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GA 349 | Lean and Sports with Richard Henderson

By Jessica Bush Updated on December 10th, 2020

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This week’s guest is Richard Henderson. Richard has applied lean in various settings, and he shared some of what he’s learned over the years. Richard also plays and coaches soccer, and he and Ron discussed how lean relates to sports. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

The quote that inspires Richard (2:31)
Richard’s background (4:04)
His journey with lean (11:47)
What he’s looking forward to in regards to lean (16:58)
Richard’s success with lean (21:04)
How he was able to experiment (25:47)
Advice for those new to lean (29:39)
Richard’s thoughts on “specializing” in sports (31:38)

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How else might lean relate to sports? What about the lean mindset in particular is powerful?

Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

Brian Wood
February 23, 2021 - 8:00 pm
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Loved the episode. It got me thinking…

I usually believe that if you can instill the right culture then the team will self-correct, meaning those who can’t get on board will jump ship. Others will try the new rules. I suspect Richard is right that in sports team and culture are more seperable as individual components that can sink you.”you can’t win a horse race with a donkey.”