Randall Benson –- author of The Quest Effect — was a guest on the The Lean Nation radio show February 8th, hosted by Linda Kleineberg. He discussed important topics on organizational transformation and breakthrough. You can listen to both segments here. Of course, your comments are welcome.
Randall Benson on The Lean Nation, Segment 1
Randall Benson on The Lean Nation, Segment 2
You can also right click on the links below to download the podcast or play with iTunes.
You can listen to my interview with Linda Kleineberg on the Lean Nation Radio Program (AM790) . There’s a part 1 and part 2. Be sure to leave a comment here with your thoughts.
Randall Benson –- author of The Quest Effect — will be a guest on the The Lean Nation radio show February 8th from 3pm to 4pm (EST) on 790 AM Talk and Business, hosted by Karl Wadensten. He will discuss important topics on Lean breakthrough, and he’s looking forward to sharing his discoveries on air with business leaders and change agents.
On January 16, 2011, I returned to The American Innovator program to discuss Lean and The Quest Effect. Among other topics, we discussed Lean 2.0, American Lean culture, the danger of Lean orthodoxy, and the propensity to quest. I was critical of orthodox Lean but optimistic about Lean’s future.
I invite you to listen by clicking on the icon above. Then please post your comments.
You can also download the podcast or listen to it with iTunes by right clicking on the link below:
Lean Nation Inteview Segment 2
Enjoy
Randall
On January 8, 2011 I appeared as the guest on The American Innovator radio program. We discussed my book, The Quest Effect, problems with Lean (as practiced today) and the connections between Lean and The Quest Effect. Click on the icon above to hear the broadcast.
If you listen to the program, I’d like to know if you agree with my remarks or if you think I’ve lost contact with reality. Post a comment and share your opinion.
You can also download the podcast or listen to it with iTunes by right clicking on the link below:
Randall Benson – American Innovator (Program 1)
Randall
Who Am I
My name is Randall Benson and I’m an author, speaker and long-time Lean consultant. I’m also a Lean Heretic. I don’t buy the current Lean dogma, I refuse to conform to 60-year-old ideas without challenging them, and I’m committed to unorthodox approaches to Lean.
Check out my bio by clicking on my name under the banner.
Why I’m Blogging
I’m blogging because I’m concerned by what has been happening to Lean in America. Once a source of innovation, Lean has become calcified into a orthodoxy by the Lean keepers of the truth. As a result, we’re facing a situation where Lean is stagnating and no longer provides a source of innovation and competitive advantage. I’m concerned that the Lean body of knowledge in America is essentially the same as when I began to explore the subject in 1982. That’s unacceptable. I believe it’s time to liberate Lean from the shackles of orthodoxy and dogma and once again grow the body of knowledge.
What I’ll be Blogging About
You’ve probably figured by this point that I won’t be offering primers on traditional Lean techniques and I won’t be advocating for Lean as the new management philosophy. What I will be doing is challenging the Lean orthodoxy and exploring, with your help, how we can reinvigorate Lean to once-again be a source of innovation and breakthrough. Without innovation and breakthrough, there is no competitive advantage.
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I’ll be posting my first content blog in a few days, so please check back.
Randall
