PODCASTS + WEBINARS
With the release of her bestselling book, Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, Katie has been the guest of many podcasts, webcasts, and television to discuss her approach to intentional leadership, learning, and lessons from her book.
2021
- Industrial Transformation Podcast with Jeremy Frank: The People Experience at Toyota with Isao Yoshino and Katie Anderson – February 2021
- Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn with Katie Anderson – February 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
- Lean Leadership for Ops Managers with Jamie Parker: Intentional Leadership with Katie Anderson – December 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
- Business Problems Solved Podcast with Lee Houghton” Learn to Lead and Lead to Learn – with Katie Anderson” – November 2020
- Untapped Podcast with Natalie Sisson: Learning to Lead with Katie Anderson. – October 2020
- WLEI Podcast – Lean Enterprise Institute: Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: A Podcast with Katie Anderson and Isao Yoshino – October 2020
- CI in 5 with Sam Morgan – October 2020
- Wave Country Live TV Interview with Dawn Gee (Kentucky) – September 2020
- Industrial Transformation Podcast with Jeremy Frank: “The Toyota Way, Lean, and American Industry with Katie Anderson” – September 2020
- Unlearn Podcast with Barry O’Reilly: “Intentional Leadership with Katie Anderson” – August 2020
- Calvin William’s Improver Podcast: “Katie Anderson Talks Learning to Lead and Leading to Learn” – August 2020
- Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn – Webcast Interview with Katie Anderson and Isao Yoshino with Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O’Rourke – August 2020
- Shock Your Potential Podcast with Michael Sherlock: “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” – August 2020
- New England Lean Podcast with Paul Critchley: “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” – August 2020
- Imperfect: the Heart Centered Leadership Podcast with Deb Crowe: “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn” – July 2020
Select media appearances 2019 and earlier
The Importance of Hansei and Revitalization
Gemba Academy Podcast #297
Listen on Gemba Academy.
Katie describes what it’s like working with former Toyota leader Mr. Isao Yoshino to write a book, and why the practices of reflection and revitalization are so critical.
Origins of Lean
There’s a Better Way Podcast: Episode 20
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!
Listen on SoundCloud.
Building an Online Community of Practice
Gemba Academy Podcast #281
Listen 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.
Be specific: Coaching practices for personal improvement and problem solving
Lean Frontiers Webinar – December 2018
Description and listen directly on Lean Frontiers.
Daily intentional practice
IEX Webinar – December 2018
Watch directly at IEX.
How to Leverage Different Lean Experiences
Gemba Academy Podcast #242
Listen 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.
Katie Anderson on Lean Collaboration Within Healthcare and Beyond
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #326
Listen on the Lean Blog.
Using the Personal Improvement A3 Process
Lean Transformation Summit 2017
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.
Watch the video on The Lean Post.
How to Use A3 Thinking
Gemba Academy Podcast #173
Listen 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.
A Lean Thinker Living in Japan
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #233
Katie Anderson on Japan: Standard Work, Customers, and Healthcare
Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban #302
KEYNOTES & TALKS
Getting Out of the Habit of Telling
Lean Transformation Summit 2018
Katie Anderson presented a 10-minute “Lean Talk” at the Lean Transformation Summit 2018 in Nashville, Tennessee.
View the slides and additional resources mentioned in the presentation in this blog post.
Watch the video on The Lean Post.
A3 Thinking and the Role of the Coach
HAN University (Nijmegen, Netherlands) Impact 2018 Symposium
Katie Anderson presented a closing keynote lecture on the topic of “A3 Thinking and the Role of Facilitator (manager or supervisor) in Improvement Projects” to an audience of 300+ university students, lecturers, and business people attending the HAN University Impact 2018 Symposium. October 11, 2018
View an article about the event.
ARTICLES
In addition to regularly writing leadership insights and reflection 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
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California Health Information Association (californiahia.org)
Plan-Do-Check-Adjust Framework: A Professional Development Habit | March 2018
The article focuses on how to use a problem solving framework such as PDCA to support the development of new and better leadership habits.
KATIE ANDERSON BLOG – KEY POSTS
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
Problem-Solving Thinking
The Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) or Plan-Do-Study-Adjust (PDSA) cycles are the basis of the scientific method and are foundational to problem-solving thinking and Lean practices. In my work, I not only help clients learn how to practice structured problem-solving thinking to solve operational or process problems, but also use the same framework to approach personal improvement and create new leadership habits.