Another resource is providing worthwhile lean manufacturing podcasts. The first of an eight video podcast series by Gary Conner is available now. He is author of Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop (Shingo Prize - winner) is a good introduction to lean manufacturing ideas.

I had some trouble getting the podcast to play properly (it is mp4 format, not mp3): what worked for me was downloading the free: VLC Media Player.

Related: blog posts on management improvement webcasts - Google Videocasts on Customer Focus - Lean Podcast: Bodek
- Lean Blog: Liker

Gary Conner also wrote Six Sigma and Other Continuous Improvement Tools for the Small Shop