Summary: I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the noted experts in the Lean Community, Dan Jones. Dan is a management thought leader and advisor on applying lean, process thinking to every type of business across the world. He is the founding Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy <a href="http://www.leanuk.org/default.htm">www.leanuk.org</a> in the UK, dedicated to pushing forward the frontiers of lean thinking and helping others with its implementation. <br> <br> Daniel Jones is the co-author, with James P Womack, of the influential, best-selling management books: <br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743299795/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=business901-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0743299795">The Machine That Changed the World: The Story of Lean Production</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743249275/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=business901-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0743249275">Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Revised and Updated</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0743277783/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=business901-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=0743277783">Lean Solutions: How Companies and Customers Can Create Value and Wealth Together</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934109320/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=business901-20&link_code=as3&camp=211189&creative=373489&creativeASIN=1934109320">Seeing the Whole Value Stream</a>. <br> <br> Dan will not disappoint you in this podcast. Though he is firmly rooted in the principles of Lean, you may be surprised by his forward-thinking and interpretation. An excerpt can be read in this blog post, <a href="http://business901.com/blog1/the-challenge-of-lean-with-dan-jones/">The Challenge of Lean with Dan Jones</a>. <br> <br> Related Information: <br> <br> <a href="http://business901.com/blog1/has-lean-thinking-fallen-short-on-the-demand-side/">Has Lean Thinking fallen short on the Demand Side?</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://business901.com/blog1/thinking-back-from-the-customer-lean-summit-2011/">Thinking Back from the Customer –Lean Summit 2011</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://business901.com/blog1/4-disciplines-of-execution-lean-simplified/">4 Disciplines of Execution – Lean Simplified</a> <br> <br> <a href="http://business901.com/blog1/defining-the-roles-of-lean-it/">Defining the Roles of Lean IT</a>
