Welcome to Production Hell
Back in the middle of 2017, as Tesla was ramping up the production of the Model-3 and the company was worth only $63.5 billion (as opposed to $1 trillion today), Elon Musk famously stated that he was entering “Production Hell“. Evidently, he made it through just fine. But people reading this might think; “Isn’t Musk exaggerating? …
State of Readiness | John Bicknell; CEO and Founder of More Cowbell Unlimited
In this episode of “State of Readiness”, I welcome John Bicknell, CEO and Founder of More Cowbell Unlimited. John is a national security thought leader and passionate analytics visionary. He has written extensively on national security matters related to information warfare, critical infrastructure defense, and space situational awareness. And he founded More Cowbell Unlimited to help…
The Outliers Inn; Getting punched in the mouth
JP and Mule have had a lot of things go not according to plan; especially over the past couple of years. And we suspect that many of our listeners have had similar experiences. As Mike Tyson famously said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” So we are going to hang our…
Mind your costs
I recently came off a project with a metal fabrication company that was in severe distress. I was originally introduced to the company in October of 2020 by a mentor of the owner who thought they could use my help. At the time, the owner believed he had the situation under control; he did not. I…
State of Readiness: Steven Leuschel; Director of Operational Excellence, Guardian Elder Care
About the Podcast My guest today is Steven Leuschel, Director of Operational Excellence at Guardian Elder Care, with a network of elderly care facilities located across Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Eastern Ohio. He has published several books including;• “Lean Culture Change: Using a Daily Management System”• “The Executive Guide to Lean Culture Change”, a companion…
Outliers Inn; Wacky Projects
About the podcast In this special episode of The Outliers Inn, JP and Mule welcome back one of the founding fathers (or is it non-birthing units); Antlerboy, who graces us with his presence after taking a bit of a dream walk (without the peyote buttons). Indeed, the Inn has not been the same without him –…