why manufacturers and businesses should be more like McDonald's. - What is the word tithing you can do with a Standard Work. - Should a Standard Work be detailed or high level? - What place should the Standard Work be set at? - Where is the best place to create Standard Works?- Should the standard be followed EVER SINGLE TIME? - What is leadership's role in Standard Works? - Who is Standard Work REALLY about? - Where to make your first standard work? - What is the best Standard Work software? Check it out! Links: - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a... - Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple - Check out GEMBADOCS: https://gembadocs.com/signup
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters delves into standard work and how he is in the process of revolutionising his factory by documenting every single process. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about:- What is standard work?- The key piece of advice given to him by world class lean leaders. - What Toyota said about the standard work in his factory. - How to take your first step in creating standards- The simple tool Ryan and his team use to create standard works. Check it out! Links: - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a... - Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple- - GEMBADOCS: https://gembadocs.com/signup
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time.In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters continues to answer your lean manufacturing questions. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - Is Ryan's factory as good as it looks on YouTube? - Being open to criticism and feedback. - How leaders should let their people find the answers. - Should the owner work ON the business or IN the business? - Serving internal and external customers. - How Ryan recruits into his world class lean business. - Should lean companies incentivise improvements? - "This is the worst it will ever be" - The one thing Ryan would do differently from his lean journey.Check it out! Links: - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour- Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters answers your lean manufacturing questions. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - How much work goes into being a lean company - How to get your people to buy into lean - Ryan's lean recruitment process - How to coach people to follow a standard - Developing a morning meeting that works for your business Check it out! Links: - Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour - Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters unpacks what it means to “be the customer.” Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: Why Elon Musk drives a Tesla The powerful alternative to customer surveys A method for generating unlimited improvement ideas for your product How becoming an undercover boss revealed his selfishness as a leader And one action you can take right now to start eliminating blind spots from your business today Check it out! Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Russell Watkins is a highly regarded manufacturing expert who has helped transform factories around the world. In this episode, we talk about: His brutally honest advice after touring Ryan's factory The 3-step process to eliminating motion waste How he developed his supernatural ability to spot burden in others Problems manufacturing businesses face as they scale And the TWO things Ryan HAS TO change about the way his factory is run Check it out! Links: Russell on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellwatkinssempai/ Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Patrick Adams is a world-renowned Lean Consultant who has worked with some of the biggest businesses on the planet. In this episode, Ryan and Matt caught up with him to talk about: His time in the military Why he fell in love with manufacturing The most successful Lean Turnaround of his career What most leaders get wrong How to stop employees from asking so many questions Why most bosses struggle with insanity And what Toyota's Impossible Goal means for your business Check it out! Links: Patrick's website: https://www.findleansolutions.com/ Patrick's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrickadamsii/ Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters shares the powerful lean concept of "total flow.” Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: What Ryan's dentist taught him about manufacturing Why your product should always be flowing to your customer How to turn your factory into a river of value One simple trick to identify blockages in your business The secret behind Toyota's “sea of flow" Why business owners can't make all the changes themselves And the power of transforming specific members of your team into “water-spiders. Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/the-power-of-flow Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
In this episode, Ryan and Matthew explore the transformative shift from Push to Pull systems in business, revealing: How shifting to Pull radically changed Ryan's company Daniel Priestley's advice on "with or without you" energy The secret to attracting customers and talent through pull Everyday applications of push vs. pull concepts How this podcast is a testament to the pull approach Practical steps for businesses to adopt a pull system Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/push-pull Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
In this episode, Ryan Tierney unveils the hidden key to lean success: Focusing on People Development. He shares enlightening experiences and practical advice on: How ignoring people development causes lean initiatives to fail The critical mistake of seeing lean as merely physical changes How to build a thriving people development system Learning the true essence of lean from Yellotools Starting every day with a purpose-driven morning meeting Encouraging employees to pursue their dreams and start new ventures Implementing three simple steps to cultivate a lean culture focused on people Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/why-lean-fails Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
