Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom Henry Holsters and Pierson Workholding

Jay and Andrew dive into the secrets of maintaining productivity amidst workplace interruptions, mastering remote collaboration, and leveraging tools like Slack and Signal for seamless communication. They also talk about the surprising benefits of groupthink, and the art of knowing when it's actually beneficial to disappoint customers—and when it's critical not to.

You may or may not like it, but it turns out food and sleep are both an important part of your strategy for succeeding at any type of business. In this episode, Andrew and Jay give their thoughts.

Join Andrew and Jay as they talk companies that couldn't make the cut and uncover why sometimes taking the passenger seat can be the smartest move. Andrew shares his concept of digital office hours—a game changer for remote workers. Plus, learn why meticulous documentation is not just a growth catalyst but also your golden ticket to a successful exit strategy.

Jay begins by talking about taking multiple weeks off...as a highly recommended strategic way to help his business. Then  Andrew and Jay talk about fusion file management, team meetings, onboarding remote workers, and why you can't "delegate your gut."
Books mentioned:
Poka-Yoke: Improving Product Quality by Preventing Defects.
Poka-Yoke: Mistake-Proofing for Zero Defects by Hiroyuki Hirano. 

Jay and Andrew talk building for growth, shop layout, removing unnecessary items, morning meetings, and more.

Jay and Andrew talk about the Remarkable tablet and effective idea dumping. Then they both describe their morning meetings and talk about how you inspire people with your company culture ... without reducing it to a bunch of corporate gobbledegook. Books discussed:Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin.The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman.