The Rest is Lean
The Rest is Lean Channel is a light-hearted and educational look at how to make businesses better through Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence.
Suited for all levels of understanding and from any industry or geographical region.
John, Alan & Russell are time-served lean professionals with over 30 years each in this field. Leading and coaching some of the best businesses from SMEs to multi-nationals.
Trained by some of the highest calibre Japanese masters from Toyota(one step from Ohno himself), Honda and Nissan , we want to share our experiences with you, allowing some of these 'pearls of wisdom' to help make your business processes, people, and profitability that little bit better each day.
We welcome your comments, questions, and guidance on future discussion topics so feel free to drop us a line via the comments section or via email.
therestislean@gmail.com
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Episodes
51 episodes
Recruiting Lean Queens - LinkedIn Lunacy, Zoom Chaos & Gemba Games
Problem solving the challenge of finding Lean strength and depth in your organisation. What traits should we be looking for and what should set the alarm bells? Does LinkedIn and Zoom help or hinder in making the right decision?These ar...
Lean v Elon Musk, Smugglers and "The Idiot Index"
Elon Musk and Drug Smugglers. Can we learn from those we may not like? Are our biases meaning that we are missing a good opportunity to learn?The new series of The Rest is Lean Podcast gets underway, full of interesting discussion and p...
5S, 6S or 7S? 7 or 8 Wastes? Find out what boils our p!$$
Do you really know the real well-meant intent of the Lean Tools / Techniques of 5S and 7 Wastes? Maybe you've heard 6S (or even 7S) and 8 Wastes for example and then wondered why? If so, this is the podcast episode for you!S5 P1 The new...
Which Gemba would you like to go to? Lean Leadership & Analogies in Premier League Football
Can Lean tools & techniques be applied successfully in all walks of life? Which Gemba would you like to visit to develop your knowledge and experience? From design offices to premier league football, Team TRIL discuss and debate if lean thi...
The Rest is Lean Podcast LIVE Edition at Subcon 2026 aka Why does lean fail & how to avoid it
Suffering with long lead times, poor productivity, quality, or delivery performance? Struggling to make your improvement efforts stick? Learn from those with over nearly 30 years experience in the field. Japanese trained from To...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series Part 2 - Mark Hemming
The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadershipEach episode dives into the principles...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series Part 1 - Mark Hemming
The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadershipEach episode dives into the principles...
Our Visit to SubCon 2026 aka The Take That Man
Global Manufacturing Expertise & The take that Man. Our annual pilgrimage to the NEC for SUBCON 2026. One of 2 episodes recorded at ...
Questions to ask to get a feel for a business aka What problem are you trying to solve?
Back to our usual episodes and this one will really help you really get under the skin of a company in a relatively short space of time. So if you're new to a business, or a lean change agent then this episode is for you!Russell shares ...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Delphine Fillot
The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadershipEach episode dives into the princip...
Sustaining Lean Transformation aka How Long Do You Persevere?
Engaging people and gaining 'Buy-in' from employees. That's the main topic of this episode of The Rest Is Lean PodcastJoin John, Russell & Alan for our usual 30minute ramble as we discuss our Lean experiences. Discussions include...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Ian Mountain
The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Leadership Series of Podcasts brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadershipEach episode dives into the princip...
Does removing variation inhibit innovation? aka The Normalisation of Deviation.
This episode sees the #TRIL Team ramble and rummage through how lean tools and techniques, flow, and human behaviour are involved/applied to the experience of driving vehiclesRussell talks about his recent speeding exploits and how h...
Thank you for Stopping the Line aka John's 'Cuddly' Trip to Toyota Deeside
The #TRIL Team ramble through the 2nd podcast of series 4 where the trio of John, Russell and Alan share their recent exploits and experiencesThe guys talk about their recent visit to Leafield Marine where MD (and good friend of the ...
Lean Browsers & Ugly Babies aka David's Sandwich
Our very own Lean Leaders of Russell, John and Alan take to the floor once again in their 4th series of The Rest is Lean PodcastIn this episode, Team #TRIL kick off the series with a rather detailed email from one of their long time ...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Astrid Mozes
In this episode, Alan welcomes his friend and work colleague from days gone by, Astrid Mozes. With decades of leadership experience within global manufacturing organisations such as Eaton and Danfoss, having held positions as CTO, VP, SVP and P...
How Lean Helps in Real Life aka The Puppet Show Looks Different but the Strings are the Same!
Another down to earth episode of #TheRestIsLean Podcast with Team TRIL (Russell, John and Alan).In this episode, find out:- How John's 'Soul Searching' went- The end result of Russell's recent training in Alchemy!- Ti...
Who's your Phone-A-Friend Al? aka The Problem, The Difficulty!
The 'Leaders of Lean' in the form of John, Russell, and Alan embark on another ramble of lean proportionsIn this jam-packed episode, Team #TRIL discuss topics such as:- Russell's start-up escapades- John's Coat of Arms and A...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Rob Marchant
The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Podcast brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadershipEach episode dives into the principles, challenges, and s...
I'll Stop When You Squeak! aka What Happens if We Don't Improve?
Another exciting episode from the guys at TRILIn addition to the usual banter from the three lean musketeers, and the usual 'Quote of the Week' segment, find out why:- Russell enjoyed his books and recent Taphouse visits- Joh...
Leadership, Listening and Gemba aka Looking Through a Different Lens
The #TRIL Team get together once again to share their experiences through their decades in Lean Transformation, Leadership and Continuous Improvement endeavours.In this episode learn about:- Traits of a good leader such as activ...
The Tact of Takt II aka You Can't Be a Little Bit Pregnant!
A continuation from our previous Tact is Takt episode, due to the deluge of questions asked by our subscribers. Options to deal with variations in your Takt calculation, visualising the opportunity for further improvement, skills, ...
The Tact of Takt aka A Trip to Japan
The #TRIL Team are back with another episode sharing their latest exploits and experiences, revolving around lean leadership, continuous improvement and OpEx.In this episode Russ gives us an insight into his recent trip to Japan, and Jo...
The TRIL Leadership Interview Series - Glyn Holman
The Rest is Lean (#TRIL) Podcast brings you powerful conversations with professionals from across the globe, sharing real-world experiences in lean manufacturing and leadership. Each episode dives into the principles, challenges...
PDCA or CAPDo aka In-SPIRE-ing Lean
Another episode for Team #tril to get their teeth into and they get underway with some subsciber questions, one of which with a 'divine' theme which leads them to exploring the statement that Lean can be applied anywhere and everywhere....