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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 three-part conversation with John
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 and 38. In this new
Episode 73 – The way you’re leading transformation may be getting in the way of the culture you’re trying to create. As change leaders and practitioners, we care deeply about results. But in that focus,
Episode 72 – The messy middle is part of the learning process. It’s the point where what worked before no longer fully fits—but what comes next is not yet clear. Your thinking is still developing,
Episode 71 – Caring can easily turn into carrying. It happens so naturally we often don’t notice it. Someone brings us a problem. We care. We want to help. And somewhere in that desire, without
Episode 70 – What happens when the decisions leaders make are increasingly disconnected from the work itself? In a world of AI, automated dashboards, and remote work, it’s easy to manage representations of work instead
Episode 69 – You’re being told to use AI. But have you stopped to think about which tool you actually need to do your best work?Leaders and change practitioners everywhere are feeling the same pressure
Episode 68 – What changes when leaders stop learning alone and begin learning together? Much of today’s leadership development focuses on individual insight—reading, listening, and personal reflection. Yet many of the most meaningful shifts in
Episode 67 – You can be deeply committed to lifelong learning—and still find your influence narrowing as a change leader. Many of us in continuous improvement, Lean leadership, Agile, or operational excellence take pride in
Episode 66 – Why sustainable change starts with how leaders show up? For many leaders, there’s a moment when doing great improvement work—or having the right answers—no longer moves the organization forward. As responsibility grows,
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 three-part conversation with John
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 and 38. In this new
Episode 73 – The way you’re leading transformation may be getting in the way of the culture you’re trying to create. As change leaders and practitioners, we care deeply about results. But in that focus,
Episode 72 – The messy middle is part of the learning process. It’s the point where what worked before no longer fully fits—but what comes next is not yet clear. Your thinking is still developing,
Episode 71 – Caring can easily turn into carrying. It happens so naturally we often don’t notice it. Someone brings us a problem. We care. We want to help. And somewhere in that desire, without
Episode 70 – What happens when the decisions leaders make are increasingly disconnected from the work itself? In a world of AI, automated dashboards, and remote work, it’s easy to manage representations of work instead
Episode 69 – You’re being told to use AI. But have you stopped to think about which tool you actually need to do your best work?Leaders and change practitioners everywhere are feeling the same pressure
Episode 68 – What changes when leaders stop learning alone and begin learning together? Much of today’s leadership development focuses on individual insight—reading, listening, and personal reflection. Yet many of the most meaningful shifts in
Episode 67 – You can be deeply committed to lifelong learning—and still find your influence narrowing as a change leader. Many of us in continuous improvement, Lean leadership, Agile, or operational excellence take pride in
Episode 66 – Why sustainable change starts with how leaders show up? For many leaders, there’s a moment when doing great improvement work—or having the right answers—no longer moves the organization forward. As responsibility grows,
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