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

This week's guest is James Newell. Ron and James explored the ways James has tailored the kata model to better suit different teams and industries. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires James (2:50) James's background (4:01) How James is adapting the improvement and coaching katas (7:49) Where James started (12:46) The German influence (14:41) Being open-minded (18:28) The importance of adapting kata (22:16) James's final words of wisdom (27:41) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com GA 224 | How to Apply Lean in Different Countries with James Newell James 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 iTunes account and smartphone. The easiest way for iPhone users t