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Joan Tafoya joins Jamie Flinchbaugh on People Solve Problems for a conversation built around one deceptively simple question: how do you coach problem solving when the person in front of you is difficult to coach?  Joan, a former director at Meta, Intel, and Sandia National Laboratories with nearly 38 years

There are lots of ways to learn your way through the beginnings of lean capabilities, from books to courses, but at some point, you need to do most of your learning by doing. The Advanced Lean Study Group is an opportunity for groups of lean practitioners, whether full-time or not,

People Solve Problems Episode Question and Answer Reference I asked Claude to review all of my podcast episodes and summarize what questions each episode answers. The People Solve Problems podcast explores how people across industries actually solve problems, lead teams, and build more resilient organizations. Each episode features a conversation

  Some problem-solving wisdom comes from advanced frameworks. Other wisdom comes from eighth-grade science class. Eric Harding holds onto both. In this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh sits down with Eric Harding, Vice President of HR Operations and Systems at Republic Services. With more than twenty years

Most companies assume they are behind the competition when it comes to having a well-articulated AI strategy. They might be surprised to learn that they aren’t. While there is a flurry of activity, that is not a reflection of clarity or direction. While this isn’t a framework for building your

GM Wrote It Down in 1987. They Still Didn’t Get It. In Episode 8, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh settle in with single-origin coffees and circle back to a topic that’s been bouncing around the lean world for forty years: NUMMI. But first, the customary check-in. Jamie reports back from

Laudy Allan, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Crayola LLC, brings nearly two decades of operational leadership to a conversation that challenges some of the most common assumptions about how organizations approach problem-solving. Responsible for U.S. manufacturing, global logistics, transportation, customer service, engineering, and facilities, Laudy has spent her

  Subscribe to Jamie’s Newsletter Here    Think Strategically While in Flight   In my newsletter earlier this year, I suggested that 2026 would be messy and uncertain, and that we would still need to find a way to move forward through that uncertainty. The theme was: the best fishing

  David Kaganovsky, Global Head of Product, Brand at WPP, brings a career spent at the intersection of brand strategy, technology, and applied AI to this conversation on People Solve Problems. His perspective on problem-solving is shaped by experiences at some of the world’s most recognized organizations, from PWC and

Jeff Robinson, Executive Leadership Coach at Foundational Leadership LLC, brings more than 25 years of experience working with leaders across industries to this conversation on the People Solve Problems podcast. With a background in organizational leadership and development, Jeff is known for his practical, easygoing approach to helping people understand