Podcasts by Lean Six Sigma for Good Podcast
Applying Lean Six Sigma to the Environment
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E092: Process Improvement in Nonprofit Daycare with Elisabeth Swan from 2022-02-20T14:08
In today’s episode, I interviewed Elisabeth Swan, who has over 30 years of process improvement experience with a great background working for consulting firms like Rath & Stron...
E091: Process Improvement in Not-for-Profit Sectors with Tracy O’Rourke from 2022-02-08T09:24:07
In today’s episode, I interviewed Tracy O’Rourke, who has over 20 years of process improvement experience, working with nonprofits, government, education, military and the fo...
E090: Guest Interview on Environmentally Conscious Nation Podcast from Aug 2021 from 2022-01-12T15:30
In today’s episode, I share the interview I had with D.J. Vagnetti, host of the Environmentally Conscious Nation podcast. I don’t think his podcast is still active, otherwise...
E089: 2021 Lean Six Sigma for Good – Year in Review from 2021-12-29T15:48
Today I recapped the last year, and give some insights into my plans for 2022. It’s a shorter episode than usual, so hopefully you have time to listen to it during the holidays.
E088: Using Toyota Kata to Help Local Food Banks with Hugh Alley from 2021-11-02T15:06:46
Our guest is Hugh Alley, a...
E087: Applying Lean to Nonprofits and Healthcare with Matt Horvat from 2021-10-25T23:29:38
My good friend Matt Horvat is the founder of Lean Portla...
E086: Helping Nonprofits with Process Improvement through Consulting and Volunteering with Lauren Neder from 2021-10-06T03:02:31
In this podcast, I talk with Lauren Neder, Industrial Engineer and lean consultant working with nonprofit organizations as a consultant and volunteer. She shares her experience working w...
E085: Applying Lean and Agile for People and the Planet with Brad Jeavons from 2021-08-31T15:25
In this podcast, I talk with Brad Jeavons, lean and Agile consultant with SA Partners. He is the host of the Enterprise Enterprise podcast. An episode we did together for his podcast wil...
E084: Everyday Innovation and Ideas Programs in the State of Colorado from 2021-07-09T14:51:08
In this podcast, I facilitated a webinar on engaging employees to gather innovation and improvement ideas with two agencies within the State of Colorado. The event was hosted by the Colo...
E083: Kata for Good and #RootCauseRacism with Deondra Wardelle from 2021-06-22T22:22:21
In this podcast, I interview Deondra Wardelle, whom I’ve had the pleasure of getting to kno...
E082: Improving Government, Healthcare and NGOs with Clare DiFrisco from 2021-05-28T17:56:58
In this podcast, I interview Clare DiFrisco. She is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and owner/co-founder of Cannsult, a consulting firm based in the US and Australia that also offers ...
E081: Lean Implementation at the University of Michigan with Lisa Earls from 2021-05-02T21:35:38
In this podcast, I interview Lisa Earls, who is the Senior Operational Improvement Consultant at the University of Michigan. She spent almost 5 years at the University of North Dakota be...
E080: Using Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) to Transform Government and Nonprofits with Michael Areola from 2021-03-27T18:58:12
In this podcast, I interview Michael Areola, who is a Product Development consultant and Agile Coach at Listen
E079: Lessons Learned in Applying Improvement Methods to the Public Sector with John Corliss from 2021-02-01T02:42:38
In this podcast, I shared a presentation that I moderated at the 2020 IISE Annual Conference. I am the Sustainable Development Division President for 2020-2021. Due to the pandemic, we o...
E078: Importance of Leadership Systems for Improving Nonprofits and Government from 2021-01-18T01:24
In this podcast, I interview Daniel Edds, Lean Leadership consultant and author. We discuss his work with nonprofits, government agencies and manufacturing companies.
E077: Applying Lean Six Sigma to a Sustainable Business in Micronesia from 2020-11-08T19:09:53
In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave at the IISE Annual Virtual conference on Nov 2, 2020. I explain how I helped apply Lean and Six Sigma methods to this small sustainable bus...
E076: 2020 Excellence in Sustainable Development Award Winner – City of Fort Collins from 2020-10-06T02:05:06
In this podcast, I interview Pete Iengo and Jamie Gaskill from the City of Fort Collins (Colorado, USA). The City of Fort Collins in Colorado (USA) has been on a continuous imp...
