Category: Podcast

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 like—with all the things you need to solve and do—you don’t have time to ask questions? Like you’re stuck putting out fires rather than nurturing, growing, and developing the people you lead? If this resonates, it’s likely you have a “telling habit”.

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 of Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap, to share his insights on the heart of organizational culture and transformational leadership.

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 operational excellence change leader Karen Martin to find out!

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 the C-suite, and accelerate engagement across your organization so that you deliver more business results while realizing your vision for a people-focused learning culture…

Episode 9 – Do you want to move beyond being a tools or process improvement project “doer” or technical expert to a transformational change leader? Have you wanted to step into greater influence and impact in your organization? Or perhaps you’re a leader seeking to create broader organizational change but don’t quite know how?

Episode 8 – Have you ever wondered why some organizations consistently outperform their competitors?  Why is it that despite operating in the same market space, using similar resources, and facing the same regulations, some companies achieve extraordinary success while others struggle to keep up?

Episode 7 – It’s that time of year for setting goals, to reflect on what you achieved – or didn’t achieve – in the past year and make resolutions and big goals for the coming year. Yet most of us have it backwards when we go about setting goals. We start with our minds before we connect with our hearts.

Episode 6 – What does a Lean Mindset mean to you? What steps can you take to create a culture of continuous improvement? What behaviors make you a more effective transformational leader? In the workplace, often the most valuable insights often happen during informal moments. It’s these pockets of space, in between meetings and events, where casual, off-the-cuff conversations take place and ah-has emerge.

Episode 5 – Have you ever felt burned out and exhausted from the constant pressure to perform, to achieve, or to get it “right”? Or is your organization putting a lot of effort into improvement projects and strategic initiatives, but you are finding that you aren’t making much improvement and you are working on the same problems year after year?

Episode 4 – Have you ever heard something that is so profound – in its simplicity and truth – that you know it’s going to impact the way you think and act forever? Yes – one simple comment can change your perspective about yourself as a person and as a leader. And it happened to me recently.

Episode 3 – What is a growth mindset and how is it a critical foundation if you want to develop a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence? In this episode, I speak with Professor Carol Dweck –  Professor of Psychology at Stanford University and bestselling author of Mindset – about how to develop a growth mindset – personally and in your organization – and achieve success.

Episode 2 – What does it really take to create a thriving organization – one that is not just focused on delivering results, but doing so by engaging people’s minds and hearts to collaborate, innovate, and solve problems as the way to get to those results?