Welcome to the September 22 issue of IndustryWeek's Continuous Improvement newsletter, where we begin with the latest podcast from John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh, hosts of Behind the Curtain: Adventures in Continuous Improvement. If you are keeping up with their exploration of lean myths, this episode is certain to interest you.
I also have a couple of programming notes for you. Among the articles included in today's issue, I've added IW's call for contributions to our coverage of Manufacturing Day. I encourage you to review it and think about contributing to our Faces of Manufacturing, if you work in a manufacturing environment. We don't hear enough from continuous improvement leaders in this series, in my opinion.
I also want to bring you attention to the upcoming IndustryWeek Operations Leadership Summit, just about a month away. At this event, we will be presenting the 2026 IW Best Plants Awards to four deserving manufacturing plants. That's always a joy. Additional activities include several keynote addresses and multiple sessions on continuous improvement, plant tours, learning sessions, networking and more. We invite you to join us.
Jill Jusko, Continuous Improvement editor
