The lean blog has created their first podcast (they plan to make this a monthly feature) focused on Kaizen. I recommend it and look forward to more. They take after the good interviews they have posted in the past, including: Interview with Lean Guru Norman Bodek and Q&A with Jim Womack.

I also liked that Norman Bodek talked about the way Kaizen can help employees enjoy work (”joy in work”). Work is not likely to be all fun all the time, I have learned (my father was a professor and consultant and came pretty close to that - which gave me a skewed perception). But work is a huge part of our lives it should not be something we dread.

More posts on management improvement podcasts.

Curious Cat Management Improvement Dictionary: standardization.