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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—To...
49| Shift Your Mindset, Shift Your Impact: 3 Reframes for Positive Leadership
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 sim...
48| Make Leadership Meaningful: From Tools to Purposeful Impact [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 p...
47| Develop Leaders the Toyota Way: Lessons from Kan-Pro [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...
46| Lead Change at Scale: Inside GE Aerospace’s Lean Cultural Transformation [with Phil Wickler]
Is it possible to lead a real, long-term cultural transformation in a publicly traded company—where shareholders often demand short-term financial results?It’s challen...
45| Manage on Purpose: Align Teams, Develop Strategy, Grow People [with Mark Reich]
How effective is your organization's strategy in achieving results?If your team doesn't understand how their daily work connects to bigger organizational goals, you do...
44| Master the Coaching Continuum and Become a Transformational Improvement Coach
How many questions is too many?You know that asking effective questions is key to helping others solve problems and unlocking improvement, but can you ask too many que...
43| Human-Centered Leadership Using Kata, Obeya, and Omotenashi: Japanese Management Masterclass Part 2 [with Tim Wolput]
What’s the real purpose behind the Japanese practices integral to lean management —like kata, obeya, and A3 reports?These methods are often misunderstood as mere templ...
42| Do the Right Thing: Japanese Management Masterclass Part 1 [with Tim Wolput]
How much of the Toyota Way is dependent on Japanese culture?And how much of it all comes down to… being human?There are questions I’ve explored with 130+ global leader...
41| Transactions to Transformations: Positioning for Greater Influence [with Betsy Jordyn]
You’re doing great work….yet you know you and the change you envision could have greater influence.You have a vision for more. More strategic work. More influence. Mor...
40| Escape the Doer Trap: 3 Simple Shifts to Instantly Get Unstuck
Do you ever feel overwhelmed that you are responsible for doing too much?Maybe you’re frustrated that your team relies on you for answers instead of developing their o...
39| Doing More Isn’t the Answer: Why Simple Wins [with Lisa Bodell]
Ever feel like your to-do list never ends? Running from meeting to meeting with no time to think—let alone lead or create? You’re not alone.The problem isn’t you – tha...
38| What’s the Future of Lean? [with James Womack]
What have we really learned after four decades of lean? Is lean thinking still relevant today?And importantly — what needs to change to ensure its future success?In th...
37| Lean Has Failed (or Has It?) [with James Womack]
“Lean has failed.”That’s the bold statement James Womack—founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute and MIT researcher whose team introduced the term “lean” to the world...
36| What's Your Purpose? Discover Your Kokorozashi, Intention, and Warp and Weft
How often do you pause to get a clearer view of your purpose and learn how your life experiences influence your leadership impact?Whether it’s in the moment to reflect...
35| Stuck in the Middle? Embrace Both/And Thinking to Drive Results [with Wendy Smith]
What do you do when you’re stuck between two conflicting options? Deliver short-term results or take a long-term view?Focus on business outcomes or people development?...
34| Why Change Initiatives Fail (And What You Can Do) [with Michael Bungay Stanier]
Why do 70-90% of change initiatives fail?That’s a staggering statistic. In many cases, new leadership comes in, economic pressures rise, or the next "flavor of the mon...
33| Ask Me Anything: How the Right Questions Shape Your Leadership Impact
What questions are on your mind? That’s the question I posed to you last month when I asked you to “Ask me anything!”I received many great questions and, as promised, ...
32| When Crisis Strikes, Hold on to Your Purpose [with Isaac Mitchell]
Is your organization stuck in a constant state of crisis, where everything feels like an urgent, must-fix-now situation?As a leader, cutting through that noise is key ...
31 | How Reflection Fuels Growth: Celebrating One Year of Chain of Learning
It’s Chain of Learning’s first anniversary this month! And it’s the time of year for gratitude and thanks – and for reflection. Thank you for listening and for being p...