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Chain of Learning: 76 | What Is the Purpose of Kaizen? John Shook Answers Your Questions (Part 3 of 3)

What does it really take to sustain a culture of continuous improvement –  through pressure for results, across generations, and into an era of AI? In this final episode of …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 75 | The Human Side of Lean: John Shook on Building Systems That Last (Part 2 of 3)

Lean has always been about people. We just kept reaching for the tools, without understanding the human purpose behind them. In part two of my three-part conversation with John Shook, …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 74 | What Problem Are We Solving? John Shook Reflects: Has Lean Failed? (Part 1 of 3)

Has lean really failed? That question sparked one of the most listened-to conversations in the history of this podcast — my two-part series with Jim Womack in episodes 37 and …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 73 | Small Steps, Leading with Heart: How Transformation Sustains [with Richard Koch]

The way you’re leading transformation might be getting in the way of the culture you’re trying to build. As change leaders and practitioners, we care about results. But in that …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 72 | Finding Clarity Through the Messy Middle: Reflections from My Book Retreat [with Betsy Jordyn] (BONUS)

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.Where your thinking is …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 71 | Own the Thinking Process, Not the Thinking: How Leaders Build Problem-Solving Capability

Caring becomes carrying. It happens so naturally we rarely notice it. Someone brings us a problem. We care. We want to help. And somewhere in that desire to help, without …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 70| Talk to the People: How Leaders Make Better Decisions [with Nigel Thurlow]

What happens when leaders make decisions further and further away from the work itself? In a world of AI, automated dashboards, and remote work, it’s easy to manage representations of …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 69| Better Judgment, Not Better AI Tools: What Leaders Need to Learn and Unlearn [with Barry O’Reilly]

You’re being told to use AI. But which tool you actually need to do your best work? Leaders and change practitioners everywhere feel the same pressures right now — more …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 68| The Power of Learning Together: How Shared Experience Enables People-Centered Leadership

What changes when leaders stop learning alone—and start learning together? Leadership development often focuses on individual insight: reading, listening, reflecting. But some of the most meaningful shifts in leadership don’t …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 67| Why Learning Is the Foundation of Influence (and How it Can Limit Your Impact)

What if your approach to learning is actually limiting your influence as a change leader? Many of us pride ourselves on being lifelong learners. We read, earn certifications, study new …

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