This week we're celebrating our 400th episode with some very special guests, the Gemba Academy Co-Founders. Joined by Jennifer, one of our Business Development Managers,  Ron, Jon, and Kevin reflect on our journey as a company thus far. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn: 

How Kevin got started with lean (2:59)
How Jon got started with lean (4:19)
How Ron got started with lean (6:10)
Why they started Gemba Academy (9:21)
About the culture at Gemba Academy (14:10)
The role of autonomy (15:08)
How Jon grows as a leader (19:12)
How Kevin grows his team (21:15)
Important attributes for leaders (25:32)
The hardest part of being a leader (27:19)
An invaluable lean concept (28:52)
A hurdle on his lean journey Kevin has had to overcome (31:39)
Some failed experiments (34:01)
Ron's recommendations for getting started with lean (39:27)
What's coming next at Gemba Academy (42:53)

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