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GA 476 | Why Lean Accounting Matters with Nick Katko

Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
Episode • May 18, 2023 • 32m
This week's guest is Nick Katko. Ron and Nick discussed the importance of leveraging Lean Accounting, Nick's book "The Lean CFO," and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote Nick likes (2:55)
His background (3:51)
Why lean accounting matters (6:37)
The ramifications of a cost accounting system (8:07)
Why he wrote the second edition (11:36)
Why The Box Score matters (13:21)
Financial performance vs. results (15:01)
What "true north" means in lean accounting (16:42)
Why he added value stream management (19:35)
Nick's perspective on TOC (27:03)
Practical tips for getting started (28:10)

Podcast Resources

Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
Nick on LinkedIn
The Lean CFO
GA 399 | Practicing Lean Accounting with Mike De Luca and Nick Katko

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