Episode 127
The Point of Lean is People | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E127
Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom · Henry Holsters and Pierson Workholding
December 29, 20251h 14m
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Show Notes
In this end-of-year episode, Jay and Andrew unpack all kinds of things:
- Why business owners are wired to over-promise at the buzzer
- The difference between employee thinking and owner thinking
- Calendars, automation, and why “the best calendar is sometimes no calendar”
- Paying people well, shutting down between Christmas and New Year’s, and using PTO wisely
- Net terms, cash flow, and refusing to be a bank for bigger companies
- Why some founders need to sign checks or take tech support calls to stay grounded
- The danger of over-optimizing leadership—and losing the human side
- Tracking improvement with marbles instead of spreadsheets