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Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 61| Reflections from the Japan Leadership Experience: Live from Tokyo [with Nick Kemp] (BONUS)

Have you ever stepped outside your routine and suddenly seen your work—or yourself—with fresh clarity? Sometimes the most meaningful leadership breakthroughs happen when we pause and immerse ourselves in a …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 60| Bounce Back From a Faceplant: How to Flip the Script on Failure [with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley]

We all know that moment where something falls apart. A project slips. A conversation goes sideways. The promotion doesn’t happen. We call it “failure,” but it’s often not the mistake …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 59| Get Better at Getting Better: Leveraging AI to Elevate Human Learning [with Nathen Harvey]

AI is everywhere. And its use and capabilities are accelerating every day.  But is AI actually helping us get better at getting better?  Or is it just amplifying the friction, …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 58| People First: Why Leaders Get It Backwards with Lean and Operational Excellence

Where is your primary focus as a leader, change practitioner, or organization?  Getting business results?  Improving processes?  Or developing people?  What if the real key to lasting business success isn’t …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 57| How GE CEO Larry Culp Leads with Lean to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement (BONUS)

What does it really take to become lean—not just do lean? This is the secret to transformational lean leadership that Larry Culp, CEO of GE and GE Aerospace shared with …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 56| Slow Down to Speed Up: The Power of the Pause to Accelerate Continuous Learning

How often do you find yourself racing from meeting to meeting, rushing through tasks, or filling every silence with your own voice?  In our doing-oriented culture, pausing feels uncomfortable—even counterproductive. …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 55| Adopt the Mentor Mindset: How to Motivate, Guide, and Develop the Next Generation [with David Yeager]

Enter to Win a Copy of David Yeager’s book “10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People” – Register to win before October 24th at 11:45pm Pacific: http://chainoflearning.com/55 How …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 54| Build Influence and Get Buy-in: Elevating the Positioning, ROI, and Value of Lean and Continuous Improvement [with Betsy Jordyn] (BONUS)

What do people in other functions at your organization think lean is all about? For many—in HR, OD, Finance, or operations—the answer is simple: process improvement, efficiency, waste elimination.  And …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 53| Rediscover Ikigai: What it Really Means for Your Leadership and Life Purpose [with Nicolas Kemp]

Ikigai is one of the hottest buzzwords in leadership and personal development. But what does ikigai really mean? When you think of ikigai, what do you envision?  Is it the …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 52| What You Love About Lean and Operational Excellence – And Your #1 Frustration: Executive Buy-In

What’s the #1 frustration most lean and continuous improvement practitioners face? It’s something that I bet you’ve felt too, no matter how passionate you are about the work, no matter …

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