
Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
GA 574 | Dealing with Resistance from Management with Tanner McClure
Apr 3, 2025
30:12
This week’s guest is Tanner McClure. Ron and Tanner discussed Tanner’s introduction to lean, dealing with resistance from management and supervisors, the “paper doll” tool, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you’ll learn:
- The quote that inspires Tanner (2:53)
- Tanner’s background (3:50)
- How his background affected his introduction to lean (6:29)
- Dealing with resistance from management or from supervisors (7:52)
- How to reassure employees who are new to lean (13:31)
- The “paper doll” tool (19:34)
- Tanner’s advice for those just getting started (25:57)
Podcast Resources
- Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
- Tanner on LinkedIn
- Tanner McClure Consulting on LinkedIn
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