Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership GA 565 | Continuous Improvement in Higher Education with Dr. Brad Miller
Jan 30, 2025
44:59
This week’s guest is Dr. Brad Miller. Ron and Dr. Miller discussed what it’s like to teach Lean and Six Sigma at a university, the business lessons that can be learned from academia, his grocery store simulation, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The quote that inspires Dr. Miller (3:01)
- His background (4:29)
- How he started working at a university (6:51)
- What students are like these days (9:07)
- How he structures his classes (13:53)
- About his grocery store checkout simulation (18:37)
- How mixing different personalities works (21:39)
- Balancing “getting it right” with experimenting (32:38)
Podcast Resources
- Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
- Brad on LinkedIn
- Brad on YouTube
- Brad on the University of Houston Site
- Inside Brad’s Classroom
- GA 111 | How to Teach Continuous Improvement
- GA 310 | The Role of Motivation in Continuous Improvement
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