Edward Blackman's guest appearances

Edward Blackman

Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership

SSONext

PEX Network | Process Excellence Network

Sreeharsha Upadhyayula

Anil Bhavnani

Caroline Basyn

Lee Coulter

Mohamed Saleh

Deepak Subbarao

Manny Korakis

Andrew Parris

Richie Daigle

Steven Jo

Kamila Grembowicz

Deborah Kops

Hendrik Boehmer

Tony Saldanha

Fernando Nunes

OwlTail

http://www.leanblog.org/370   Joining me for Episode #370 is Edward Blackman, the founder and managing partner of Kelda Consulting. He has previously had Lean and process improvement-focused roles at organizations as varied as Whirlpool, Amway, and Spectrum Health.   Today, we are discussing behavioral science and the need to combine practices and lessons from that field with Lean and continuous improvement.   Edward earned a Masters degree in Behavioral Science, along with undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Mathematics. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt by the American Society for Quality; is certified in Labor Standards by HB Maynard; is a Lean (Toyota Production System) Instructor/Coach; a Kata Coach; a certified Scrum Master; and an Agile Coach. Read his full bio.

<a href="http://www.leanblog.org/370" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.leanblog.org/370</a> Joining me for Episode #370 is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/edward-blackman-0733a45/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edward Blackman</a>, the founder and managing partner of <a href="https://www.keldaconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kelda Consulting</a>. He has previously had Lean and process improvement-focused roles at organizations as varied as Whirlpool, Amway, and Spectrum Health. Today, we are discussing behavioral science and the need to combine practices and lessons from that field with Lean and continuous improvement. Edward earned a Masters degree in Behavioral Science, along with undergraduate degrees in Psychology and Mathematics. He is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt by the American Society for Quality; is certified in Labor Standards by HB Maynard; is a Lean (Toyota Production System) Instructor/Coach; a Kata Coach; a certified Scrum Master; and an Agile Coach. <a href="https://www.keldaconsulting.com/about-us" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Read his full bio</a>.

Edward Blackman on Combining Behavioral Science with Continuous Improvement

Edward Blackman shares his approach to overcoming obstacles and achieving an objective: "Go where you're invited. Do a proof of concept or a moral line approach there, demonstrate that it actually does work in this company where you're not unique. We have demonstrated it here as more of a change management approach. Then when people say, 'I'm not sure if I agree with this approach,' You take them to that model line, so that they can see what their future looks like, internally and see, 'Does that look like better to you? Let's discuss why or why not?"

Edward Blackman shares his approach to overcoming obstacles and achieving an objective: "Go where you're invited. Do a proof of concept or a moral line approach there, demonstrate that it actually does work in this company where you're not unique. We have demonstrated it here as more of a change management approach. Then when people say, 'I'm not sure if I agree with this approach,' You take them to that model line, so that they can see what their future looks like, internally and see, 'Does that look like better to you? Let's discuss why or why not?"

Ep. 82: Edward Blackman, Whirlpool

Edward Blackman joins us and takes us through the evolution of communication: "The conversation used to be, 'I'm from corporate, and I'm here to help,' It's an instant turnoff if you show up in the hospitals and the clinics; they can tend not to like that very much. You use that same approach anywhere else. Of course, it's kind of doomed, but if you show up in a clinic and you have a conversation with a physician and ask them, 'What are your struggles? What would you like to go away, what's working well for you? What does better look like for you?' It turns out, they're going to highlight a whole bunch of things that actually do line up with a strategy. That starter, it makes a huge difference."

Edward Blackman joins us and takes us through the evolution of communication: "The conversation used to be, 'I'm from corporate, and I'm here to help,' It's an instant turnoff if you show up in the hospitals and the clinics; they can tend not to like that very much. You use that same approach anywhere else. Of course, it's kind of doomed, but if you show up in a clinic and you have a conversation with a physician and ask them, 'What are your struggles? What would you like to go away, what's working well for you? What does better look like for you?' It turns out, they're going to highlight a whole bunch of things that actually do line up with a strategy. That starter, it makes a huge difference."

Ep. 74: Edward Blackman, Whirlpool