Chain of Learning: Leadership Strategies for Continuous Improvement and Transformational Change
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Chain of Learning: Leadership Strategies for Continuous Improvement and Transformational Change is a business podcast hosted by Katie Anderson. It has 71 episodes, with the latest published April 2026.
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—this podcast is for you.Hosted by Katie Anderson, award-winning author of "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn" and globally recognized expert in people-centered leadership, Chain of Learning explores how leaders at all levels move from transactional “doing” to a vibrant, engaged culture of learning—where people and process lead to organizational success.Each biweekly episode offers practical insights, reflective questions, and real-world examples to help you:* Build high-performing learning cultures* Strengthen continuous improvement, influen
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70| Talk to the People: How to Make Better Decisions with Nigel Thurlow
69| Better Judgment, Not Better AI Tools: What Leaders Need to Learn and Unlearn [with Barry O'Reilly]
68| The Power of Learning Together: How Shared Experience Enables People-Centered Leadership
67| Why Learning Is the Foundation of Influence (and How it Can Limit Your Impact)
66| Leadership Is Practice: What It Takes to Lead Transformation as Responsibility Grows [with Carlos Scholz]
65| From Learning to Impact: Turn Insight into Leadership Action
64| Stop Doing Transformation—and Start Enabling It: Redefine Your Role as a Change Leader [with Jill Forrester]
63| Close the Execution Gap: How Leaders Turn Sustainability Intent into Action [with Rose Heathcote]
62| Remove the Muda to Reveal the Buddha: Turning Life’s Weight from Waste Into Wisdom
61| Reflections from the Japan Leadership Experience: Live from Tokyo [with Nick Kemp] (BONUS)
60| Bounce Back From a Faceplant: How to Flip the Script on Failure [with Melisa Buie and Keeley Hurley]
59| Get Better at Getting Better: Leveraging AI to Elevate Human Learning [with Nathen Harvey]
58| People First: Why Leaders Get It Backwards with Lean and Operational Excellence
57| How GE CEO Larry Culp Leads with Lean to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement (BONUS)
56| Slow Down to Speed Up: The Power of the Pause to Accelerate Continuous Learning
55| Adopt the Mentor Mindset: How to Motivate, Guide, and Develop the Next Generation [with David Yeager]
54| Build Influence and Get Buy-in: Elevating the Positioning, ROI, and Value of Lean and Continuous Improvement [with Betsy Jordyn] (BONUS)
53| Rediscover Ikigai: What it Really Means for Your Leadership and Life Purpose [with Nicolas Kemp]
52| What You Love About Lean and Operational Excellence - And Your #1 Frustration: Executive Buy-In
51| Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools: The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit [with Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rouke]
50| Change the Culture: NUMMI and the Power of Leading Through Influence, Not Authority [with Isao Yoshino]
49| Shift Your Mindset, Shift Your Impact: 3 Reframes for Positive Leadership and Impact
48| Make Leadership Meaningful: From Tools to Purposeful Impact as a Lean Consultant [with Josef Procházka]
47| Develop Leaders the Toyota Way: Lessons from Kan-Pro Senior Leadership Development [with Isao Yoshino]
46| Lead Change at Scale: Inside GE Aerospace’s Lean Cultural Transformation [with Phil Wickler]
45| Manage on Purpose: Align Teams, Develop Strategy, Grow People Through Hoshin Kanri [with Mark Reich]
44| Master the Coaching Continuum and Become a Transformational Improvement Coach
43| Human-Centered Leadership and Kata, Obeya, and Omotenashi: Japanese Management Masterclass Part 2 [with Tim Wolput]
42| Do the Right Thing: Japanese Management Masterclass Part 1 [with Tim Wolput]
41| Transactions to Transformations: Positioning the Value of Change Leadership for Greater Influence [with Betsy Jordyn]
40| Escape the Doer Trap: 3 Simple Shifts to Instantly Get Unstuck
39| Doing More Isn’t the Answer: Why Simple Wins [with Lisa Bodell]
38| What’s the Future of Lean? Jim Womack's Advice for Lean Change Leaders [with James Womack]
37| Lean Has Failed (or Has It?): Jim Womack's Reflections on 40 Years of Lean Transformation [with James Womack]
36| What's Your Purpose? Discover Your Kokorozashi, Intention, and Warp and Weft
35| Stuck in a Paradox? Embrace Both/And Thinking to Create Better Results [with Wendy Smith]
34| Why Change Initiatives Fail (And What You Can Do) [with Michael Bungay Stanier]
33| Ask Me Anything: How the Right Questions Shape Your Leadership Impact
32| When Crisis Strikes, Hold on to Your Purpose: Leading From Urgency to Sustainable Impact [with Isaac Mitchell]
31 | How Reflection Fuels Growth: Practicing Hansei and Celebrating One Year of Chain of Learning
30 | Foster Organizational Excellence Through Joy and Respect for People [with Stephanie Bursek]
29 | Accelerate Decision-Making: Innovate through the Unknown [with Atif Rafiq]
28 | Leading Organizational Transformation the Right Way [with Cindy Hinds]
27 | 3 Practices to Become a Skillful Facilitator
26 | Harness the Power of Storytelling in Leadership [with Carol Cox]
25 | Get Results Through the Power of Serious Leadership [with Kecia Kelly and Amy Chaumeton]
24 | Deming’s Journey to Profound Knowledge [with John Willis]
23 | Create the Winning Link in Your Strategy [with Billy Ray Taylor]
22 | Hansei and The Power of Reflection: Leading to Learn Part 2 [with Isao Yoshino]
21 | Build A Chain of Learning: Leading to Learn Part 1 [with Isao Yoshino]
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