KaiNexus: Continuous Improvement, Leadership, and More

KaiNexus

English Business Management

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Episodes 485

Avg. Duration 25m

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Apple Rating ★ 4.7 (27)

Since Jul 2015

Latest Episode May 2026

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Every 2 Weeks

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About This Podcast

We deliver practical insights and real-world strategies for Lean, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence. Through lessons from KaiNexus webinars and conversations with customers, improvement leaders, and team members, each episode explores what it takes to build a resilient culture of Continuous Improvement. Learn how organizations engage employees, strengthen problem-solving capability, and sustain meaningful operational results across industries. Whether you're new to CI or leading major transformation, this podcast offers tools and perspectives you can put to work immediately.

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Recent Episodes

Every Moment Matters: How Leadership Behaviors Shape Results Every Day | Anne Frewin

May 26, 2026 57m

Improvement efforts stall for reasons every CI practitioner knows by heart: unclear problem statements, missing data, inconsistent teams, rejected countermeasures. Anne Frewin argues those are…

Every Moment Matters: A Webinar Preview with Anne Frewin

May 18, 2026 5m

Most continuous improvement programs don't stall because the strategy is wrong or the tools are missing. They stall because of what leaders do, or don't do, every day.In this short preview, host Mark…

Ask Karen Martin Anything: Clarity, Leadership, and Why Processes Must Earn the Right to Be Automated

Mar 11, 2026 58m

Karen Martin joins Mark Graban for a wide-ranging Ask the Expert session, answering audience questions on organizational clarity, leadership behavior, value stream mapping, and continuous…

Preview: Ask Karen Martin Anything: Lean, Operational Excellence, and Leadership

Mar 05, 2026 10m

Karen Martin -- founder of TKMG Inc. and TKMG Academy, and author of "Clarity First" and "The Outstanding Organization" -- joins Mark Graban for a short preview of the upcoming KaiNexus Ask an Expert…

Mutual Trust and Respect in Lean: Toyota’s Real Competitive Advantage

Feb 19, 2026 9m

Read the blog postTL;DR: Toyota’s real competitive advantage is not its tools -- it is mutual trust and mutual respect. Leaders are responsible for cultivating both. When trust is present, employees…

Respect for People in Lean: What It Really Means and Why It Drives Continuous Improvement

Feb 14, 2026 12m

Read the postTL;DR: Respect for People is the foundation of Lean management. It means engaging employees as problem solvers, creating psychological safety so people speak up, developing standardized…

5 Signs of a Dysfunctional Workplace Culture (And How to Fix It)

Feb 05, 2026 11m

Read the blog postA dysfunctional workplace culture isn’t just an HR problem—it’s an operational one that directly affects retention, innovation, safety, and financial performance. In this episode,…

The Unified Approach to Operational Excellence: Connecting Strategy, Process, and People

Jan 20, 2026 7m

Read the blog postOperational Excellence rarely fails because of a lack of ideas. More often, it breaks down when strategy, daily work, and improvement efforts operate in silos.In this episode, Mark…

Webinar: Unlock the Power of Leadership: The Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS) Way

Dec 10, 2025 1h 3m

Webinar page with video, slides, and moreWhat makes a Lean transformation last not just a few years, but two decades? At Electrolux, the answer wasn’t more tools, more training, or more Kaizen…

Unlock the Power of Leadership: Inside the Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS) with Sandro Casagrande

Nov 28, 2025 8m

In this preview episode, Mark Graban talks with Sandro Casagrande of Electrolux about the upcoming KaiNexus webinar: “Unlock the Power of Leadership: The Electrolux Manufacturing System (EMS)…

How UMass Memorial Health Built a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Oct 23, 2025 10m

The blog postThis blog summarizes key insights from a comprehensive whitepaper detailing UMass Memorial Health's remarkable transformation journey. When Dr. Eric Dickson stepped into the CEO role at…

Ask Us Anything: Habits, Leadership, and What’s Next at KaiNexus

Oct 21, 2025 29m

In this special “Ask Us Anything” episode, Mark Graban and KaiNexus CEO Greg Jacobson answer listener-submitted questions and share candid thoughts on:🔁 The five habit cues (and how to use them for…

Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change with Process Gemba Walks [Webinar Recording]

Oct 01, 2025 59m

In this KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar, Mark Graban (author, speaker, consultant, and Senior Advisor at KaiNexus) is joined by Tracy O’Rourke (Lean consultant, coach, and co-author of The…

Webinar Preview: Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change with Process Gemba Walks

Sep 17, 2025 16m

Registration linkTo be presented Sept 30 at 5 pm ET by Tracy O'Rourke.Do you have a painful process, but people don’t seem to want to embrace change to improve it? Does it seem that people are…

What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?

Sep 05, 2025 7m

In this episode, Mark Graban reads a recent KaiNexus blog post by Danielle Yoon: “What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?”Here is the blog postEmployee…

What Is the Continuous Improvement Model and How Does It Drive Business Success?

Jul 25, 2025 16m

Read the blog postSummaryThe continuous improvement model is a systematic approach where organizations constantly implement small, incremental improvements to services, products, and processes. Built…

How Do I Get Executive Buy-In for Improvement Initiatives?

Jul 18, 2025 8m

Read the blog postYou’ve identified inefficiencies. You have a clear roadmap. You know your improvement initiative can move the needle. What's next? You need executive buy-in.One of the most common…

6 Steps to Continuous Improvement in Automotive Manufacturing

Jul 10, 2025 9m

The blog postManufacturers in the automotive sector face significant pressures today, from rising material costs and supply chain disruptions to the demand for faster production times and stricter…

What Your C-Suite Wants From Your Improvement Program (But Hasn’t Said)

Jun 26, 2025 6m

Link to the blog postIf you’re a CI leader, you’ve likely experienced the paradox: you’re driving improvements across the organization, but your executive team still sees your program as “supporting…

Breaking Through Cultural Friction: The Role of Respect for People (Strengthening Culture for Sustainable Performance)

Jun 10, 2025 59m

A webinar presented by Scott Gauvin, CEO of Macresco Consulting and the Co-founder of the Respect for People RoadmapVideo, slides, and moreLearning objectives:Identify the hidden barriers that…

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