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Author: Katie Anderson

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 …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 51| Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools: The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit [with Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O’Rouke]

Organizations invest thousands of dollars and countless hours into lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement training programs. Certifications get awarded. Belts get earned. But nothing actually changes. Technical problem-solving …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 50| Change the Culture: NUMMI and the Power of Leading Through Influence, Not Authority [with Isao Yoshino]

“Change the culture!” That’s exactly what longtime Toyota leader Isao Yoshino was tasked with during one of the most famous business transformations in history—NUMMI—Toyota’s joint venture with General Motors in …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 49| Shift Your Mindset, Shift Your Impact: 3 Reframes for Positive Leadership and Impact

When you encounter challenges or setbacks, and it feels like things just aren’t going your way, it’s easy to get caught into a downward negative spiral.   But could simple …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 48| Make Leadership Meaningful: From Tools to Purposeful Impact as a Lean Consultant [with Josef Procházka]

Apply for the Nov 2025 or May 2026 Japan Leadership Experiencehttps://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/ You’re implementing the tools. Making the improvements. Delivering the project results. But the same problems keep resurfacing and you’re left …

Katie Anderson

Chain of Learning: 47| Develop Leaders the Toyota Way: Lessons from Kan-Pro Senior Leadership Development [with Isao Yoshino]

A global economic crisis is dragging down sales. Departments are working in silos and leaders at all levels are arguing about priorities.  Managers are too busy to coach their teams. …

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