#65 The symbiotic relationship between environmental and economic improvement, with Dr Keivan Zokaei.

Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons

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Keywords People, organisations, lean, economic, green, create, environmental, world, environment, Womack, planet, big, saved, driven, companies, purpose, helped.Introduction Welcome to episode 65 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is such a pleasure to have Dr Keivan Zokaei back on the episode to talk with us about one of the best books I have ever read. It is a book that showed the clear win-win between my two passions, business and environmental improvement. Creating a Lean and Green Business System, written by Keivan, is a book truly about creating a better future with many compelling case studies. Let's get into the episode.  We are proudly sponsored by <a href="https://sapartners.com" rel="nofollow">S A Partners</a>, a world-leading business transformation consultancy.FREE Download Remember to go to enterpriseexcellencepodcast.com/downloads to get hold of a Systems Boundary Map. Please like, subscribe and share this podcast to help others gain insights and create a better future.Two Minute Tip 32:38min I think, make it a reason for yourself. Give yourself, do yourself a favour. It's about believing in it personally, having a purpose, and making your own life a bit more purposeful. And it's something that you care about, and rest assured others will also care about it. Others will see right through your passion and will believe in it, and will join the journey with you. And of course, in the beginning, we will have a few small setbacks and ups and downs, such is life. But ultimately, look at all these other people who've managed to accomplish great feats. That's not even two minutes. That's probably 10 seconds if you like. It starts with us, each one of us personally. , I can see that the bigger purpose and the bigger drive to something like leaning green will help you through some of the tougher times, I'm sure. Conclusion/Key Takeaways What a great episode. Remember you can go to our website enterpriseexcellencepodcast.com/downloads to download a systems boundary map you can use to understand your organisation's current state environmentally. Please like, subscribe and share this podcast to help others gain insights and create a better future. There were two key takeaways for me from this episode. 1. The win-win between economic, ethical and environmental gains. For so long, the perception has been that you can have environmental and social gains, but there is a cost economically. Companies adopting a Lean and Green Continuous Improvement approach prove a clear win-win outcome can be achieved.   2. The alignment of environmental, safety, quality and economic gains within an organisation. They are all achieved the same way. There is massive potential for the people in these roles within organisations to align, unify their effort, and help their organisations achieve a culture of continuous improvement for themselves, others, and the planet.  Thanks again for your time and knowledge Keivan, thanks for helping us create a better future. What next? <ol> <li>Watch our 2 min tip: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYPq9nxXshE&t=24s" rel="nofollow">Common Goal with Rugby </a>and subscribe to our YouTube channel.</li> <li>Listen to the Enterprise Excellence Podcast,  with Katie Whalen – from Getting in the Loop. <a href="https://www.bradjeavons.com/podcast/episode/4af8ffb0/32-how-to-slow-the-environmental-loop-in-a-circular-economy-with-katie-whalen" rel="nofollow">https://www.bradjeavons.com/podcast/episode/4af8ffb0/32-how-to-slow-the-environmental-loop-in-a-circular-economy-with-katie-whalen</a>. </li> <li><a href="https://www.bradjeavons.com/downloads" rel="nofollow">Join our me</a></li> </ol> To learn more about what we do, visit <a href="https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/" rel="nofollow">www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com</a>. Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.