GA 400 | The Gemba Academy Journey with Ron Pereira, Kevin Meyer, and Jon Miller

Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week we're celebrating our 400th episode with some very special guests, the Gemba Academy Co-Founders. Joined by Jennifer, one of our Business Development Managers, Ron, Jon, and Kevin reflect on our journey as a company thus far. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: How Kevin got started with lean (2:59) How Jon got started with lean (4:19) How Ron got started with lean (6:10) Why they started Gemba Academy (9:21) About the culture at Gemba Academy (14:10) The role of autonomy (15:08) How Jon grows as a leader (19:12) How Kevin grows his team (21:15) Important attributes for leaders (25:32) The hardest part of being a leader (27:19) An invaluable lean concept (28:52) A hurdle on his lean journey Kevin has had to overcome (31:39) Some failed experiments (34:01) Ron's recommendations for getting started with lean (39:27) What's coming next at Gemba Academy (42:53) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 What Do You Think? How do you grow as a leader?