Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Katie Anderson. Ron and Katie discussed Katie's new book, the roles of a leader,  joy versus happiness, and much more. Katie also shared some special stories about esteemed Toyota leaders like Isao Yoshino and John Shook. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  The quote that inspires Katie (5:27) About Katie's book (7:54) The three roles of a leader (10:49) Setting a direction (12:35) Providing support (16:42) Another story about Mr. Yoshino (17:58) Developing yourself as a manager (19:54) What it was like working with Mr. Shook (21:48) Mr. Toyota's speech about happiness (23:50) The relationship between happiness and joy (27:22) Katie's words of wisdom (21:10) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Katie's Website Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn Joy, Inc Katie's Resources for Gemba Academy Podcast Listeners Subscribe & Ne