99% of what happens in your business every day is waste — and you can't see a single second of it.
Paul 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.
For a $1M-$10M landscape company, the gap between blind operators and seeing operators is the difference between scaling chaos and scaling profit.
IN THIS EPISODE:
• The three patrols a day Toyota leaders run on a job site — and how to apply them to a Tuesday-morning install crew
• Why a $100K Cummins diesel and a small tilt-bed truck do the same job, but only one keeps your crews in flow
• 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"
⏱ TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Intro & Get Off Your Office
0:55 — Paul's Japan Connection Explained
2:23 — What Japanese Respect Really Looks Like
4:32 — Your Wealth Is in Your Waste
6:35 — Why Leaders Are Blind to Waste
11:51 — Value vs. Non-Value Defined
15:35 — The #1 Rule for Lean Transformation
20:30 — What Lean Leadership Actually Looks Like
24:44 — Most Common Waste on Job Sites
31:27 — Lean Thinking for Trucks & Trailers
34:06 — Building an Internal Improvement Culture
41:13 — Two Quotes That Change Everything
What is The LeanScaper Podcast?
The LeanScaper Podcast is where serious landscape leaders go to grow.
If you want new school systems for an old school industry, expertly crafted interviews with world class experts, endless inspiration you’ve come to the right place.
Hosted by Benji Carlson and Mark Bradley. New Episodes release every Monday, on every platform.