GA 407 | Choosing an Approach to Lean and Six Sigma with John Knotts
Update: 2022-01-201
Description
This week’s guest is John Knotts, Senior Coach at Gemba Academy. Ron and John took a deep dive into process improvement versus project-based approaches, and why the two can and should coexist. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The quote that inspires John (2:59 )
- John’s background (4:39 )
- Process improvement environments versus project-based environments (7:14 )
- What it means to be the “JEEP” (14:29 )
- The different leadership approaches (18:50 )
- Why Ron hates the “Control” aspect of DMAIC (21:28 )
- The cultural differences in perspective (25:39 )
- Tips for those going through certification (27:53 )
- Tips for those in process management (30:39 )
Podcast Resources
- Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
- John on LinkedIn
- GA 392 | Using Lean on a Horse Farm with John Knotts
What Do You Think?
In your experience, what are the pros and cons of process-based versus project-based approaches to continuous improvement?
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