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Improvement Nerds Episode 26

Improvement Nerds Podcast: 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 hea…

Improvement Nerds Podcast: 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 sha…

Improvement Nerds Podcast: Episode 28 Episode 28 The Healing Healthcare Project https://youtu.be/fMgLr_qua58 In this episode, The Healing Healthcare Project, Sarah brings her global health experience, travel nursing experience, and passion for caring…

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 Podcast: Becoming A Black Belt 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…

Improvement Nerds Podcast: 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 cult…

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 …

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 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 …

Mammoth Cave Historic Tour Cave Entrance

3 Things Every Leader Can Learn From A Park Ranger Visiting Mammoth cave My wife and I have a goal of seeing all the National Parks before our boys graduate High School. The twins are 4 and our oldest is 6, so we have 12……

Dealing With VUCA In this article we discuss three (3) ways to help organizations dealing with VUCA. I recently learned about an acronym VUCA. Which stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. I stumbled across the acronym while pr…