Formerly known as ”Lean Whiskey.”
Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh share more than just their MIT degrees: they’re authors, speakers, and trusted voices in the Lean community... plus they’re both serious about their coffee.
They bring expertise without the complexity – because Lean doesn’t have to be rocket science. Their takes are bold and their insights are fresh. welcome to Lean Coffee Talk... Where Lean wisdom is brewed and served.
Each episode offers insightful discussions on essential topics like operational excellence, leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, problem-solving strategies, innovation, and building a thriving Lean culture. Whether you’re an experienced executive, an ambitious manager, or someone passionate about elevating organizational performance, Lean Coffee Talk provides practical wisdom you can apply directly to your workplace.
Mark Graban: http://markgraban.com/
Jamie Flinchbaugh: https://jflinch.com/
Podcast home: https://leancoffeetalk.com/
Note: The first 50 episodes were done under the theme and name of ”Lean Whiskey”
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Formerly known as ”Lean Whiskey.”
Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh share more than just their MIT degrees: they’re authors, speakers, and trusted voices in the Lean community... plus they’re both serious about their coffee.
They bring expertise without the complexity – because Lean doesn’t have to be rocket science. Their takes are bold and their insights are fresh. welcome to Lean Coffee Talk... Where Lean wisdom is brewed and served.
Each episode offers insightful discussions on essential topics like operational excellence, leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, problem-solving strategies, innovation, and building a thriving Lean culture. Whether you’re an experienced executive, an ambitious manager, or someone passionate about elevating organizational performance, Lean Coffee Talk provides practical wisdom you can apply directly to your workplace.
Mark Graban: http://markgraban.com/
Jamie Flinchbaugh: https://jflinch.com/
Podcast home: https://leancoffeetalk.com/
Note: The first 50 episodes were done under the theme and name of ”Lean Whiskey”
If Burbn Didn’t Pivot to Instagram, We Might Not Have Threads
Lean Coffee Talk (formerly known as Lean Whiskey)
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If Burbn Didn’t Pivot to Instagram, We Might Not Have Threads
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In Episode 40, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh get back together after their in-person visit where they enjoyed the origins of this podcast: talking about lean stuff while enjoying some whiskey. We get to celebrate the launch of Mark’s new book, The Mistakes That Make Us, as well as Jamie’s new podcast titled People Solve Problems. We recap our in-person visit and some of the great whiskey we were able to try. And we taste one of the expressions we were able to try at the distillery, New Riff’s Straight Bottled-in-Bond Malted Rye.
We then pivoted to talking about pivots, starting with the example of how Instagram originally started as Burbn check-in app to share your drinking experiences with others. It then pivoted to photo sharing, and the rest is history. We compare and contrast other pivots, including Play-Doh, the pacemaker, Slack and Twitter, 3M Post-its, and a purple dye found when trying to cure malaria. We share some lessons from each of our books about how to enable and / or embrace the pivot when the opportunity presents itself.
We wrap up talking a bit about the book writing process, and the joys and pains that accompany it. Cheers!
Mark’s book, The Mistakes That Make Us, is now available for purchase
Jamie launched a new podcast, People Solve Problems, interviews based on his book
Mark and Jamie’s analog in-person Lean Whiskey
We visited Revival Vintage Bottle Shop, Prohibition Bourbon Bar, and New Riff Distilling
Mark and Jamie both pouring the New Riff Kentucky Straight Bottled-in-Bond Malted Rye Whiskey
Instagram pivoted from Burbn
Instagram, or Meta, also recently launched Threads. You can find Mark here and Jamie here
Making purple dye from a failed malaria drug
Hold on Loosely by 38 Special on Spotify
Podcast feed at LeanWhiskey.com or leanblog.org/leanwhiskey or jflinch.com/leanwhiskey
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Lean Coffee Talk (formerly known as Lean Whiskey)
Formerly known as ”Lean Whiskey.”
Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh share more than just their MIT degrees: they’re authors, speakers, and trusted voices in the Lean community... plus they’re both serious about their coffee.
They bring expertise without the complexity – because Lean doesn’t have to be rocket science. Their takes are bold and their insights are fresh. welcome to Lean Coffee Talk... Where Lean wisdom is brewed and served.
Each episode offers insightful discussions on essential topics like operational excellence, leadership effectiveness, organizational culture, problem-solving strategies, innovation, and building a thriving Lean culture. Whether you’re an experienced executive, an ambitious manager, or someone passionate about elevating organizational performance, Lean Coffee Talk provides practical wisdom you can apply directly to your workplace.
Mark Graban: http://markgraban.com/
Jamie Flinchbaugh: https://jflinch.com/
Podcast home: https://leancoffeetalk.com/
Note: The first 50 episodes were done under the theme and name of ”Lean Whiskey”
