{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The LeanScaper Podcast","title":"Your Wealth Is in Your Waste | Lean Landscape Ops","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/bcf38bcd\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2756,"description":"99% of what happens in your business every day is waste — and you can't see a single second of it.\nPaul Akers, author of 2 Second Lean and the leader who has trained over 1,000 executives inside Toyota's home turf, breaks down why your operation runs on friction you've stopped noticing.\nFor a $1M-$10M landscape company, the gap between blind operators and seeing operators is the difference between scaling chaos and scaling profit.\nIN THIS EPISODE: \n• The three patrols a day Toyota leaders run on a job site — and how to apply them to a Tuesday-morning install crew \n• Why a $100K Cummins diesel and a small tilt-bed truck do the same job, but only one keeps your crews in flow \n• The two-line operating system Paul has used for 23 years: \"Make the process the expert, not the person\" and \"Wherever you ask the question, that's where the answer should be\"\n⏱ TIMESTAMPS0:00 — Intro & Get Off Your Office \n0:55 — Paul's Japan Connection Explained \n2:23 — What Japanese Respect Really Looks Like \n4:32 — Your Wealth Is in Your Waste \n6:35 — Why Leaders Are Blind to Waste \n11:51 — Value vs. Non-Value Defined \n15:35 — The #1 Rule for Lean Transformation \n20:30 — What Lean Leadership Actually Looks Like \n24:44 — Most Common Waste on Job Sites \n31:27 — Lean Thinking for Trucks & Trailers \n34:06 — Building an Internal Improvement Culture 41:13 — Two Quotes That Change Everything\nTo learn how the only AI platform purpose-built for landscapers can help your business → https://leanscaper.com/platform","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/0sAqo-dv3K79ZygbBHTov2ZHf3dJ47sZLWS3os_Pvys/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8zNTQ5/YzEwNjRjZjM0ODM5/OTMxOGQyMmJmMjU1/MzVmMS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}