Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Some Operators See Problems And Others Don’t | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E137
Episode 137
Why do some people naturally notice problems while others don’t? Andrew introduces ideas from the book Living Sensationally, exploring how different …
9 hours ago
The Best Meeting Is No Meeting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E136
Episode 136
Andrew shares a recent experiment in his shop: installing a full Sonos sound system and changing the structure of morning meetings and 3S time to giv…
1 week ago
Safety Over Throughput: The Leadership Test Shop Owners Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E135
Episode 135
A tornado tears through Bloomington, leading Andrew and Jay to discuss practical leadership during real-world emergencies. From there, the conversati…
2 weeks ago
Bonus: Beyond ‘Fix What Bugs You’ w/ Russell Watkins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom
In this special guest episode, Andrew sits down with Russell Watkins, co-founder of Sempai. Andrew first met Russell at the Gemba Summit in Belfast, …
3 weeks ago
Make Defects to Eliminate Defects | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E134
Episode 134
Jay and Andrew unpack a provocative quote from Shigeo Shingo: “If you don’t know why defects are occurring, make some defects.”
It sounds like lean he…
1 month ago
Why Goodwill Beats Winning in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E133
Episode 133
The way you treat people in business often matters more than the deal itself. Andrew and Jay talk about what happens when something breaks, an emerge…
1 month, 1 week ago
The Quiet Way Lean Improvements Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E132
Episode 132
What does a good lean elevator pitch sound like? Why do small, well-intentioned improvements end up causing problems later (hint: it helps to documen…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Just Because You Can Cut It Doesn’t Mean You Should Quote It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E131
Episode 131
Andrew and Jay walk through a situation a lot of shop owners have faced: a brutally tight print that can be machined but can’t be verified with confi…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
When Simple Systems Beat Smart Ones | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E130
Episode 130
Jay and Andrew talk through everyday shop systems that seem simple until they aren’t: HVAC, shutdown routines, checklists, timers, and light automati…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Business Growth Isn’t a Solo Game | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E129
Episode 129
Andrew and Jay talk about why relationships matter a lot in business. Sometime more than products, systems, or raw talent. They dig into the practica…
2 months ago