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Chain of Learning® is the trusted leadership podcast for transformational change leaders, lean and operational excellence practitioners, and internal change agents who believe that people—not tools—are the foundation of sustainable results.
If you’re committed to continuous improvement and continuous learning, and want to build a culture where teams are capable, confident, and empowered to solve problems, innovate, and lead at every level…
Chain of Learning features conversations with some of today’s most influential thinkers and practitioners shaping the future of organizational learning, operational excellence, and change leadership.
Founder of Lean Enterprise Institue
Global Thought Leader and author of The Coaching Habit
MIT Professor and Co-author of Wiring The Winning Organization
Founder of Tripwire and IT Revolution
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 65 – Learning is rarely the problem. Most change leaders and improvement practitioners I work with are deeply committed to learning. They’re curious. They invest in themselves. They read widely, listen carefully, and seek
Episode 64 – What if the reason leading your organization’s transformation feels heavy isn’t the work itself—but how you’re showing up as a change leader? If you’re a change leader, continuous improvement professional, or internal
Episode 63 – When organizations talk about sustainability, good intentions are rarely the problem. Execution is. For many leaders, sustainability still gets reduced to end-of-the-line solutions—like recycling—rather than addressed as a deeper leadership and systems
Episode 62 – What if the weight you’re carrying isn’t holding you back—but pointing you forward? So many of us move through our days carrying more than we realize: unfinished goals, unmet expectations, family pressures,
Episode 61 – Have you ever stepped outside your daily routine and suddenly seen your work—or yourself—with new clarity? Often the most meaningful leadership breakthroughs don’t happen when we push harder… They happen when we
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 65 – Learning is rarely the problem. Most change leaders and improvement practitioners I work with are deeply committed to learning. They’re curious. They invest in themselves. They read widely, listen carefully, and seek
Episode 64 – What if the reason leading your organization’s transformation feels heavy isn’t the work itself—but how you’re showing up as a change leader? If you’re a change leader, continuous improvement professional, or internal
Episode 63 – When organizations talk about sustainability, good intentions are rarely the problem. Execution is. For many leaders, sustainability still gets reduced to end-of-the-line solutions—like recycling—rather than addressed as a deeper leadership and systems
Episode 62 – What if the weight you’re carrying isn’t holding you back—but pointing you forward? So many of us move through our days carrying more than we realize: unfinished goals, unmet expectations, family pressures,
Episode 61 – Have you ever stepped outside your daily routine and suddenly seen your work—or yourself—with new clarity? Often the most meaningful leadership breakthroughs don’t happen when we push harder… They happen when we
Katie Anderson is an award-winning author, international leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and globally recognized expert in people-centered leadership.
She is the author of Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn and host of the Chain of Learning podcast, where she explores how leaders learn their way through change by developing people and building learning cultures.
Katie has inspired and equipped tens of thousands of leaders, change practitioners, and continuous improvement professionals across 20+ countries to lead with intention, develop capability in others, and build organizations where people and performance thrive.
Chain of Learning is grounded in human-centered leadership and the principles of the Toyota Way, and enriched by Katie Anderson’s decades of experience leading transformational change across industries and continents.
Each biweekly episode helps leaders move from a culture of “doing” into a vibrant, engaged culture of continuous learning—where people and process together drive sustainable results.
The podcast draws on Katie’s work with global organizations, Fortune 500 companies, and leaders across healthcare, government, biotech, manufacturing, and nonprofit sectors, offering practical insights, reflective questions, and real-world examples leaders can apply immediately.
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