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The Rest is Lean

Alan Lothian, John Dee, Russell Watkins

The Rest is Lean Channel is a light-hearted and educational look at how to make businesses better through Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence. 

Suited for all levels of understanding and from any industry or geographical region.

John, Alan & Russell are time-served lean professionals with over 30 years each in this field. Leading and coaching some of the best businesses from SMEs to multi-nationals.

Trained by some of the highest calibre Japanese masters from Toyota(one step from Ohno himself), Honda and Nissan , we want to share our experiences with you, allowing some of these 'pearls of wisdom' to help make your business processes, people, and profitability that little bit better each day.

We welcome your comments, questions, and guidance on future discussion topics so feel free to drop us a line via the comments section or via email. 

therestislean@gmail.com

Oh, and don't forget to subscribe!!

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  • S3 · E7
    Dec 28, 2025 · 34 min

    Leadership, Listening and Gemba aka Looking Through a Different Lens

    Send us Fan Mail The #TRIL Team get together once again to share their experiences through their decades in Lean Transformation, Leadership and Continuous Improvement endeavours. In this episode learn about: - Traits of a good leader such as active listening - The Importance of Gemba - Football Mascots - Spying in changing rooms (not!) - Clarity & Conciseness - Why are John's jacket pockets so big?! If you're enjoying what we do and want to keep up to speed with the latest episodes, then don't forget to subscribe, click the bell notification icon, and share with anyone else you know who may be interested. Remember also that we are now available on all good (and some not so good) streaming platforms! The #TRIL Team are: John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd. www.aaabel.co.uk Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd. www.sempai.co.uk

  • S3 · E6
    Dec 14, 2025 · 32 min

    The Tact of Takt II aka You Can't Be a Little Bit Pregnant!

    Send us Fan Mail A continuation from our previous Tact is Takt episode, due to the deluge of questions asked by our subscribers. Options to deal with variations in your Takt calculation, visualising the opportunity for further improvement, skills, flexibility, 8 Wastes, and the impact of WIP are all touched upon in this jam-packed episode. If you're enjoying what we do and want to keep up to speed with the latest episodes, then don't forget to subscribe, click the bell notification icon, and share with anyone else you know who may be interested. Remember also that we are now available on all good (and some not so good) streaming platforms! The #TRIL Team are: John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd. www.aaabel.co.uk Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd. www.sempai.co.uk

  • S3 · E5
    Nov 30, 2025 · 31 min

    The Tact of Takt aka A Trip to Japan

    Send us Fan Mail The #TRIL Team are back with another episode sharing their latest exploits and experiences, revolving around lean leadership, continuous improvement and OpEx. In this episode Russ gives us an insight into his recent trip to Japan, and John rambles on around the adventures of the great John Adair. We also discuss the question ' What is the smallest hill you would die on?' which conjures up some interesting topics such as OEE and Takt Time. If you're enjoying what we do and want to keep up to speed with the latest episodes, then don't forget to subscribe, click the bell notification icon, and share with anyone else you know who may be interested. Remember also that we are now available on all good (and some not so good) streaming platforms! The #TRIL Team are: John Dee. DEE Enterprise Excellence Ltd. www.dee.uk.net Alan Lothian. 3A Business Excellence Ltd. www.aaabel.co.uk Russell Watkins. Sempai Ltd. www.sempai.co.uk

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