Man Vs Business With Les Jaynes And Sean Mcmenamin

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Synopsis

Man vs. Business is a Podcast discussing business topics from all perspectives. The first few podcasts are brainstorming sessions on possible topics and content. Discussions will cover Leadership, Quality, Training, Technology and Employees to name a few.

Episodes

  • Quality Circles

    29/09/2021 Duration: 33min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes, Sean McMenamin and Brian Teddlie discuss the topic of Quality Circles.  Are they still relevant?  Do they have merit in today's business and quality arenas?  Why were they so popular and then diminished quickly?  We also discussed the idea of business fads and flavor of the month concepts.Check out Sigmatree.org for more information about the resources we supply to business leaders and people that just want to learn.  Please not we have put a few items for sale and our website.  One is a poster depicting a roadmap for Operational Excellence.  Help support our continued conveyance of business and quality information.

  • The Roadmap to Operational Excellence

    08/09/2021 Duration: 36min

    In this Man vs Business podcast episode, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin have their first podcast guest - Brian Teddlie.  Brian is an IT and Quality professional and gives his ideas and opinions on this overarching quality topic. In this episode we review a diagram created by Les Jaynes that outlines the concepts and activities that should be tackled for an organization to reach Operational Excellence.  This diagram clearly lays out the progression from operational infancy to an aligned maturity.This diagram will be posted to the www.sigmatree.org blog and will hopefully be a poster that can be ordered from the website.

  • How to Think about Quality

    13/08/2021 Duration: 35min

    In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the revolutionary stages of Industry and Quality.  In the fourth stage we dive deep into the discussion of current technologies and how the play a role in quality.Check out our website at www.sigmatree.org 

  • History of Continuous Improvement

    15/07/2021 Duration: 38min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin review the history of Continuous Improvement.  In this discussion they take the approach of reviewing the validity of contributions by the Quality guru's.  They also touch on the timeframe of different quality approaches and how they have played in build what we have today from a continuous improvement perspective. 

  • Continuous Improvement Methodologies

    01/06/2021 Duration: 33min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss some of the most used Continuous Improvement Methodologies that are used in business.  We cover some of the more common and well known such as Plan, Do, Check and Act (PDCA) and Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC).  We also cover some not so well know methodologies such as Growth Hacking and Leagile.

  • Process Mapping

    06/05/2021 Duration: 37min

    In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin are getting back to basics and going deeper with very specific topics.  In this episode they discuss the topic of Process Mapping - one of the foundational tools to continuous improvement.  They cover the usage, the types of process mapping, mistakes and much more.

  • Role Employees Play in the Monthly Scorecard

    18/04/2021 Duration: 40min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the accounting aspects of an ERP and how employees play an important role in feeding the monthly metrics that drive the monthly close.

  • What Accountability Looks Like

    12/04/2021 Duration: 30min

    In this episode of Man vs Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin take another look at accountability - peaking into the actions and activities of what accountability looks like.

  • ERP Systems

    17/02/2021 Duration: 45min

    In the episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about their experiences with Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERPs).  This is a high-level discussion starting off with what an ERP is, who is involved, and their thoughts on getting a system up and running.  They then end with some lessons learned.

  • Patience in the Work Place

    17/11/2020 Duration: 35min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of patience in the work place.  Both the aspect of employee patience and more importantly employer patience.

  • Training

    04/08/2020 Duration: 26min

    In this episode of Man vs. Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin talk about the process and the importance of Training and Personal Development.

  • Quality Coversations

    14/07/2020 Duration: 19min

    In this episode of Man vs. Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of having a quality conversation between employee and manager.  Specifically discussing the use of the word "Probably".

  • Should All Processes Be Improved

    01/07/2020 Duration: 23min

    In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss whether or not all processes should be improved upon and why.  Sean uses a simple analogy to help guide the conversation.  From the analogy we jump to the discuss of all the variables involved in process improvement and why its so important to discuss intent.

  • Strategy Deployment

    21/01/2020 Duration: 23min

    In this episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the concepts of Strategy Deployment.  With the beginning of a new year, we felt it appropriate to discuss concepts that relate to good strategy deployment.

  • New Items and Strategy

    13/11/2019 Duration: 27min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs. Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the idea of how to bring new information into an organization and wrap it around strategy so that its conveyed top to bottom.  We also talk about teardrop campers.

  • Business and Personal Time and Expense

    25/10/2019 Duration: 21min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs. Business Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the challenging topic of Business Travel vs Personal Time and how expenses can be abused and misused.  We also talk the importance of have the difficult conversion about the expectations and what can be done to avoid misunderstandings and misuse.

  • Not Jumping to Conclusions

    18/10/2019 Duration: 19min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the idea of not jumping to conclusion during conversations and why its important.  We also discuss a mountain biking adventure in which the student becomes the master.

  • Restart

    11/10/2019 Duration: 20min

    A restart of the Man vs Business Podcast series.

  • Project Managing Large Projects

    31/07/2018 Duration: 36min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the topic of project management. Specifically large projects and some of the key components to a successful project.

  • Driving Towards a Positive Orgainzational Contribution

    22/06/2018 Duration: 26min

    In this podcast episode of Man vs Business, Les Jaynes and Sean McMenamin discuss the roadmap of Driving Towards a Positive Organizational Contribution. We basically review the concept of positivity in the workplace. Why is it so important.

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