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GA 575 | Continuous Improvement at Corporations vs. Startups with Christopher Lieb
Apr 10, 2025
33:50
This week’s guest is Christopher Lieb. Ron and Chris discussed Chris’s transition from practicing continuous improvement at a large company to a startup, the mentality he likes to adopt, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The “mentality” Chris likes (2:45)
- What happens when someone has a bad attitude or doesn’t care (4:49)
- His background (5:59)
- Using SPC and other tools in a startup environment (11:52)
- The fact that no one else had continuous improvement knowledge (14:39)
- How it’s impacted the supply chain (18:35)
- How Chris avoided being the “annoying” guy (21:51)
- His final words of wisdom (30:48)
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