The Leading Edge Group Podcast

We continue with our 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, interviews Peter De Jager an international renowned speaker/writer/consultant on the issues relating to the rational assimilation of the Future. Please take 15 minutes out of your day to gain insights into a variety of topics from technology to the burning issues of the day. You won’t be sorry…We continue with our 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe...

We continue with our 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, interviews a number of professionals who have followed their dreams and achieved or embarked on some unique and exciting ventures. Many of these are unsung heroes and we are delighted to share their experiences with an international audience. Todd Hutchings, is former director of distance learning at the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), one of the largest healthcare...

We continue with our 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, interviews a number of professionals who have followed their dreams and achieved or embarked on some unique and exciting ventures. Many of these are unsung heroes and we are delighted to share their experiences with an international audience. Dr Tim Hill is a Canadian and global leader and consultant in human resources, human capital, production, quality and continuous...

We are delighted to announce a 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, will interview a number of professionals who have followed their dreams and achieved or embarked on some unique and exciting ventures. Many of these are unsung heroes and we are delighted to share their experiences with an international audience. Listen to Joe Aherne’s interview with Tom Barry, the Executive Secretary for the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna...

We are delighted to announce a 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, will interview a number of professionals who have followed their dreams and achieved or embarked on some unique and exciting ventures. Many of these are unsung heroes and we are delighted to share their experiences with an international audience.] Our second podcast is now available for download. Joe Aherne interviews John Seward, international specialist in...

We are delighted to announce a 6-part podcast series called ”Breaking The Mould” in which Joe Aherne, CEO, Leading Edge Group, will interview a number of professionals who have followed their dreams and achieved or embarked on some unique and exciting ventures. Many of these are unsung heroes and we are delighted to share their experiences with an international audience. Listen to young entrepreneurs James Turley and Andrew Seward’s story on how they and fellow director Kevin Conroy are...

In this podcast Dave Murray discusses how a national postal service dealt with increased demand throughout Covid-19 and Christmas with the use of Lean principles.

On the first episode we’re being joined by Clodagh McCarthy who will be discussing the opportunities and benefits of adopting Lean and Agile in the Film-making and Creative Industries where continuous improvement is still in its infancy.

On the second episode we’re being joined by Joanna Koprowicz who provides amazing insight into the world of Agile and why more and more companies are adopting it.

In this weeks podcast we are joined by our Senior Transformation Consultant Pat Cullinane. Pat has over 20 years’ experience of executing Lean change management and transformation programs in services, manufacturing and the public sector with a strong focus on delivering verifiable and sustainable financial returns to the client. Pat brings his wealth of knowledge to this weeks podcast as he discusses lean transformations with CEO Joe Aherne FCPA.

This week we’re joined our Lean consultant Barry O’Brien on the Future Proofing Your Organization With Lean podcast. With almost 20 years’ experience in both SME’s and large multinationals, Barry is an advocate for Continuous Improvement across multiple platforms, and has led projects across a variety of sectors leading to improvements in various companies business practices.

We are delighted to be joined by Wes Anderson from the city of Mississauga. Wes is the Manager of Financial & Treasury Services at the City of Mississauga, where he oversees the banking, cash management, payroll, payables, investment portfolio and accounting needs for Canada’s 6th largest City. In this podcast he will be discussing how Lean has allowed his municipality to continuously improve.

In these weeks podcast we are joined by David Murray, Head of Mails Operational Excellence at An Post. David explains how An Post adopted the Lean methodology which has enabled to plan for and deal with peak demand. As people turn more and more to online shopping this brings it’s own challenges for the postal service as the traditional letter volumes are decreasing while parcel volumes are ever growing.

We are delighted to be joined by Justin Swain who is currently working for Eastern Health which is the largest integrated health organization in Newfoundland and Labrador. On this episode, Justin discusses how Lean has impacted the healthcare industry.

It’s here! Our final episode of the ‘Future Proof Your Organisation With Lean’ podcast is now live. What a better way to end an interesting series than with Andrew Hurford. Andrew has extensive experience with Lean, Continuous Improvement and Business Transformation.

This week on the podcast we’re joined by Bella Engelbach who discusses Lean & creative problem solving. Bella trained as a scientist and worked at a major life sciences company as a process excellence and business improvement leader, bringing the worlds of lean and creativity together in research and development. She is experienced in Continuous Improvement, Lean Improvement, Lean Product and Process Development, Change Management and is a Creative Problem Solving (CPS) facilitator. She is...

In this weeks podcast we’re joined by Leading Edge Group board member, Joe Lane. Joe has considerable experience across geographies and cultures in manufacturing, outsourcing, engineering, supply chain management, new product introduction and end-to-end business processes. In addition, he has experience managing complex, high value capital and technology projects and an extensive track record in successfully restructuring organisations from a cost, performance and market access perspective.

‘Everybody experienced stresses due to Covid…what was interesting is the organizations that had been practicing Lean, this Lean thinking really enabled them to adapt quickly. I noticed folks leveraging…root cause, problem solving tools, using the PDCA problem solving framework to test and experiment and learn and adjust …that just started happening in meetings - they were grabbing fishpond diagrams and doing 5Ys and making decisions. And they saw it really being applied outside of a scripted...

‘The tools captured through Lean and its applicability across multiple platforms and spaces has really transformed how I personally function as both an employee and a leader. Lean challenges us to look at how we do the things we do…I would say it challenges me to ask questions versus providing answers, and that curiosity can help get to the root cause of issues versus looking at quick fixes that often result in a resurfacing of problems.’ On this week’s episode we are speaking to Kinza...

‘My first introduction to continuous improvement happened when I was working with the Government of Canada and I was asked to attend a week-long meeting called a Kaizen. I had no idea what it is and was and I really did not know anything about the process, but the fearless leader assured us all of that that wouldn't matter…as the work started, we were making tremendous progress very quickly. I loved looking at the system as a whole, not just a piece of the process. As a facilitator, I was...