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Reflections on Leadership

Reflections on Leadership

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EP 55 - Adopt the Mentor Mindset - How to Motivate, Guide and Develop the Next Generation with David Yeager
Episode 55 - How do you motivate, coach, or lead someone younger—without sounding critical, nagging, or controlling? We’ve all heard the stereotypes: “Young people don’t care.” “They’re entitled.” “They can’t...
Episode 54 - Recently I joined my friend and business coach Betsy Jordyn for not just one, but two conversations, about positioning for impact as a consultant, coach, or lean...
Episode 53 - Ikigai is one of the hottest buzzwords in leadership and personal development. When you think of ikigai, what do you envision? Is it the popular Venn diagram...
What We Love About Lean and Operational Excellence — And Our #1 Frustration
Episode 52 - What’s the #1 frustration most lean and continuous improvement practitioners face? It's something that I bet you've felt too, no matter how passionate you are about the...
Intentional Leadership in Action | international leadership habits

I was honored to be invited as a guest on a special episode of the Comcast + Sky TV Leadership Podcast—a high-level internal series typically reserved for senior executives across...

EP 51 Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit
Episode 51 — It’s a problem I’ve seen over and over again—and I bet you have too. Organizations invest thousands of dollars and countless hours into lean, Six Sigma, and...
Episode 50 Change the Culture NUMMI and the Power of Leading Through Influence, Not Authority with Isao Yoshino
Episode 50 - Change the culture! That’s exactly what longtime Toyota leader Isao Yoshino was tasked with during one of the most famous business transformations in history—NUMMI—Toyota’s joint venture with...
Ep49 - Shift Your Mindset, Shift Your Impact 3 Reframes for Positive Leadership
Episode 49 - When you encounter challenges or setbacks, and it feels like things just aren’t going your way, it’s easy to get caught into a downward negative spiral. But...
Learn how to describe the purpose of the image
Episode 48 - You’re implementing the tools. Making the improvements. Delivering the project results. But the same problems keep resurfacing and you’re left wondering: What’s missing? In this episode of...
Develop Leaders the Toyota Way Lessons from Kan-Pro
Episode 47 - A global economic crisis is dragging down sales. Departments are working in silos and leaders at all levels are arguing about priorities. Managers are too busy to...
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Episode 46 - Is it possible to lead a real, long-term cultural transformation in a publicly traded company—where shareholders often demand short-term financial results? The answer? It’s challenging, yet possible....
45 | Manage on Purpose Align Teams, Develop Strategy, Grow People
Episode 45 - How effective is your organization's strategy in achieving results? If your team doesn't understand how their daily work connects to bigger organizational goals, you don't have a...
Group of international leaders participating in the Japan Leadership Experience program led by Katie Anderson

Japan Leadership Experience Highlights: May 2025

What happens when leaders from around the world step away from their daily routines and immerse themselves in the birthplace of lean, continuous improvement, and people-centered leadership? In May 2025, I had the privilege of leading Cohort 7 of my Japan Leadership Experience—an extraordinary week of learning, connection, and transformation alongside 18 global leaders and 81-year-old Toyota leader Isao Yoshino.

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