In this episode, Tom Hughes and Matthew Thompson dive into the transformative power of STANDARD WORK. In the conversation we cover: The three root causes of errors in the workplace Why even a loose wire can unleash chaos The surprising role of standard work in fostering a culture of continuous improvement The critical importance of documenting methods for task accomplishment Speeding up operations by eliminating unnecessary steps How "GembaDocs" revolutionizes standard work documentation and compliance Practical advice for small business owners eager to implement standard work without breaking the bank Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/standard-work-tom-hughes Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple GembaDocs: https://gembadocs.com/#home
In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson dive into KANBAN INVENTORY, where they talk about: How to be "firefighter ready" for any customer demand The three essential tools for transforming inventory management The simplicity and effectiveness of Kanban Ryan's journey from inventory chaos to streamlined operations How to manage vast inventory with minimal stress Actionable steps for immediately applying these strategies in your own business Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/kanban-inventory Links: Lean KanBan Card: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1LdEADEM06sq8YEdVRdryEk6tWtKL5SQF&usp=drive_fs Lean Made Simple Store: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/store Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Two Bin System Video: https://youtu.be/XCvJ0tKOqQs Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Hugh Carnahan (Small Biz Rescue) & Jack Bussey (JJB Corporation) are lean maniacs from two different parts of the world, with a love of simplicity and freeing people from burden. In this episode we talk about: How lean can develop you into a public speaker Going to Japan to study lean The power of 3Sing How to stop doing things the way you've always done them And the importance of “cloning yourself” Check it out! Links: Hugh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hillbillymillionaire/?hl=en-gb Jack's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JackBusseyUK Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Webpage link for this episode: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/hugh-carnahan-jack-bussey
In this episode, Ryan Tierney delves into the transformative concept of STOP AND FIX, unlocking its potential to: Empower employees at all levels to initiate positive changes Enhance quality control and reduce operational defects Develop a culture of proactive problem-solving Achieve the high quality standards of Toyota Transform stress into success in your personal life Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/stop-and-fix Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple Lean improvement card: https://drive.google.com/open?
Paul Nolan (Adman Steel Sheds) and Paul Vallely (Kukoon Rugs) are “Lean Maniacs” from the island of Ireland. In this episode, we talk about: Why lean was the answer they were looking for. Making 30-years of progress in 5-years How to convert your people to lean-thinking Why doing tours of other businesses is so important And the power of trusting your people (not to steal a pair of gloves!) Check it out! Links: Kukoon Rugs: https://www.kukoonrugs.com/ Adman Steel Sheds: https://admansteelsheds.com/ Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
In this episode, Ryan Tierney discusses the principle of TOTAL OWNERSHIP and how it is the key to: Addressing “the forgotten areas” in your business and life Creating a blame-free culture Transforming employees into leaders Bringing total clarity to the role of every team member Solving the chaos of project management And unlocking your own health, success and happiness Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/total-ownership Links: Free Total Ownership Labels: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XaLI67DyOocHxNoqvdEPDNjQJIAVgoK3/view?usp=drive_link Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Alan Weir is the Director of Production Operations at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK. In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson from Lean Made Simple ask him about: Working his way up from the shop floor to the level of leadership he's in today What “Genchi Genbutsu” is and why it matters to your business How he spends the first two hours of his day The number one mistake leaders and managers make His passion for built-in quality And the greatest challenge of his career so far Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/alan-weir-toyota-lean-approach Links: Book a visit to Toyota here: https://tlmcshop.toyotauk.com/collections/our-courses Sign up for a Lean Approach Course: https://www.toyotauk.com/lean-approach/#register-interest Connect with Alan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-weir-591a24a8/?originalSubdomain=uk
Paul Blahyj is a coach at the Toyota Lean Management Centre. In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson from Lean Made Simple ask him about: How he went from professional ice hockey to making doors at Toyota Working his way up from the factory floor to a senior leadership position Internally promoting vs externally hiring Why Toyota relies so much on paper over digital systems Earning the right to automated Why the term “low-skilled labourer” makes no sense And how Toyota can help take your lean journey to the next level. Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/paul-blayj-toyota-lean-management-centre Links: Book a visit to Toyota here: https://tlmcshop.toyotauk.com/collections/our-courses Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-blahyj-8a3381258/ Ryan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-tierney-6237a8199/