E075: Saving the Timber – Henry Ford’s Today and Tomorrow from 2020-09-17T12:56:07
In this episode, I share chapter 11 of the 1926 book, “Today and Tomorrow”<...
E074: Setting Up a Lean Six Sigma Volunteer Group in Your City from 2020-09-16T03:12:42
In this episode, I provide more details for anyone interested in setting up a local volunteer group to provide process improvement consulting to nonprofits in your area.
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E073: Reuse Organization Performance Metrics with Chris Pletcher from 2020-08-24T01:11
Chris Pletcher is the Business Developer (and “Jack of all trades”) at Finger Lakes ReUse. I ...
E072: Food Systems Projects Between Schools and Nonprofits from 2020-08-15T18:09:32
For the 2020-2021 year, I am the President of the IISE Sustainable Development Division. The m...
E071: Interview with Brad Miller from University of Houston from 2020-07-19T08:02:11
In this podcast, I interview Brad Miller, who is ...
E070: Interview with Tim Turner with CQPO from 2020-06-13T13:11
In this podcast, I interview Tim Turner, who used to work at Toyota in Kentucky (TMMK) for 22 years, and has done a lot of work with nonprofits and not-for-profit organizations. He was a...
E069: Interview with LSS Master Black Belt Amanda Zimmerman from 2020-05-20T00:57:19
In this podcast, I interviewed Amanda Zimmerman, a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt her...
E068: Applying Lean Six Sigma to Nonprofit Organizations on ISSSP from 2020-05-18T07:50:07
In this podcast, I share a webinar I gave for the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals (ISSSP) in Ma...
E067: Can Six Sigma Help The Recycling Problem With China? from 2020-05-03T17:53:18
In this podcast, I read a recent article I wrote about the way Listen
E066: IISE Podcast Interview with Liz McCartney about Disaster Recovery from 2020-04-16T15:32
In this podcast, I repost an interview I had with Liz McCartney, Executive Director of St Bernard Project (SBP), a nonprofit organization she founded with her husband Zack Rosenberg to r...
E065: Book Review – Why Governments Don’t Think They Make Widgets from 2020-04-12T11:16
In this podcast, I read a Listen
E064: Lean Startup Intro for MFA Students from 2020-04-05T21:14
In this podcast, I share a presentation about Lean Startup methods that I gave to students in the Masters of Fine Arts program at Pacific Northwest College of Arts (PNCA) in Portland.
E063: Using Pareto Charts to Reduce Water and Energy from 2020-04-02T07:07
In this podcast, I read an article I wrote many years ago in response to Listen
E062: Warehouse Optimization to Feed the Hungry with Rise Against Hunger from 2020-03-27T12:10
In this podcast, I interviewed Courtney Hudson, Distribution Warehouse manager with Rise Against Hunger. They were awarded the inaugural “Excellence in Sustainable Development̶...
E061: Lean Journey of Employee Gardens for Nonprofits from 2020-03-23T23:59:46
In this podcast, I share a presentation given by Joe Hnat from Collins Aerospace (formerly Rockwell Collins) at last year’s IISE Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida on May 19, 20...
E060: Sustainability Consulting Interview with Vanina Howan from 2020-03-19T23:29:06
In this podcast, I was interviewed by Vanina Howan on her podcast called The Ecopreneur Show. She asked me about my background in sustainability, how I transitioned into consulting on my...
E059: Lean Six Sigma Workshop – Gresham Employees and Green Businesses from 2020-03-03T04:40:52
In this podcast, I share a presentation I gave on Jan 14, 2020 with the Listen
E058: Toyota and the Earth Charter from 2019-12-22T04:25:32
In this podcast, I re-read a recent post I made about the Earth Ch...
E057: Lean Six Sigma for Good Presentation at Rose-Hulman from 2019-12-21T05:16:33
In this first podcast renamed as “Lean Six Sigma for Good” (formerly called “Earth Consultants”), I explain the change in podcast title and purpose.
EC 056: Applying Lean Six Sigma to Boulder Hospice Care Thrift Shop Donations from 2019-11-25T23:48:09
In this podcast, I share the audio from an interview I did with Lynn McCullough and Joe Wojniak (pronounced why-knock). Lynn runs the TRU Hospice Thrift Shop in Boulder, Colorado.
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EC 055: Engaging Staff and Volunteers – Deconstruction and Reuse Conference from 2019-11-10T06:25:22
In this podcast, I share the audio from a presentation I gave to the Listen