The Rest is Lean
autor: Alan Lothian, John Dee, Russell Watkins
Building Capability The Toyota Way - The Resistance to Change Equation
O tomto podcastu
The Rest is Lean Channel is a light-hearted and educational look at how to make businesses better through Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence.
Suited for all levels of understanding and from any industry or geographical region.
John, Alan & Russell are time-served lean professionals with over 30 years each in this field. Leading and coaching some of the best businesses from SMEs to multi-nationals.
Trained by some of the highest calibre Japanese masters from Toyota(one step from Ohno himself), Honda and Nissan , we want to share our experiences with you, allowing some of these 'pearls of wisdom' to help make your business processes, people, and profitability that little bit better each day.
We welcome your comments, questions, and guidance on future discussion topics so feel free to drop us a line via the comments section or via email.
Oh, and don't forget to subscribe!!
Epizody
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- Building Capability The Toyota Way - The Resistance to Change Equation · 33 minSend us Fan Mail Building Lean capability the Toyota Way. Understanding the Resistance to Change Equation. Taking the ego out of a lean consultant Just some of the topics The…
- Freedom within a Framework - A Safe Place to Develop Leadership Capability & Empowerment · 29 min · Řada 5 Epizoda 4Send us Fan Mail Toyota leadership thank the operator when the Andon is activated and the line stops. If an operator stopped a machine in your organisation, would you say the…
- Recruiting Lean Queens - LinkedIn Lunacy, Zoom Chaos & Gemba Games · 31 min · Řada 5 Epizoda 3Send us Fan Mail Problem solving the challenge of finding Lean strength and depth in your organisation. What traits should we be looking for and what should set the alarm bells?…
- Lean v Elon Musk, Smugglers and "The Idiot Index" · 32 min · Řada 5 Epizoda 2Send us Fan Mail Elon Musk and Drug Smugglers. Can we learn from those we may not like? Are our biases meaning that we are missing a good opportunity to learn? The new series of…
- 5S, 6S or 7S? 7 or 8 Wastes? Find out what boils our p!$$ · 31 min · Řada 5 Epizoda 1Send us Fan Mail Do you really know the real well-meant intent of the Lean Tools / Techniques of 5S and 7 Wastes? Maybe you've heard 6S (or even 7S) and 8 Wastes for example and…
- Which Gemba would you like to go to? Lean Leadership & Analogies in Premier League Football · 32 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 12Send us Fan Mail Can Lean tools & techniques be applied successfully in all walks of life? Which Gemba would you like to visit to develop your knowledge and experience? From…
- The Rest is Lean Podcast LIVE Edition at Subcon 2026 aka Why does lean fail & how to avoid it · 42 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 11Send us Fan Mail Suffering with long lead times, poor productivity, quality, or delivery performance? Struggling to make your improvement efforts stick? Learn from those with…
- The TRIL Leadership Interview Series Part 2 - Mark Hemming · 31 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 10Send us Fan Mail The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences…
- The TRIL Leadership Interview Series Part 1 - Mark Hemming · 31 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 9Send us Fan Mail The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences…
- Our Visit to SubCon 2026 aka The Take That Man · 20 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 8Send us Fan Mail Global Manufacturing Expertise & The take that Man. Our annual pilgrimage to the NEC for SUBCON 2026. One of 2 episodes recorded at the 2-day show which…
- Questions to ask to get a feel for a business aka What problem are you trying to solve? · 29 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 7Send us Fan Mail Back to our usual episodes and this one will really help you really get under the skin of a company in a relatively short space of time. So if you're new to a…
- The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Delphine Fillot · 31 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 6Send us Fan Mail The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences…
- Sustaining Lean Transformation aka How Long Do You Persevere? · 32 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 5Send us Fan Mail Engaging people and gaining 'Buy-in' from employees. That's the main topic of this episode of The Rest Is Lean Podcast Join John, Russell & Alan for our usual…
- The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Ian Mountain · 25 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 4Send us Fan Mail The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences…
- Does removing variation inhibit innovation? aka The Normalisation of Deviation. · 31 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 3Send us Fan Mail This episode sees the #TRIL Team ramble and rummage through how lean tools and techniques, flow, and human behaviour are involved/applied to the experience of…
- Thank you for Stopping the Line aka John's 'Cuddly' Trip to Toyota Deeside · 33 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 2Send us Fan Mail The #TRIL Team ramble through the 2nd podcast of series 4 where the trio of John, Russell and Alan share their recent exploits and experiences The guys talk…
- Lean Browsers & Ugly Babies aka David's Sandwich · 30 min · Řada 4 Epizoda 1Send us Fan Mail Our very own Lean Leaders of Russell, John and Alan take to the floor once again in their 4th series of The Rest is Lean Podcast In this episode, Team #TRIL kick…
- The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Astrid Mozes · 38 min · Řada 3 Epizoda 12Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Alan welcomes his friend and work colleague from days gone by, Astrid Mozes. With decades of leadership experience within global manufacturing…
- How Lean Helps in Real Life aka The Puppet Show Looks Different but the Strings are the Same! · 32 min · Řada 3 Epizoda 11Send us Fan Mail Another down to earth episode of #TheRestIsLean Podcast with Team TRIL (Russell, John and Alan). In this episode, find out: - How John's 'Soul Searching' went…
- Who's your Phone-A-Friend Al? aka The Problem, The Difficulty! · 33 min · Řada 3 Epizoda 10Send us Fan Mail The 'Leaders of Lean' in the form of John, Russell, and Alan embark on another ramble of lean proportions In this jam-packed episode, Team #TRIL discuss topics…







