Quality Time With MoreSteam Daily Management or Daily Chaos with Darren Walsh
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Jan 20, 2026 
Darren Walsh, a Lean leadership coach and author with 30+ years transforming industries from medical devices to video games, joins to talk about making Lean stick. He shares stories from Sega, how frontline managers shape continuous improvement, building visual management with PDCA, and what daily management should actually achieve. The conversation mixes practical frameworks with a bit of nostalgia and humor.
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Learning Lean From A Japanese Mentor
- Darren learned Lean early working with a Japanese mentor who mostly drew and used hand signals to teach him.
- That experience led him into industrial engineering and later to formal study at the Lean Enterprise Research Center.
Daily Management Locks In Improvement
- Daily lean management is the foundation that locks in improvement and prevents quick wins from degrading.
- Without it, advanced tools like Hoshin and Kaizen won't sustain results.
Use PDCA-Centered Visual Management
- Build visual management around a strong PDCA (Plan-Do-Check-Act) structure to prevent jumping to solutions.
- Use it so teams understand performance, spot the biggest problems, and request help when needed.
