Productivity's Jim Vatalaro speaks with The American Innovator's Paul Akers and Jon Lussier about teaching Lean and asking, “Which are you becoming? A Lean company or a company that does Lean things.” On the show Jim shares perspectives on the root cause(s) of the Lean implementation challenges of effective improvement deployment and sustainment.

Productivity's Jim Vatalaro speaks with The American Innovator's Paul Akers and Jon Lussier about waste elimination and culture change methodologies to help companies improve their operational effectiveness through a team-based approach to implementation ensuring a transfer of ownership of the improvement process.

Productivity's Michael Kuta, Ellis New and Lisa Provenzano discuss TPM with Karl Wadensten of "The Lean Nation" AM790 radio broadcast. An overview which looks into the systematic approach to equipment effectiveness which "total productive maintanence" represents.

David Paino from Brian Maskell Associates discusses the differences between traditional accounting and Lean accounting with Karl Wadensten of "The Lean Nation" AM790 radio broadcast. An overview which looks into the differences between the two approaches and how Lean accounting seeks to obtain "actionable" information from accounting in order to maximize flow; creating different assumptions about profit and using this to create an alternative business map.

Mark Graban from the Healthcare Value Leaders Network discusses Lean Healthcare with Linda Kleineberg of "The Lean Nation" AM790 radio broadcast. An overview which looks into the many issues facing healthcare facilities and how Lean can be utilized to transform an organization into one which delivers patient centered care.