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A guide to the best B2B podcast coverage of Lean Six Sigma - the shows and 18 episodes that go deepest, ranked by substance, not downloads.

Lean Six Sigma foundations appear across episodes examining data quality (Stephen Hightower on dirty data), continuous improvement methodology (Ken Robinette's state-of-the-art overview), and the seven wastes framework - from overproduction and inventory to waiting, non-utilized talent, and transportation friction. These episodes ground operational excellence in real constraints: how poor data degrades AI outcomes, where productivity initiatives backfire, and why logistics complexity demands systematic problem-solving across clinical trials and global compliance.

Best shows on Lean Six Sigma

Best episodes on Lean Six Sigma

  1. The Toyota Method That Could Transform Dentistry. Why AI Multiplies Mess Without It

    The TechDental Podcast · 2026-07-07

    95 / 100

    …She's a lean six sigma black belt with 15 years of experience applying structured operational methodology across multiple sectors.…

  2. SIPOC: start improvement right

    The Lean Solutions Podcast · 2026-06-23

    77 / 100

    …He specializes in operational excellence through quantitative methods using Lean Six Sigma quality simulation, and plenty of others.…

  3. Shifting Gears: How Toshiba's CHRO is Driving HR's AI Transformation

    The Stretch · 2026-06-24

    76 / 100

    …peaker B: So I've always approached it being in the, uh, coming up in the autos and Lean Six Sigma.…

  4. Defects & Overprocessing | Flow vs Friction Ch. 1

    Savage Simplicity · 2026-02-18

    75 / 100

    …peaker A: We're two lean Six Sigma black belts who spent our careers helping people and organizations simplify, improve and thrive.…

  5. Global Logistics Across Borders: Navigating Clinical Trials, Compliance, and Complexity

    Supply Chain Optimizers · 2025-10-30

    74 / 100

    …He has built and scaled international supply chains, supporting clinical trials across, for instance, 90 countries, implemented Lean Six Sigma practices for operational efficiency, managed a bunch of hazardous materials with rigorous compliance standards.…

  6. 0210. The Real Bottleneck Isn’t the Process - It’s the People You Ignore with Hanna Bauer

    Lean By Design · 2025-11-19

    74 / 100

    …A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and a Maxwell Leadership faculty member, she brings over 20 years of cross-sector experience in manufacturing, education, and organizational development.…

  7. Scaling What Works - Without Breaking What Doesn’t, with Justin Kenney and Katie Bockwoldt

    The Just-in-Time Cafe Podcast · 2026-04-08

    73 / 100

    …Can recognition be operationalized? What happens when it becomes visible and shared? And for Q and A, uh, we are going to discuss what does it really take to sustain a lean six Sigma deployment, and how much of that comes down to leadership behaviors around recognition and engagement.…

  8. 0208. It’s Not the Science - It’s the System

    Lean By Design · 2025-09-10

    72 / 100

    …We initially started really leaning into no pun intended the Lean Six Sigma space to really solve and reconcile these challenges that are just ever so plentiful in the biopharma space , and it led us to a moment in our journey where we needed to write these things down .…

  9. Decoding AQ with Ross Thornley & Mike Raven Feat. Jason Desentz - Chief Human Resource Officer

    DECODING AQ · 2025-09-09

    70 / 100

  10. 435- Dirty Data Makes AI Worse w/Stephen Hightower

    You've Been Heard · 2026-07-02

    65 / 100

    …Lean Six Sigma Black belt.…

  11. Unlocking Potential on the Frontline

    The Lean Solutions Podcast · 2026-05-12

    62 / 100

    …Or it could just be about lean, and we talk about Kaizen or GEMBA or Lean Six Sigma.…

  12. The Current State of Continuous Improvement with Ken Robinette

    Quality Time With MoreSteam · 2026-06-23

    58 / 100

    …Not only have you attended conferences, you've presented at conferences and you presented on game based learning at the Lean Six Sigma World Conference.…

  13. Former Starbucks IR SVP: How a Homeless Teenager Ended Up Managing $130 Billion Market Cap on Wall Street

    The Diary of a CFO · 2026-05-21

    55 / 100

    …She's a CPA, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and a graduate of Advanced Management Program at Wharton Business School.…

  14. Why Most AI Transformations Fail, Digital Strategy and Scalable AI with Dan Morrison

    Built to Scale: B2B Growth with Rym Benchaar · 2026-04-21

    53 / 100

    …So One of the things I am also is I'm a lean six Sigma black belt, so I'm really good at process, process improvement, data statistics, those types of things.…

  15. Motion & Transportation Waste | The Hidden Friction in Movement (Flow vs Friction Finale)

    Savage Simplicity · 2026-04-26

    46 / 100

    …We're two lean Six Sigma black belts who spent our careers helping people and organizations simplify, improve and thrive.…

  16. Waiting & Non-Utilized Talent | Flow vs Friction Ch. 3

    Savage Simplicity · 2026-03-15

    44 / 100

    …We're two lean Six Sigma black belts who spent our careers helping people and organizations simplify, improve and thrive.…

  17. Scary Statistics Made Simple with Thomas DeMarco

    Quality Time With MoreSteam · 2026-06-09

    42 / 100

    …to improve that ease of use as best we can and reach the statistical power of our customers and where they need it because the fundamentals are really what they need, um, for a lot of these, um, lean six sigma black belts and um, the, you know, quality improvement engineers we work for.…

  18. Overproduction & Inventory | Flow vs Friction Ch.2 Why Productivity is Ruining Your Life

    Savage Simplicity · 2026-02-25

    40 / 100

    …We're two lean Six Sigma black belts who spent our careers helping people and organizations simplify, improve and thrive.…