Last week, Ryan and the team were invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Toyota Factory in Derby where a car comes off the line every 88 seconds. In this episode, we share three mind-blowing takeaways from this trip, including: What a “quality control tunnel” is and how you can build one for your business Why stopping the line actually speeds up production Developing a people-centric culture that turns members into leaders The message picking up rubbish sends to your team How Toyota UK has never made anyone take a compulsory redundancy And what you can expect from Toyota UK's official partnership with Lean Made Simple Check it out! Links: Book a Toyota UK Tour: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com/ Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple Eight Wastes Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-hTsSJdhHI
In their roles at Fastcap, Kolbe Akers & Lukas Holland are on the front-line in the war against waste. In today's episode we talk about: Kolbe having a front-row seat to his father's lean journey How Lukas went from “academic lean” to becoming a “lean maniac” The power of asking people what bothers them Removing places to hide Focusing on people over profit And their favourite lean improvements from over the years Check it out! Links: FastCap website: https://www.fastcap.com/ Email address: info@fastcap.com. Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Web link for this episode: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/kolbe-akers-lukas-holland
Norm O'Hara is the General Manager of a sporting equipment factory based in Southern China. He's also a lean manufacturing enthusiast who's excited to share the improvements he and his team are making on their journey toward organizational excellence. In this episode we talk about: Treating improvement videos as a product Cultural challenges of applying lean in China (And how to overcome them) The power of building a physical bridge between two factories Reducing the number of people moving items around from 40 to 4 And his desire to run a “world-class business” Check it out! Links: Playlist with 119 improvement videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzZiVpXQCLUmIUeg5Tx4P3BbBtfIfRsUt LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/normohara?originalSubdomain=cn Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses “The Eight Wastes of Lean.” Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: Why waste isn't just the stuff that goes in the bin How overproduction is "the mother of all wastes" Getting called out by the former president of Lexus for having "muda” The trap of organising your waste to make it look lean Examples and stories that will help you see waste in your own organisation And the biggest waste of all that nobody ever thinks about Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/the-eight-wastes Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Eight Wastes Print-Out from Seating Matters: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BYuPH-TYz2ghv8gwUNHahHDbZqszoTiY/view?usp=sharing Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Brendan McGurgan and Claire Colvin are the co-founders of Simple Scaling, a company that empowers leaders to 10x their business through books, podcasts, live events and accelerator programs. In this episode we talk about: The role lean plays in scaling Why systems will set you free How we're all in the business of building people Modeling the behaviour we want to see in others And the biggest barrier that stops people from scaling Check it out! Links: Simple Scaling Website: https://simplescaling.com/ ScaleX Insider Podcast: https://simplescaling.com/our-podcasts Upcoming ScaleX Summit: https://scalexsummit.com/book-now Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses the 3S's: Sweep, Sort & Standardize. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: Why clean and lean are NOT the same thing The power of starting the day with an improvement mindset What a digital 3S looks like How to stop going around in circles and solve problems forever Making standardising an easy and fun process And how to start 3Sing in your organisation (heads-up: don't roll it all out at once!) Check it out. Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question to the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple
Michael Althoff is the founder of Yellotools and a pioneer for LEAN transformation in companies, organizations and private environments. In today's episode we talk about: Why you should love the things your customer hates What baking cookies has to do with lean Learning from each others mistakes And how to “shortcut” your lean journey Check it out! Links: Michael's website: https://www.michael-althoff.com/en/" Yellotools website: https://www.yellotools.com/shop/en/ Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses the powerful lean principle: "One-Piece Flow!" Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: Why batching is killing your business Escalators vs elevators How to introduce flow into your personal and professional life A better alternative to “annual team-building exercises” Why you should create a “river of production” The risks involved (and why they're worth it) And how one-piece flow could change the world. Check it out! Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Send a voice message/question into the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-tierney-6237a8199/ Webpage for this episode: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/one-piece-flow
