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Chain of Learning: Leadership Strategies for Continuous Improvement and Transformational Change — 78 episodes
77| Lead with Joy: A Business Strategy for Success [with Rich Sheridan]
76 | What Is the Purpose of Kaizen? John Shook Answers Your Questions (Part 3 of 3)
75 | The Human Side of Lean: John Shook on Building Systems That Last (Part 2 of 3)
74 | What Problem Are We Solving? John Shook Reflects: Has Lean Failed? (Part 1 of 3)
73 | Small Steps, Leading with Heart: How Transformation Sustains [with Richard Koch]
72 | Finding Clarity Through the Messy Middle: Reflections from My Book Retreat [with Betsy Jordyn] (BONUS)
71 | Own the Thinking Process, Not the Thinking: How Leaders Build Problem-Solving Capability
70| Talk to the People: How Leaders 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]
20 | How to Coach Executives and Influence Transformational Change [with Brad Toussaint]
19 | Master the Art of Persuasion to Get Buy-in [with Derek Roberts]
18 | Discover the Real Meaning of Kaizen
17 | Leading Change from the Middle: Build a Coalition of Engagement [with Pennie Saum]
16 | Leverage Analytical Systems Thinking and Psychological Safety to Drive Organizational Improvement [with Mark Graban]
15 | 5 Steps to Revitalize Lifelong Learning: Continuous Learning Practices for Success
14 | Become an Astute Political Navigator: Influence Change in Organizations [with Betsy Jordyn]
13 | 3 Ways to Break the Telling Habit®: How to Ask Effective Questions to Create Greater Impact
12 | Beyond Appearances: Build a Culture of Real Continuous Improvement [with Patrick Adams]
11 | Fulfill Your Transformational Leadership Potential [with Karen Martin]
10 | Unleash Your Leadership Superpower: From Technical Expert to Transformational Leader [with Shawn Carner]
9 | 8 Essential Skills to Become a Transformational Change KATALYST™
8 | Wiring the Winning Organization [with Gene Kim and Steven Spear]
7 | Intentions vs. Goals: Start with Purpose for Greater Impact and Achievement
6 | Inside the Lean Mindset: Behind-the-Scenes Transformational Change Insights from GE's Leadership Event
5 | Achieve More by Performing Less: Overcome the Performance Paradox [with Eduardo Briceño]
4 | The Power of Being Over Doing: Lead for Impact Not Just Results
3 | A Growth Mindset is the Foundation of a Continuous Improvement Culture [with Carol Dweck]
2 | Leading with the Heart to Create a Culture of Continuous Learning - Reflections from GE's Lean Mindset Event [with Jamie Parker]
1 | Welcome to Chain of Learning
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