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Reflections on Leadership

Reflections on Leadership

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Episode 84: You Want a People-Centered Learning Culture. What's Getting in the Way
Episode 84 - What gets in the way of building a people-centered learning culture? Urgency, firefighting, short-term pressure, leadership ego, organizational systems, and psychological safety all came through as barriers....
Anna Pessah on keeping ownership at the right level for organizational transformation
Episode 83 - Overstepping ownership rarely looks like overstepping. It often looks like helping—solving a problem, sharing your expertise, or stepping in to keep an important initiative moving. But for...
EP 82- Connect the Parts, Focus on People Inside the Toyota Economic System with Olivier Larue
Episode 82 - Toyota's Production System stands as a testament to the power of innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement in manufacturing. By embracing the principles of Just-In-Time production, Jidoka, and...
Katie Anderson interviews Suzie Bishop about situational leadership and adapting leadership styles on the Chain of Learning Podcast.
Episode 81 - Leaders adapt their leadership style by pausing long enough to assess what the person needs for the specific task or situation, then flexing their behavior to match...
Katie Anderson leading participants during the Japan Leadership Experience, an immersive lean leadership tour in Japan.

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 and Japan learning mission that...

Episode 80 | Bad News First How a Leader's Response Builds a Culture of Learning with Isao Yoshino
Episode 80 - How do you build a culture of continuous improvement where people surface problems instead of hiding them? In most organizations, senior leaders are aware of only a...
EP 79 - Build Powerful People Why Transformation Starts with Your Own with Gary Peterson
Episode 79 - Efficiency and cost savings aren't what make operational excellence sustainable. People are. The leaders who create enduring, high-performing organizations are pursuing something beyond business results. They want...
Strategy Isn't Enough: 9 Practices to Help Your Team Meet the Moment podcast episode featuring Karina Mangu-Ward.
Episode 78 - Have you ever invested months in a strategy your team struggled to put into action? Or watched talented, committed people give their all and still find it...
EP 77 - Lead with Joy A Business Strategy for Success with Rich Sheridan
Episode 77 - Joy isn't a perk. It's a business strategy. Have you ever wondered whether work has to feel this hard? Whether the team you've built can actually function...
EP 76 - What Is the Purpose of Kaizen John Shook Answers Your Questions (Part 3 of 3)
Episode 76 - What does it take to keep a culture of continuous improvement moving forward—through pressure for results, across generations, and in a world increasingly shaped by AI? In...
EP 75 - Behind the Scenes with John Shook The Human Side of Lean (Part 2 of 3
Episode 75 - Lean has always been about people. But many of us learned the tools first without fully understanding the deeper purpose behind them. In part two of my...
EP 74 - Has Lean Really Failed — Or Are We Asking the Wrong Question (Part 1 of 3)
Episode 74 - Has lean failed? That question led to one of the most downloaded conversations on Chain of Learning — my two-part discussion with Jim Womack in episodes 37...
This Little Girl Is Me - Katie Anderson

This Little Girl is Me

There is something quite remarkable happening on LinkedIn and across other social media platforms at the moment. At the time of writing (end of September

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