GA 620 | Is Your Lean Operating System Talking or Singing? with Royden Johnson

About this episode

Ron Pereira interviews Royden Johnson about the phases of a lean operating system and its effectiveness.

This week’s guest is Royden Johnson. Ron and Royden discussed the concept of a lean operating system talking versus singing, the different phases of the operating system, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here . In this episode you’ll learn: The quote Royden likes (2:49) Royden’s background (4:08) Whether your lean operating system is talking or singing (12:53) Phase 1: Stabilize (16:27) Phase 2: Standardization (22:57) Phase 3: Continuous Improvement (28:44) A summary of the operating system (30:43) Royden’s final words of wisdom (35:48) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 GA 524 | Connection Before Correction Royden on LinkedIn Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here . What Do You Think? What are your thoughts on the three phases?

People in this episode

Host: Ron

Guest: Royden Johnson

Topics covered

• Lean Operating System
• Continuous Improvement
• Standardization
• Stabilization
• Lean Management

Keywords

• lean operating system
• talking vs singing
• stabilize
• standardization
• continuous improvement
• final words of wisdom

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