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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 …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 66| Leadership Is Practice: What It Takes to Lead Transformation as Responsibility Grows [with Carlos Scholz]

What does it really take to lead transformation as responsibility grows? At some point, leadership stops being about doing the improvement work or having the right answers. For operational leaders …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 65| From Learning to Impact: Turn Insight into Leadership Action

What if the reason your learning feels productive—but your impact feels stuck—has nothing to do with effort? Many change leaders and improvement practitioners are excellent learners. You’re likely a Learning …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 64| Stop Doing Transformation—and Start Enabling It: Redefine Your Role as a Change Leader [with Jill Forrester]

What if the reason leading your organization’s transformation feels heavy isn’t the work itself—but the role you’ve been playing as a change leader? If you’re a change leader, continuous improvement …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 63| Close the Execution Gap: How Leaders Turn Sustainability Intent into Action [with Rose Heathcote]

Many major transformations, including lean and sustainability—don’t stall because leaders don’t care. They stall because of an execution gap: the gap between what organizations say matters and what actually shows …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 62| Remove the Muda to Reveal the Buddha: Turning Life’s Weight from Waste Into Wisdom

What if the very thing weighing on you right now is the key to your next level of growth? Many of us carry more than we realize: unfinished goals, unmet …

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