A Quality Podcast

by John Thacker Jr

All things Lean and Continuous Improvement with your hosts, John Thacker Jr and Jake Harrell! Join us for insightful conversations with industry leaders, consultants, and others as we explore the world of Lean. Never dry, never dull, and sometimes a bit irreverent. Don't miss an episode! John Thacker Jr. is an MBA and Lean Six Sigma Black belt with decades of experience in manufacturing, supply chain, 3PL, and consulting. Jak ...   ...  Read more

Podcast episodes

  • Season 4

  • Picture Yourself a Leader with Elisabeth Swan

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    Picture Yourself a Leader with Elisabeth Swan

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    In this episode, Elisabeth Swan joins us to discuss her new book, Picture Yourself a Leader. Elisabeth has been working as a business process improvement consultant and change leader for over 30 years, specializing in process-based organization design, problem solving, Lean Six Sigma and change management for blue chip clients. Her industry experience includes healthcare, hospitality, financial services, insurance, telecommunications, energy and technology. If that sounds like a lot of credibility, wait until you read her book! Picture Yourself a Leader is an excellent example of what self improvement books can be. Pull up a chair, and join us! Buy the book here -->https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Yourself-Leader-Illustrated-Micro-Lessons/dp/B0C1DJ42TR/ https://Elisabethswan.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/elisabethswan/ https://www.zoomopex.com

  • Scaling Small and Medium Business CI with Rob Bull

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    Scaling Small and Medium Business CI with Rob Bull

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    Rob Bull of Plexus Consulting joins us from sunny, summer New Zealand! Rob specializes in helping SMEs improve their businesses, and is also a Lego Serious Play instructor. In this episode, we discuss the unique challenges facing SMEs, and some of the things smaller businesses can do to excel. http://www.zoomopex.com/ www.plexusconsulting.co.nz https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-bull-leanthinker/

  • How We Got This Way

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    How We Got This Way

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    It didn't involve a secret lab, vats of mysterious, boiling liquid, nor space aliens. We think. But there were some factors that helped us be successful in our careers, and we want to share that with you! https://www.zoomopex.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-thacker-leansixsigmablackbelt/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeharrellchasingexcellence/

  • AQP Holiday Special 2022 - Leadership Lies!

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    AQP Holiday Special 2022 - Leadership Lies!

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    What better way to celebrate the holidays than to sit back with a tall glass of nog-free eggnog and discuss a stocking full of "leadership" BS being peddled by unscrupulous and unskilled snake-oil-salepeople? Happy holiday's from the AQP team! http://www.zoomopex.com/

  • Thinking About Safety! And what to do about it

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    Thinking About Safety! And what to do about it

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    Have you thought about safety lately? Safety is a "safe" buzzword, but how safe is your business, really? In this episode, we invite author, Lean leader, and activist Sean Fields back on the program to talk about some of the ineffective things we have experienced, as well as a few helpful tips on how you can improve safety in your organization. Strap on your seatbelt, and let's go for a ride! http://www.zoomopex.com https://www.beehivefund.org https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-thacker-leansixsigmablackbelt/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakeharrellchasingexcellence/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-fields-21290b45/