Marc Braun is the CEO of Encouraging Leaders, an executive coach and a keynote speaker. His mission is to help successful leaders become even more successful by identifying and addressing the critical behaviours holding them and their teams back. In this episode he talks about: How the first improvement he made was on himself Why he lost his “bathroom privileges” (And how he got them back) Being called out by a leader early on in his career And the role coaching plays in becoming the leader you want to be Check it out. Links: Marc's website: https://www.encouragingleaders.com/ Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour P.S. Check out the webpage for this episode with full transcript and video snippets to share at your morning meeting: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/marc-braun-encouraging-leaders
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses the powerful lean principle: "Value vs Non-Value!" Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: What a Japanese barber taught him about value Fine-tuning our “waste goggles” Why value is only being added when the product is changing Bob the lean painter Internal vs external customers How 90% of everything businesses do is waste And how to start cutting non-value from our lives Check it out! Links: Video of Donna cutting fabric in Seating Matters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWMJ0OPA0G8 Send a voice message/question into the show: https://www.speakpipe.com/LeanMadeSimple Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Brad Cairns is the senior principal at Quantum Lean and is dedicated to improving the woodworking industry in North America using lean methods. He also owns My Door Factory and Stolbek Machines. In this episode he shares: Why he changed his company name from “Best Damn Doors” His first exposure to “lean manufacturing” How waste is like gravity Going from making 5 doors per day to 52 within a few weeks of implementing lean And how he developed a multi-million pound product by solving his own problems Check it out! Links: Brad's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@QuantumLean Stolbek Machines: https://stolbek.subscribemenow.com/ My Door Factory: https://mydoorfactory.ca/ Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Last week, 200+ Lean Maniacs from 16+ different countries travelled to Limavady, Northern Ireland for the 2-Second Lean Summit. In this episode we catch up with Ryan Tierney to find out how the Seating Matters team pulled off such a successful event (using lean principles) as well as the highlights, learnings and improvements they discovered along the way. Check it out! https://www.leanmadesimple.com/podcast/2-second-lean-summit
Tom Hughes is an entrepreneur and author with 30+ years' experience of Lean and Senior Leadership. He‘s also the founder of GembaDocs: the best way in the world to document SOP's. In today's episode we talk about: Why it took him 20-years to actually understand what lean is (And how you can save yourself that long painful journey!) What the heck a “Gemba” is How documenting procedures can radically transform your business And the power of SEEING how your customers actually use your product Check it out! Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Start a free trial of GembaDocs: https://gembadocs.com/ Check out Tom's Books: https://improvementstartswithi.com/
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business —and life —one improvement at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses the powerful lean principle: "Wherever You Ask The Question, That's Where The Answer Should Be!" Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: How Center Parcs, McDonald's, and Amazon have used this principle to scale Why reducing the cognitive load of your team turbocharges your business Practical examples from Ryan's personal and professional life Analyzing if your organization is doing this well by using the "sentence-stop-test" What impact this concept has made on Ryan's business, team, and customers The power of providing answers before questions are even asked And some improvements from Ryan's 7-year-old son to inspire you to get started today Check it out! P.S. Book a Lean Made Simple Tour at: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
Paul Akers is the founder of FastCap: a multi-million dollar company he and his wife started in their garage 13-years ago. Along the way he's established himself as an internationally renowned lean thinker, educator, and practitioner as well as being the author of the hugely influential book: 2-Second Lean. In today's episode we talk about: What 2-Second Lean is and how it can improve your business by 600% Why companies who do lean properly dwarf their competition The best kept secret of Japanese powerhouses like Toyota & Lexus Books he's read 10+ times The importance of going deep not wide Why Ireland is experiencing a lean-revolution The power of creating and visiting a “Learning Laboratory” Solving the “overfed, disobedient leadership problem” And the life-changing opportunity that happen every 30-days Check it out! Links: Book a Lean Made Simple Tour: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour Check out Paul's Books: https://paulakers.net/books/2-second-lean FastCap website: https://www.fastcap.com/
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one improvement at a time. In this episode Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters discusses a powerful lean principle known as: Leave It Better Than You Found It! Along the way he and Producer Matt talk about: The three levels of “Leave It Better Than You Found It” Creating a generous team culture that always thinks of the next person Practical use cases for individual work areas and communal spaces in your business Why his 12-year-old forklift looks brand new Leaving a job better than you found it by becoming a process engineer Implementing a “this is the worst it will ever be” mentality across your team The radical changes this principle had made on Ryan's business And how you can apply this concept to your professional and personal life by the end of the episode Check it out! P.S. Book a Lean Made Simple Tour at: https://www.leanmadesimple.com/book-a-tour
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