Reflections on Leadership

Reflections on Leadership

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Episode 20 _ How to Coach Executives and Influence Change with Brad Toussaint
Episode 20 - Have you ever received blank stares from leaders when you’ve advocated that they adopt an improvement method or tool you know will help them? Perhaps the problem...
Episode 19 - Master the Art of Persuasion with Derek Roberts
Episode 19 - Are you struggling to get your senior team on board with your vision for change, to get buy-in for a new initiative, or to get leaders to...
Japan Study Trip Highlights May 2024 (2)

What is a leader’s role in creating a culture of continuous improvement? How can you create a sustainable lean culture? What is the real meaning of kaizen? What does “respect...

Episode 18 - Discover the Real Meaning of Kaizen
Episode 18 - What do you think of when you hear the word “kaizen”? An event? A process that you are working on improving? Something else? The Japanese word “kaizen”...
Episode 17 - Leading Change from the Middle with Pennie Saum
Episode 17 - Does successful change always have to start from the top? How can you stop pushing change on your leaders and instead create pull from them for the...
Episode 16 - Leveraging Analytical Systems Thinking to Drive Improvement with Mark Graban
Episode 16 - Are you focusing on the right problems in your organization? More importantly, are you creating the conditions and processes in your organization to effectively solve them? In...
Episode 15 - 5 Steps to Revitalize Lifelong Learning
Episode 15 - Want to know the secret to success? It’s about embracing lifelong learning, being willing to try new things and seek out information, setting intentions to get better,...
Episode 14 - Becoming an Astute Political Navigator with Betsy Jordyn
Episode 14 - What's your reaction when you hear the phrase “corporate politics”? Does it make you cringe and want to run away, or do you get curious about how...
Episode 13 - 3 Ways to Break the Telling Habit® and Create Greater Impact
Episode 13 - Have you ever had a team member look at you with frustration when you share your great ideas and suggestions with them? Or, have you ever felt...
Episode 12 - Beyond Appearances_ Building Real Continuous Improvement with Patrick Adams
Episode 12 - What is the difference between authentic cultures of continuous improvement versus superficial displays? In this episode, I invited Patrick Adams, Founder of Lean Solutions and best-selling author...
Episode 11 - Fulfill Your Transformational Leadership Potential with Karen Martin
Episode 11 - What’s your purpose as a continuous improvement leader? And how can you fulfill your potential as a transformational change leader? Tune in to my conversation with master...
Episode 10 - Unleash Your Leadership Superpower
Episode 10 - What if you could have a new superpower that would unlock your leadership potential? One that is so simple yet will amplify your impact, open doors to...

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