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    Longtime manufacturing process engineer and trainer John Dyer discusses operational excellence and continuous improvement with Professor Mohamed Saleh, a Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement expert. Between them, the two share nearly 60 years of continuous improvement expertise. IndustryWeek has partnered with Dyer and Saleh to present their insights to a wide audience of manufacturing professionals.

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    Aug. 14, 2025
    In this episode, podcast co-hosts Mohamed Saleh and John Dyer explore how to address employees who undermine efforts to instill culture change.
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    Aug. 7, 2025
    In this episode, co-hosts Mohamed Saleh and John Dyer provide practical examples of how committed leaders can actively cultivate a culture of continuous improvement, including...
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    Dive deep into the four distinct leadership styles, ranging from dictator to collaboration, and explore how recognizing and adapting these styles can drive organizations toward...
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    July 31, 2025
    Explore the behaviors of leaders at varying levels of commitment and discover the stark differences between involvement and true dedication.
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    July 29, 2025
    Fear and bonuses fail as winning strategies. Empathy drives progress.
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    July 24, 2025
    Goals don't always drive progress and can actually hinder team success. Learn strategies to foster improved outcomes.
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    July 22, 2025
    Delve into the crucial topic of effective team decision-making techniques, warning against one particular method that can irreparably harm team dynamics and spill over into the...
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    July 17, 2025
    Friction and conflict are not the hallmarks of a team destined to solve important problems, but it’s a phase teams typically go through. In this podcast, co-hosts Professor Mohamed...
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    July 15, 2025
    It pays to understand the four phases of team development: form, storm, norm and perform.
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    July 10, 2025
    Learn the importance of team design, including team types, team tasks, team size and the skills required of team members.
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    July 8, 2025
    Change inherently brings risk, but several continuous improvement tools can help reduce the potential for bad outcomes.
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    July 3, 2025
    Gut feel is no way to determine the root cause of a difficult problem. Bad assumptions can be corrected with the right thinking and right tools.
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    July 1, 2025
    Whether it's VSM or process mapping, both mapping techniques are critical first steps to solving problems and building sustainable solutions.
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    June 24, 2025
    Learn what works and doesn’t work in lean, Six Sigma and team-based operational excellence.