Lean Coffee Episode 6
“Mark and Jamie Answer Listener Questions”
In Episode 6, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh bring “lean coffee” to Lean Coffee Talk, kind of. But first, we haven’t caught up in a while, so we recap various items like Christmas, college football playoffs, and the other football played in England. They discussed coffee, specifically the most important element of coffee…the roasted beans! Yes, everything else does matter, but fresh beans are vital. Both of them buy local and share one of their favorite spots each.
Mark and Jamie then took audience questions, although not live. Listeners had the opportunity to submit questions (and might win a free Lean Coffee Talk mug in the process) that we would answer on the show, and that form is still active, so you can submit questions for future episodes. We discuss higher education, psychological safety, getting lean going in your department when the company might not be supportive, and how to push back or redirect lean requirements that are misguided or misapplied. Balance was a strong theme in this discussion.
We close out with our typical cultural share. Jamie was building custom playlists on Spotify using ChatGPT. Mark watched Brandi Carlile’s holiday streaming special from inside her own home with family and friends, and will see her in concert.
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- Laurie Olin In Italy book
- Mark’s local Unataza Coffee
- Jamie’s local Toasted and Roasted
- ChatGPT’s History of Jazz playlist
- Brandi Carlile’s streaming holiday special
- Podcast feed at LeanCoffeeTalk.com or jflinch.com/leancoffeetalk
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