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

This week's guest is Brent Weichers of The Lighthouse for the Blind, a non-profit that employs people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities. He explained the inner workings of this unique organization, and how lean factors in. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  Two of Brent's favorite quotes (2:11) Brent's background (3:23) About The Lighthouse for the Blind (6:45) The type of work their employees do (9:43) Training and safety (11:21) The initial employee resistance to lean (16:25) How they create their own version of a visual workplace (18:34) How they use legos (21:117) Their "Why?" (24:27) What Brent has learned (26:13) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Brent on LinkedIn The Lighthouse for the Blind  Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscr