Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy

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Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

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Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

Mar 19, 2026
29¼ minutes
41 MB

This week’s guest is Ashley Herd. Ron and Ashley discussed Ashley’s Pause, Consider, Act Framework, the concept of a career quilt, micromanagement, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you’ll learn: Ashley’s background (3:36) Her favorite quote (5:08) About the Pause Consider Act framework (9:53) Why “Pause” is the most difficult (13:04) The PDCA framework (15:04) What a “career quilt” is (15:42) Her advice for young professionals (18:15) Ashley’s thoughts on micromanagement (20:49) About her “Great Minds Overthink Alike” sign (25:19) Ashley’s final words of wisdom (26:56) Podcast Resources R...

Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

GA 624 | The Pause, Consider, Act Framework with Ashley Herd

Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy

00:00 -29:12