
The Lean 911 Podcast is where you'll have a voice directly from the gemba. Host, Mark DeLuzio, President and CEO of Lean Horizons Consulting and the principal architect of the Danaher Business System, relies on his three decades of lean successes as well as his failures to answer your most challenging questions regarding your lean transformation.
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 93 | Founded | 4 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | ManagementBusinessCareers | |||

One of the most widely accepted beliefs about the Toyota Production System is that frontline employees should be empowered to solve their own problems. But have we taken that idea too far?
Empowering employees to solve problems is not the same as ex... more
Why do Lean transformations fail—and what separates genuine transformation from “Lean theatre”?
In this episode of Lean 911, Mark DeLuzio is joined by Mark Forkun, author of Genba Ikigai – Leading to Serve, for a practical discussion about Lean lead... more
Why have so many organizations copied Toyota's tools, yet so few have replicated Toyota's success?
In this episode of Lean911, we revisit Steven Spear and H. Kent Bowen's landmark article, Decoding the DNA of the Toyota Production System, and explor... more
What can Lean leaders learn from a NASCAR pit crew, where three-tenths of a second can mean five car lengths and elite performance depends on five people executing as one?
In this episode, we take the lessons from NASCAR’s pit road and translate the... more
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Love how these episodes are in more digestible bites and looking forward to seeing this library grow! These topics are not discussed elsewhere. Great job and creative choice for a name!
Nice short format to digest and think through. Mark breaks down the topics with simplicity and focused on the principles.
Love how these episodes are in more digestible bites and looking forward to seeing this library grow! Great job and creative choice for a name!
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This show centers on practical lean transformation ideas rooted in real-world factory and office environments. Across episodes, listeners encounter critiques and refinements of established systems (like the Danaher Business System), emphasis on standard work, problem-solving culture, and leadership development. The host frequently ties process improvement to leadership behavior, safety, and sustainable change, often blending hands-on manufacturing insights with organizational strategy. Episodes stand out for candid reflections, concrete anecdotes, and a willingness to challenge popular methodologies in favor of fundamentals, upstream thinking, and measurable value. Potential listeners who want actionable, battlefield-tested guidance on sust... more
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