Why Your Improvements Slowly Die
Why Your Improvements Slowly Die
Jeremiah Johnson
How Manufacturers Improve Podcast Ep. #179
Most manufacturing improvements don’t collapse overnight; they erode quietly. The root cause is rarely the tool or the process. It’s the absence of leadership alignment, clear process ownership, and a culture that treats sustainment as the real work.
In this episode, Jeremiah Johnson, Global Lean Leader at Boston Scientific, joins Kirby to break down exactly why hard-won gains slowly disappear and what it takes to stop the backslide for good. Jeremiah brings a hard-earned perspective that goes far beyond the factory floor.
Listeners will walk away knowing how to identify a future process owner before a project launches, how to structure audits that are fair, consistent, and credible, why leadership training on the “why” of sustainment outperforms any tool or process, and how to apply these principles whether you’re running one site or coordinating improvement efforts across a global organization.
