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Recently I was on The Lean Effect Podcast with Mark De Jong. I’ve been following Mark and his podcast for a few years and enjoy his insightful interviews with global...
Make an impact by leading and learning with purpose You’re a learner. A leader. A coach. A team member. A human being. And you want one thing…to create a meaningful...
What does “winning” mean to you as a leader? What is a leader’s role in creating a winning culture and organization? How do leaders create a clear strategy and connection...
Recently I was on The Lean Solutions podcast with Patrick Adams. Patrick and I are good friends, this is my third time as a guest on his podcast and I...
It’s been two years since the release of the print edition of Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn – and a year since the audiobook’s release! To celebrate this milestone,...
In early 2022, I was invited by Authority Magazine to contribute to an interview series called The Great Resignation & The Future Of Work. I was asked to share my...
How do you start creating learning organizations and leaders who are learners? If you’re a consultant or coach who works with organizations, how can you consider these best practices as...
As leaders, should we be solving all the problems all the time? What are our problems to own? When, instead, should we be coaching other people to solve problems? And...
What does it mean to be a Katalyst™? And how can you accelerate the rate of learning in your organization? In today’s post you can learn more about what “kata”...
The concept of fear and unfear is important when it comes to people-centered learning, and something we should all be thinking about in our organizations if we want to achieve...
The pandemic has changed everything. We all know that. We can all feel it. It’s forced us to change the way we engage with each other, how we lead and...
It’s hard to believe that it’s been two years since my last trip to Japan, and just over seven years since my family moved to Tokyo for a life-changing 18-month...
Looking for a Japan study tour that goes beyond factory visits? The Japan Leadership Experience led by Katie Anderson is an immersive lean leadership tour
What is an immersive lean leadership Japan tour all about? For the leaders who join my Japan Leadership Experience, it’s much more than learning the technical side of lean and operational excellence. It’s a journey of leadership and exploring the essence of respect for people: “holding precious what it means to be human.”
My Japan Leadership Experience is unlike any traditional study tour. It’s an immersive journey into the heart of lean, the essence of people-centered leadership, and the cultural practices that make Japan a living classroom for learning and transformation.
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.
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
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.
Article originally published on Forbes Jan 3, 2025 as part of Forbes Coaches Council. Have you ever wondered why some employees seem disengaged or appear
Are you ready to move beyond process improvement to become a true driver of transformational change? In October 2024, I had the honor of being
The 6th cohort of my Japan Study Trip leadership program in November 2024 was another incredible experience. 18 global leaders joined me to explore lean
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
What is a leader’s role in creating a culture of continuous improvement? What is the real meaning of kaizen? What does “lean” mean in Japan?
What is a “Lean Mindset”? How can you create a culture of continuous learning? How do you pursue excellence – through learning from failure –
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