Media

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.

How to Use A3 Thinking

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.

How to Use A3 Thinking

Find visual aids and commentary of the interview in this blog post.

A Lean Thinker Living in Japan

Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #233
Listen below or on the Lean Blog.

A Lean Thinker Living in Japan

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
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Katie Anderson on Japan

Read a summary of the interview with additional resources in this blog post.

Lean Reflections on Living in Japan

Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #275
Listen below or on the Lean Blog.

Lean Reflections on Living in Japan

Read a summary of the interview with additional resources in this blog post.

Select Keynotes & Talks

Getting Out of the Habit of Telling

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.

A3 Thinking and the Role of the Coach

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.

Articles

Featured In

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.

The Lean Mag

Katie regularly contributes to the Lean Mag.

The Lean Post

“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.

Planet Lean

“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.

Other Publications

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.