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EP 60-Bounce Back From a Faceplant How to Flip the Script on Failure with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley

Bounce Back From a Faceplant: How to Flip the Script on Failure with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley

Episode 60 - We’ve all had that moment when something falls apart. The project that slips away, the meeting that derails, the opportunity that doesn’t materialize. We tend to call...
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EP 59 - Get Better at Getting Better Leveraging AI to Elevate Human Learning

Get Better at Getting Better: Leveraging AI to Elevate Human Learning with Nathen Harvey

Episode 59 - AI is everywhere. And its use and capabilities are accelerating every day. But is AI actually helping us get better at getting better? Or is it just...
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Leading to Learn®: Become a Katalyst™ for Continuous Learning — Keynote on Intentional Leadership

Thriving in today’s world requires more than tools or tactics; it demands a culture of continuous learning, grounded in scientific thinking and deep respect for people. In my keynote, Leading...
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People First: Why Leaders Get It Backwards with Lean and Operational Excellence

Episode 58 - Where is your primary focus as a leader, change practitioner, or organization? Getting business results? Improving processes? Or developing people? What if the real key to lasting...
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Episode 57 | How GE CEO Larry Culp Leads with Lean to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvements

How GE CEO Larry Culp Leads with Lean to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement

Episode 57 - What does it really take to become lean—not just do lean? This is the secret to transformational lean leadership that Larry Culp, CEO of GE and GE...
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EP56 - Slow Down to Speed Up The Power of the Pause to Accelerate Continuous Learning

Slow Down to Speed Up: The Power of the Pause to Accelerate Continuous Learning

Episode 56 - Do you find yourself racing from meeting to meeting, rushing through tasks, or filling every silence with your own voice? In our doing-oriented culture, pausing feels uncomfortable—even...
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EP 55 - Adopt the Mentor Mindset - How to Motivate, Guide and Develop the Next Generation with David Yeager

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...
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The ROI of Elevating Strategic Positioning & Messaging for Lean Consultants

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...
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Rediscover Ikigai: What it Really Means for Your Leadership and Your Life Purpose with Nicolas Kemp

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...
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What We Love About Lean and Operational Excellence — And Our #1 Frustration

What You Love About Lean and Operational Excellence — And Your #1 Frustration: How to Get Executive Buy-in

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...
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Intentional Leadership Habits: Comcast + Sky TV Agile Leadership Podcast with Katie Anderson

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...

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EP 51 Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit

Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools: The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit with Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O’Rouke

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...
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EP 60-Bounce Back From a Faceplant How to Flip the Script on Failure with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley

Bounce Back From a Faceplant: How to Flip the Script on Failure with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley

Episode 60 – We’ve all had that moment when something falls apart. The project that slips away, the meeting that derails, the opportunity that doesn’t materialize. We tend to call these moments “failure,” yet the real obstacle is rarely the misstep itself. It’s the emotional aftermath—the worry, the disappointment, the doubt—that keeps us from moving forward.

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December 10, 2025

Leading to Learn®: Become a Katalyst™ for Continuous Learning — Keynote on Intentional Leadership

Thriving in today’s world requires more than tools or tactics; it demands a culture of continuous learning, grounded in scientific thinking and deep respect for people. In my keynote, Leading to Learn®: Become a Katalyst™ for Continuous Learning,  I share how you can become a Katalyst™—a change leader who accelerates learning as the engine for improvement and transformation.

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November 24, 2025
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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May 26, 2025

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