Blog - Katie Anderson

What’s Your Biggest Problem With Problem Solving?

What’s your biggest problem with problem solving? I’ve been asked many questions recently about how leaders at all levels can more effectively solve problems —

May 6, 2021

Interview with Adam Lawrence: The Wheel of Sustainability

Do your improvement efforts stick, or do you find yourself solving the same problem over and over again? In his new book The Wheel of

April 26, 2021

Stop jumping to solutions! Start with Study-Adjust before you Plan-Do

Do you jump to solutions? One of the biggest problems we have in problem-solving is our habit to jump to solutions without really understanding what

April 22, 2021

The Problem with “Checking”: Practice SAPD “Study-Adjust-Plan-Do” Instead!

How often does your organization, your team, or even yourself take intentional time to check, to reflect, to study, and to learn, on the progress

April 7, 2021

What is your leadership credo?

If you were to write down the 10 most important principles that you live by, what would they be? This is your credo. Why is

March 24, 2021

The Real Meaning of Kaizen

What does the word “kaizen” mean to you? You likely know the word kaizen to mean “continuous improvement” or just “improvement”. Perhaps you first heard

March 18, 2021

Patience & Taking an Intention Pause

How patient and intentional are you? I don’t know about you, but oftentimes I find it incredibly difficult to be patient or to slow down.

March 11, 2021

Interview with Patrick Adams: Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap

Are you navigating towards a culture of continuous improvement, or are you stuck in the trap of only “continuous appearance”? In his new book Avoiding

February 25, 2021

Bring in The Good Luck!

Bad luck out, good luck in! Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi! I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready for good spirits and

February 9, 2021

Harnessing the Power of AND

The power of AND How often do you find yourself using the word BUT or framing a situation as an EITHER / OR scenario? If

January 24, 2021

My Favorite Mistake Podcast

What is your favorite mistake? Ever since my friend Mark Graban first started his new podcast last year exploring this provocative question, I have been

January 6, 2021

Reflections on Intentions And Goals

As we close out a year that none of us predicted, I have been thinking back on the concept of intention and goals and what

December 30, 2020

Reflections on Leadership