Lesa Nichols's guest appearances

Lesa Nichols

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

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Michael Bungay Stanier

Tom Peters

John Kim

Chris Harris

Charlie Sheen

Mark Ryan

Michael Conroy

Joe Swartz

Steve Cook

Brad Parsons

Paul Dechant

John Hunter

Woody Zuill

John Gallagher

Eric Ries

OwlTail

Hajime Oba

Lesa is the founder of Lesa Nichols Consulting. Show notes: http://www.leanblog.org/399 My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is Lesa Nichols, a former Toyota and TSSC employer who now works with organizations through her company, Lesa Nichols Consulting. Today, Lesa shares reflections on working closely with the late Hajime Oba. This is the third podcast in a mini series, following my conversations with Steve Spear and with Hide Oba. In the episode, we talk about topics including: Lisa's non-traditional path to TPS: From public relations to the shop floor Working with plant president (and future company chairman) Fujio Cho Choosing between being a "technical scientist" or a "social scientist" of TPS Meeting Mr. Oba and working with TSSC Helping find American expertise to learn from Becoming a powertrain production manager Key lessons from working with Mr. Oba:"Managers must fight to have floor time" "Safety is an assumed thing?" -- what does this mean? Don't look for waste, look for overburden (both physical and mental)   Why is openly admitting mistakes such an important thing at Toyota Why Toyota's "soul is around manufacturing"  Lesa was also a contributor of a chapter to the anthology book Practicing Lean. The podcast is sponsored by Stiles Associates, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity and healthcare industries. Learn more. 

Lesa is the founder of Lesa Nichols Consulting. Show notes: <a href="http://www.leanblog.org/399" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.leanblog.org/399</a> My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog Interviews podcast is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lesanichols/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lesa Nichols</a>, a former Toyota and <a href="https://www.tssc.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">TSSC</a> employer who now works with organizations through her company, <a href="http://lesanicholsconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lesa Nichols Consulting</a>. Today, Lesa shares reflections on working closely with the late <a href="https://www.leanblog.org/2020/09/remembering-hajime-oba-of-toyota-1945-2020/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hajime Oba</a>. This is the third podcast in a mini series, following my conversations with <a href="https://www.leanblog.org/2020/09/lean-podcast-386-steven-j-spear-remembers-hajime-oba-of-toyota/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Steve Spear</a> and with <a href="https://www.leanblog.org/2021/01/lean-podcast-397-hide-oba-discusses-his-father-hajime-oba-of-toyota-fame/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hide Oba</a>. In the episode, we talk about topics including: <ul><li>Lisa's non-traditional path to TPS: From public relations to the shop floor</li> <li>Working with plant president (and future company chairman) Fujio Cho</li> <li>Choosing between being a "technical scientist" or a "social scientist" of TPS</li> <li>Meeting Mr. Oba and working with TSSC</li> <li>Helping find American expertise to learn from</li> <li>Becoming a powertrain production manager</li> <li>Key lessons from working with Mr. Oba: <ul><li>"Managers must fight to have floor time"</li> <li>"Safety is an assumed thing?" -- what does this mean?</li> <li>Don't look for waste, look for overburden (both physical and mental)</li> </ul> </li> <li>Why is openly admitting mistakes such an important thing at Toyota</li> <li>Why Toyota's "soul is around manufacturing"</li> </ul> Lesa was also a contributor of a chapter to the anthology book <a href="http://practicinglean.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Practicing Lean</a>. The podcast is sponsored by <a href="https://leanexecs.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stiles Associates</a>, now in their 30th year of business. They are the go-to Lean recruiting firm serving the manufacturing, private equity and healthcare industries. <a href="https://leanexecs.com/podcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Learn more</a>.

Lesa Nichols: Reflecting on Hajime Oba and Her Toyota Experience