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Improvement Nerds Episode 23
Episode 23 Communities of Excellence In Episode 23, Stephanie Norling and I connect to discuss the ins and outs of the Communities of Excellence program sponsored by Baldrige.The Communities of Excellence program is a framework that is used by self-d...
Improvement Nerds Episode 24
Episode 24 Innovation Profiles In Episode 24, Innovation Profiles, Lori Lovens and I nerd out about the important role that trust and safety play in innovation. We also discuss the innovation spectrum on how people naturally innovate and improvise, w...
Improvement Nerds Episode 25
Episode 25 Culture is Everything In Episode 25, Jeff Veyera and I nerd out about the importance of addressing culture as part of any change or improvement initiative. In this episode we dive deep on culture, engagement, process improvement, and Qua...
Improvement Nerds Episode 26
Episode 26 Wholeness and Wellness Episode 26, Wholeness and Wellness dives deep on the concept that you have to be well before you can have the energy to enact lasting change in your career, your family, your health, in others, etc. In Erica’s ...
Improvement Nerds Episode 27
Episode 27 Making Authentic Connections In Episode 27, I nerd out with Lindsay Tjepkema about the importance of making authentic connections as a leader, as a business, and as a brand. In this episode Lindsay shares strategies on how leaders and orga...
Improvement Nerds Episode 28
Episode 28 The Healing Healthcare Project In this episode, The Healing Healthcare Project, Sarah brings her global health experience, travel nursing experience, and passion for caring for the caregiver to the table as we envision how much better heal...
Improvement Nerds Episode 29
Episode 29 Extreme Ownership In Episode 29, I nerd out with Amy Woodall about the idea of Extreme Ownership. In Amy’s words, “Extreme Ownership is about owning your 50. It is about accepting that in any situation you are 50% of the proble...
Improvement Nerds Becoming a Black Belt Bonus Episode
Bonus Episode Becoming a Black Belt In this Bonus Episode with Laura Pullen McMichael, we nerd out about journey of becoming a Certified Black Belt through ASQ. As we reflect on our individual journeys to certify we talk about study strategy, prepari...
Improvement Nerds Episode 30
Episode 30 Culture in the Workplace In Episode 30, Mike Bensi and I nerd out about the importance of culture in the workplace. As we dive deep on the topic we talk about the importance of routinely assessing culture and studying what the key drivers....
How to Avoid “Cute Puppy” Syndrome as a Project Sponsor
Summary – The Down and Dirty We all know that effective project sponsorship is critical to any change initiative. But, when supporting organization’s that are young in their improvement journey, I see the same barrier arise. Sponsors, althoug...
Launching the Improvement Nerds Podcast
LAUNCHING THE IMPROVEMENT NERDS PODCAST Having Faith Getting this idea out of my head and out into the Universe has been about faith. Having complete trust in someone or something. Accepting the things you cannot control. This has been about making...
LEAN is a Four-Letter Word
LEAN IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD If LEAN is a four-letter word at your organization… you’re doing it wrong. Maybe you are reading this because you are a lover of LEAN thinking and LEAN management systems just like I am but already knew that LEA...