Chain of Learning: Empowering Continuous Improvement Change Leaders
Hosted by KBJ Anderson and Katie Anderson · Katie Anderson
5.0from 32 ratings
- 87
- Episodes
- 78
- Transcribed
- 32
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 144K
- YouTube views
About Chain of Learning: Empowering Continuous Improvement Change Leaders
Chain of Learning® is the leadership podcast for leaders and change practitioners who believe that people, not tools, are the foundation of lasting results. If you're working to transform your organization's culture, develop leaders at every level, and build teams that are capable, confident, and empowered to solve problems and innovate, 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 break free from the Doer Trap™, and create the conditions in their organization for success and build a vibrant culture where impact is exponential. Each biweekly episode offers practical insights, reflective questions, and real-world examples to help you: - Develop leaders at scale, not just one at a time - Build high-performing cultures of continuous learning, grounded in psychological safety, trust, and empowerment, that thrive and grow - Lead culture transformation and change leadership with intention - Strengthen coaching culture, problem-solving, and leadership development across your organization - Move from managers who focus on outcomes to leaders who develop people, improve performance, and get results Grounded in human-centered leadership and adult learning practices, and informed by principles of the Toyota Way, Lean thinking, and operational excellence, Chain of Learning features conversations with influential thinkers and leaders shaping the future of leadership at scale and organizational learning. Past guests include Carol Dweck, Michael Bungay Stanier, Rich Sheridan, Barry O'Reilly, Steve Spear, Jim Womack, Gene Kim, and Larry Culp. Subscribe and follow Chain of Learning® to deepen your impact. Share this podcast with your colleagues, fellow change leaders, and friends so we can strengthen our Chain of Learning together. Join the conversation: ChainOfLearning.com Katie Anderson’s website: KBJAnderson.com Connect with Katie: linkedin.com/in/kbjanderson Read Katie's Shingo Publication Award-winning book: LearningToLeadLeadingToLearn.com Download the KATALYST™ Change Leader Assessment: KBJAnderson.com/Katalyst Popular Episode Topics Include: Leadership Development, Developing Leaders at Scale, The Doer Trap, Coaching Culture, Building a Culture of Learning, Culture Transformation, Change Leadership, Leading Change, Change Readiness, Change Adoption, Stakeholder Engagement, Organizational Change, Lean Leadership, Lean Thinking, Operational Excellence, Toyota Way, Toyota Leadership, People-Centered Leadership, Psychological Safety, Building Trust, Leadership Coaching, Break the Telling Habit, Leader as Coach, Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Organizational Learning, Problem-Solving Culture, Developing People, High-Performing Teams, Learning Organization, Executive Leadership, Strategic Alignment, Leading Without Authority, Influence, Leading Through Influence, Leadership Identity, Gemba Leadership, A3 Thinking, PDCA, Growth Mindset, Leader Development, Japan Leadership Experience, Learning to Lead Leading to Learn, Leadership Podcast
- Publisher
- Katie Anderson
- Category
- business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 27 Sept 2023
- Latest episode
- 30 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
78 of 87 episodes have a transcript.
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
85| It's Not the Workload, It's the Thoughtload: Move from Overwhelm to Focus [with Liane Davey]
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
84| You Want a People-Centered Learning Culture. What's Getting in the Way?
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
83| Keep Ownership at the Right Level: How to Sustain Organizational Transformation [with Anna Pessah]
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85| It's Not the Workload, It's the Thoughtload: Move from Overwhelm to Focus [with Liane Davey]
Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] There's a lot of activity. And if you pay attention to activity, all you become is busy and probably burned out. So the first shift we have to make is from activity to output. What do I need to actually produce? What's the actual thing that I'm after here? And which of these activities support that and which of these activities do not? So that's the first shift. And if we do that, we go from being busy to being productive. But unfortunately, productive is not as great as it sounds in a knowledge economy. And so we may be producing a lot. But the next question is, is it creating the outcomes, the changes in the world that we're here to create? […]
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- Liane Davey
- Anna Pessah
- Olivier Larue
- Suzie Bishop
- Isao Yoshino
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- 144,327
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- 5.0 / 5
- 32 ratings
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- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 77
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KBJ Anderson and Katie Anderson host the show. Published by Katie Anderson.
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