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Getting Out of the Habit of Telling
Lean Transformation Summit 2018
View the slides and additional resources mentioned in the presentation in this blog post.
A3 Thinking and the Role of the Coach
HAN University (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Impact 2018 Symposium
Be specific: Coaching practices for personal improvement and problem solving
Lean Frontiers Webinar – December 2018
My Favorite Mistake Hosted by Mark Graban: Katie Anderson and Isao Yoshino – January 2021
Unlearn Podcast with Barry O’Reilly: “Intentional Leadership with Katie Anderson” – August 2020
Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn with Katie Anderson – February 2021
Untapped Podcast with Natalie Sisson: Learning to Lead with Katie Anderson. – October 2020
2022
Gemba Academy Podcast: Navigating the Struggle of Learning with Katie Anderson – December 2022
Lean Leadership for Ops Managers: Breaking the Telling Habit with Katie Anderson – December 2022
Agile FM Podcast: Episode 130 with Katie Anderson – December 2022
Profound Podcast: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn with Katie Anderson – December 2022
Dr. M Vodcast: Chain of Learning for Personal and Professional Growth – October 2022
Lean Solutions Podcast with Patrick Adams: A Chain of Learning with Katie Anderson – July 2022
The LIDZ Podcast with Ben van Asselt: Episode 8 with Katie Anderson – June 2022
Getting to Aha by Darshan Mehta: The Simplicity of Leadership with Katie Anderson – April 2022
2021
Business Problems Solved with Lee Houghton: Coaching and Connection with Katie Anderson – July 2021
Lean Solutions Podcast with Patrick Adams: Leading with Intention with Katie Anderson – June 2021
The Believe Show with Senia Mayman: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn – January 2021
My Favorite Mistake Hosted by Mark Graban: Katie Anderson and Isao Yoshino – January 2021
2020
EBFC Show with Felipe Engineer: Learning to Lead Leading to Learn Part 1 – YouTube Show Link and Podcast Episode Show Link
EBFC Show with Felipe Engineer: Learning to Lead Leading to Learn Part 2: Podcast Episode Show Link and YouTube Show Link
The Healthcare QualityCast with Jarvis Gray – November 2020
Untapped Podcast with Natalie Sisson: Learning to Lead with Katie Anderson. – October 2020
CI in 5 with Sam Morgan – October 2020
Wave Country Live TV Interview with Dawn Gee (Kentucky) – September 2020
Unlearn Podcast with Barry O’Reilly: “Intentional Leadership with Katie Anderson” – August 2020
New England Lean Podcast with Paul Critchley: “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” – August 2020
2019 and Earlier Podcasts and Webinars
Gemba Academy Podcast #297
Listen below or on Gemba Academy
Ohio State University Fisher College of Business There’s a Better Way Podcast.
Katie Anderson talks with Aravind Chandrasekaran about what she has learned about the origins of Lean – and more!
Gemba Academy Podcast #281
Listen below or on Gemba Academy.
Katie and Karyn explain how they’ve developed their K2C2 coaching program, which seeks to build collaborative online communities of practice.
Additional information about K2C2 – Katie and Karyn’s Community of Practice – can be found in this blog post.
Lean Frontiers Webinar – December 2018
Description and listen directly on Lean Frontiers or below.
IEX Webinar – December 2018
Watch below or directly at IEX.
Gemba Academy Podcast #242
Listen below or on Gemba Academy.
Katie talks about the AME Consortia program, her Japan Lean Study trips, and more.
Additional links, resources, and information mentioned in the podcast can be found in this blog post.
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #326
Listen below or on the Lean Blog.
Lean Transformation Summit 2017
Watch the video below or on The Lean Post.
Katie Anderson is interviewed Lean Enterprise Institute about the coaching workshop she teaches about using A3 thinking for personal improvement and development, recorded at the 2017 Lean Transformation Summit.
Gemba Academy Podcast #173
Listen below or on Gemba Academy.
Katie and Ron discuss Japanese culture and the versatility of A3 thinking for personal improvement. Katie also shares a “State of the Union” address on lean in the west.
Find visual aids and commentary of the interview in this blog post.
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #233
Listen below or on the Lean Blog.
Read a summary of the interview with additional resources in this blog post.
Katie Anderson on Japan: Standard Work, Customers, and Healthcare
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #302
Listen below or on the Lean Blog.
Read a summary of the interview with additional resources in this blog post.
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #275
Listen below or on the Lean Blog.
Read a summary of the interview with additional resources in this blog post.
Lean Transformation Summit 2018
Katie Anderson presented a 10-minute “Lean Talk” (modeled after TED presentations) at the Lean Transformation Summit 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee, where she also led a breakout workshop on coaching.
Watch the video below or on The Lean Post.
HAN University (Netherlands) Impact 2018 Symposium
Katie Anderson presented a closing keynote lecture on the topic of “A3 Thinking and the Role of Facilitator in Improvement Projects” to an audience of 300+ at the HAN University Impact 2018 Symposium.
View an article about the event.
In addition to regularly writing leadership insights and reflections on the blog on this site, Katie Anderson also contributes to other publications and online resources. Below is a selection of popular articles.
Katie regularly contributes to the Lean Mag.
“Roll”-ing Out Lean at Kura Sushi”
“Do You Practice Routine Personal Development?”
“Developing Better Habits Through A3 Thinking”
“Summit Reflections: Knowing What You Need to Improve”
Lean in Japan: the Benefit of an Outsider’s View
“Standout Lessons from the 4th Annual Lean Coaching Summit”
“Be More than a Coach, Be a Coach Who Listens”
“How To Get Out of the Habit of Telling” (Translated into Portuguese and published in Brazil. Read my blog post about this.)
“Building Capability, Transforming Organizations”
All Lean Post Katie Anderson articles can be found here.
All Lean Post articles Katie contributes to with the Lean Sensei Women can be found here.
“Japanese Culture and Lean Culture – Not Always the Same” | November 2016
Planet Lean’s 5th most read article in 2016. See Planet Lean’s most read articles from 2016.
Target Magazine (Association for Manufacturing Excellence) (ame.org/target)
Helping Leaders Learn How to Develop People | Summer 2019 (Download PDF)
California Health Information Association (californiahia.org)
Plan-Do-Check-Adjust Framework: A Professional Development Habit | March 2018 (Download PDF)
The article focuses on how to use a problem solving framework such as PDCA to support the development of new and better leadership habits.
Yahoo Finance (finance.yahoo.com/news)
Market Insider: Business Insider (markets.businessinsider.com/news)
Market Watch (marketwatch.com/press-release)
CI Newsletter: Break the Telling Habit and Make an Impact
ValiantCEO: Katie Anderson Consulting – Helping You Grow Into Your Best Self | January 2022
These are popular posts that highlight leadership principles and practices that are core to the KBJ Anderson approach.
Leading Daily Improvement: Creating New Habits and Practices to Support Continuous Improvement
Effective Questions to Support Problem Solving Thinking
“Live less out of habit and more out of intent” – Intentions for 2016
12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Making Your New Year Resolutions and Goals
Intention and the Art of Meishi (Japanese Business Card) Exchange
Coaching for Improvement: not just Lean, Toyota, or Silicon Valley methods….just good leadership
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