For many, the word Discipline creates a visceral reaction. It's usually tied to some punitive action. However, Beau has a different take on the word discipline, especially as it pertains to creating a kaizen culture.

In this episode, Beau and I discuss the reality that Operational Discipline is foundational to creating a kaizen culture and how the lack thereof leads to fear and toxic workplace environments.

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In this episode, I sit down for a conversation with Rob Cushard, CEO of NTH Simple Solutions and Former Accenture Leader on the topic of How Tech is Improving the Way We Improve.

We have the privilege (and terror) of living through a tech revolution. It's important that we develop a productive relationship with tech given this new power that AI and other advanced tools give us.

What about the Continuous Improvement professional though? Where do we play in the future? Does tech serve as an enabler or replacement?

Check out the episode and leave us a comment. We'd love to hear what you think.

In this episode, we catch up with David Conners, CLSSBB, Recruiting Specialist with Randstad Enterprise Supporting Google, to discuss How to Get Hired in the Age of AI.

The task of landing a job has changed dramatically over the past few years, largely driven by the proliferation of AI tools in recruiting.

There was once a time when a resume was guaranteed to land in the hands of a human being who screened and decided whether or not to interview.

Not anymore though. The algorithm is the new gate-keeper. Dave and I discuss this topic in depth in this episode of The Impruvers Podcast.

What is Continuous Improvement Coaching and who needs it?

These are the questions that I asked Don Watza this episode.

We had a wide-ranging discussion on this topic and building the Detroit Continuous Improvement Community.

Are most Continuous Improvement professionals doomed from the moment they sign the employment agreement?

CI is one of the few professions where you often have to prove to the people they hired you that they need your help.

Unfortunately too many CI people are left to swim with the sharks in their role and don't have the support system to help them thrive.

Don Lowe, recently appointed President of the Salt Lake City Chapter of Impruver University, and I discuss what it takes to succeed in Continuous Improvement and how membership in a community can help.

Are leaders born - or are they made?

I had the privilege of speaking with Patrick Adams on this episode to discuss Developing the Next Generation of Leaders.

With the emergence of #AI and other fast-moving technological advancements, what skills do leaders of the future need that should be sharpened today?

What are those traditional leadership competencies that all great leaders share and are standard for leadership development?

What processes can be used to set young people on a path to becoming tomorrow's leaders?

Patrick and I discuss these topics and more in this episode.

They say that AI in 2025 is what databases were in the late 1990s.

Is it an industrial revolution or just an evolution?

How will AI impact the role of Continuous Improvement leader in the near future?

We tackle these questions and so many more like it in this episode of The Impruvers Podcast.

In a sense, conflict is the route to respect. Conflict, if managed productively, can help reveal the thoughts, emotions, beliefs, and traumas that people carry along with them to work every day.

Therefore, conflict avoidance is a path to disrespect. As leaders make consequential choices without coming to understand the people they lead, the feeling of disrespect is inevitable.

In this episode, Mark Greenhouse, Principal at Levantar Consulting, explains how respect for people goes far beyond listening to people's ideas for improvement. It goes into taking the time to understand their problems and actively particpating in the solutioning process.