Man vs Business with Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin

In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the revolutionary stages of Industry and Quality.  In the fourth stage we dive deep into the discussion of current technologies and how the play a role in quality.

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In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin review the history of Continuous Improvement.  In this discussion they take the approach of reviewing the validity of contributions by the Quality guru's.  They also touch on the timeframe of different quality approaches and how they have played in build what we have today from a continuous improvement perspective. 

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss some of the most used Continuous Improvement Methodologies that are used in business.  We cover some of the more common and well known such as Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) and Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC).  We also cover some not so well know methodologies such as Growth Hacking and Leagile.

In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin are getting back to basics and going deeper with very specific topics.  In this episode they discuss the topic of Process Mapping - one of the foundational tools to continuous improvement.  They cover the usage, the types of process mapping, mistakes and much more.

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the accounting aspects of an ERP and how employees play an important role in feeding the monthly metrics that drive the monthly close.

In this episode of Man vs Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin take another look at accountability - peaking into the actions and activities of what accountability looks like.

In the episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about their experiences with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs).  This is a high-level discussion starting off with what an ERP is, who is involved, and their thoughts on getting a system up and running.  They then end with some lessons learned.

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of patience in the work place.  Both the aspect of employee patience and more importantly employer patience.

In this episode of Man vs. Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the process and the importance of Training and Personal Development.

In this episode of Man vs. Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of having a quality conversation between employee and manager.  Specifically discussing the use of the word "Probably".

In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss whether or not all processes should be improved upon and why.  Sean uses a simple analogy to help guide the conversation.  From the analogy we jump to the discuss of all the variables involved in process improvement and why its so important to discuss intent.

In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the concepts of Strategy Deployment.  With the beginning of a new year, we felt it appropriate to discuss concepts that relate to good strategy deployment.

In this podcast episode of Man vs. Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the idea of how to bring new information into an organization and wrap it around strategy so that its conveyed top to bottom.  We also talk about teardrop campers.

In this podcast episode of Man vs. Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the challenging topic of Business Travel vs Personal Time and how expenses can be abused and misused.  We also talk the importance of have the difficult conversion about the expectations and what can be done to avoid misunderstandings and misuse.

In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the idea of not jumping to conclusion during conversations and why its important.  We also discuss a mountain biking adventure in which the student becomes the master.

A restart of the Man vs Business Podcast series.