The Edge Podcast · CWC Edge

The Edge Podcast

Leadership and Lean for real-world managers in engineering, manufacturing, and operations. No fluff. No jargon. Just honest lessons from the factory floor, the football pitch, and frontline military leadership.

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Hosted by Chris – former Regimental Sergeant Major in the Royal Military Police, now Business Project Manager in heavy engineering.

What The Edge Is About

The Edge exists for managers who sit between the shop floor and the boardroom – the people asked to deliver results, manage change, and keep everyone moving in the same direction.

Each episode blends stories from operational military service, heavy engineering, and grassroots football with practical tools you can use the same day.

You’ll Hear About

• Introducing Lean into resistant cultures.
• Handling difficult conversations calmly.
• Building discipline and 5S without drama.
• Coaching people instead of just correcting them.
• Owning your 24 hours as a leader.

Who This Podcast Is For

• Middle managers in engineering and manufacturing.
• Supervisors and team leaders on the factory floor.
• Senior leaders who want a genuine Lean culture.
• Veterans and emergency services moving into leadership roles.

Sample Episodes & Topics

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Why Managers Struggle to Introduce Lean

A deep dive into why Lean fails in most organisations and how to build a culture of daily improvement instead of flavour-of-the-month initiatives.

Owning Your 24 Hours

How to take full ownership of your day, your energy, and your influence – at work, at home, and in your community.

Managing Awkward Conversations

A straight-talking guide to handling awkward, emotional, or high-stakes conversations without damaging relationships.

From Service to Success

Lessons from moving from 23 years in the British Army to leading projects and people in heavy engineering.

Turn Listening into Action: Get the Lean Leadership Starter Pack

If you like the ideas from the podcast, the Lean Leadership Starter Pack will help you turn them into daily habits with your team.

• The 5 foundations of Lean leadership.
• Scripts to introduce Lean without drama.
• A daily Lean leadership checklist for managers.
• A quick health check of your current culture.

Download the Starter Pack
(Or connect this link to your form + email automation.)

Like What You Hear? Work with Chris.

The podcast is just the starting point. CWC Edge helps organisations build Lean, disciplined, improvement-driven cultures through:

• Lean leadership coaching for managers.
• On-site Gemba support and 5S deployment.
• Workshops on communication, change, and continuous improvement.

Book a free 20-minute call
or email chris@cwcedge.com

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