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Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Endeavor Business Media
46 episodes
5 days ago
Longtime manufacturing process engineer and trainer John Dyer discusses operational excellence and continuous improvement with Professor Mohamed Saleh, a Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement expert. Between them, the two share nearly 60 years of continuous improvement expertise.
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Longtime manufacturing process engineer and trainer John Dyer discusses operational excellence and continuous improvement with Professor Mohamed Saleh, a Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement expert. Between them, the two share nearly 60 years of continuous improvement expertise.
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Episodes (20/46)
Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
How Union or Non-Union Environments Help or Hurt Organizational Change
Delve into three types of workplace structures—non-union, cooperative union and non-cooperative (or blocking) union—and learn the benefits or early engagement and collaboration. 
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5 days ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Does the Age of Your Organization Shape Organizational Success?
Organizations don’t just age chronologically—they build layers of belief systems, rituals, unspoken norms, and hardened habits. And as the years pass, change becomes more of a cultural excavation than a simple upgrade. Tune in and discover how to transform age into wisdom—not weight.
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1 week ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Does Size of the Organization Matter? (Part 2)
From family-run operations to enterprises the size of the Titanic, delve into how size can either accelerate progress or stall it completely. Part 2 of a two-part series. 
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1 week ago
23 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Does the Size of the Organization Matter? (Part 1)
Learn how organizational size fundamentally shapes the transformation journey—from complexity and communication to culture and pace. First of a two-part series.
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1 week ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristics Summary 1-10
Assess your own leadership DNA against these 10 leadership characteristics. 
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2 weeks ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 10 (Part 2): Coaching and Developing Others
Dive into the practical side of coaching: five powerful vehicles leaders can use to shift from a directive, command-based mindset to one rooted in growth, development, and shared success.
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2 weeks ago
25 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 10 (Part 1): Coaching and Developing Others
Explore the real purpose of leadership: coaching and developing others. Unpack how traditional hierarchies reward comparison and control, while true leadership multiplies capability and distributes power.
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2 weeks ago

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 9: Problem Solver with Resilience and Adaptability
Whether you’re leading a transformation or supporting a team through daily challenges, these three interwoven traits define whether you thrive—or just survive.
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3 weeks ago
21 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 8: Empathy For Others
Explore the critical differences between sympathy and empathy and why the latter is essential for meaningful leadership.
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3 weeks ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 7: Effective Decision Making
Delve into the delicate balance between waiting for enough information to make a sound decision versus falling into paralysis by analysis. Understand the art of determining: What is the minimum amount of information I need to make a decision?
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3 weeks ago
25 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 6 (Part 2): Strategic Thinker with a System Perspective
Dive into the biggest roadblocks that hinder true systems thinking, including prioritizing short-term wins over long-term vision, creating a fire-fighting culture and avoid risk to the extreme. 
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1 month ago
23 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 6 (Part 1): Strategic Thinker with a System Perspective
Explore the horizontal understanding of interconnected systems, emphasizing the need to see the whole without getting lost in the details or abstractions. Also dive into the vertical balance of macro and micro perspectives, challenging the flawed assumption that leaders with strong granular skills can automatically adapt to macro-level thinking. 
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1 month ago
23 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 5: Seeing the Vision and Having Clarity
Explore the transformative power of a well-articulated vision and how successful leaders focus on “must-do, can’t-fail” breakthroughs that align with their organization’s purpose. Also learn how clarity in vision can motivate those around you, eliminate distractions and even prompt innovative pivots in business models
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1 month ago
23 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Leadership Characteristic 4: Continuous Learning and Self Development
Explore the mindset shifts required for effective leadership, including fostering open-mindedness, a growth mindset, self-awareness, adaptability, humility, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Learn how these qualities become a litmus test for determining who’s truly “all in” on transformation.
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1 month ago
19 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Respect for People, Leadership Characteristic 3 for Driving Sustainable Change
Respect for people isn’t a slogan—it’s a leadership condition. Tune in to discover why it’s time to flip the script and treat respect for people as the root of transformation.
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1 month ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Gemba-Focused Leader—The Second Leadership Characteristic for Lasting Change
Learn how engaging with your team at the gemba, or where the work happens—and with the right mindset—builds trust, amplifies decision-making and creates psychological safety.
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1 month ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Selfless Leader—The First Leadership Characteristic for Meaningful Change
Explore how true leaders adopt a team-over-self mindset, embody humility and prioritize removing obstacles for their teams.
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1 month ago
22 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Crafting a Comprehensive Training Roadmap
Explore how to create a training roadmap that drives genuine lean leadership and avoids the pitfalls of empty certification. Learn the dangers of taking a cookie-cutter approach. 
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1 month ago
19 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Designing an Impactful Training Experience
Explore how to craft training experiences that don’t just deliver knowledge but ensure it is gained, transferred, and retained. Review dynamic approaches like simulations, on-the-job training, breakouts, and role-playing.
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1 month ago
24 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Building Lasting Capabilities through Effective Training: The Do’s and Don’ts
Explore the difference between training that sparks meaningful improvement and training that falls flat. Learn about the most effective approaches—like hands-on simulations and engaging adult learners through active participation—versus the common pitfalls of overloading with theory or skipping leadership involvement.
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1 month ago
24 minutes

Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement
Longtime manufacturing process engineer and trainer John Dyer discusses operational excellence and continuous improvement with Professor Mohamed Saleh, a Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement expert. Between them, the two share nearly 60 years of continuous improvement expertise.