Longtime manufacturing process engineer and trainer John Dyer discusses operational excellence and continuous improvement with Professor Mohamed Saleh, a Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement expert. Between them, the two share nearly 60 years of continuous improvement expertise. IndustryWeek has partnered with Dyer and Saleh to present their insights to a wide audience of manufacturing professionals.
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CI4Life shares insights and success stories of entrepreneurs that have Scaled their Business. Learn valuable strategies and tips/hacks to Scale (grow) your Business faster than you thought possible.
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The KaiNexus Continuous Improvement Podcast features content from our webinars. We also share conversations with KaiNexus team members and customers from time to time. This podcast brings you information about continuous improvement best practices, employee engagement, lean, six sigma (and related improvement disciplines) and more. Join us as we explore the nuances of creating a culture of continuous improvement, no matter your level of expertise or your industry.
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You’re a leader who knows that people are at the center of an exceptional organizational culture. You're excited to activate a culture of continuous learning – where everyone is capable, confident, and empowered to solve problems and innovate at all levels. This podcast is all about inspiring and equipping you to do that – through the power of learning and leading. Chain of Learning® is where the links of leadership and learning unite. Join your host, Katie Anderson, internationally recogniz ...
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Helping you take continuous improvement to the next level so you can destroy your organization’s status quo, devastate your competitors, and fuel revolutionary innovation.
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58| People First: Why Leaders Get It Backwards with Lean and Operational Excellence
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20:50Apply for the May 2026 Japan Leadership Experience—https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/ Where is your primary focus as a leader, change practitioner, or organization? Getting business results? Improving processes? Or developing people? What if the real key to lasting business success isn’t found in metrics or milestones—but in how you create a cultur…
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Key Factors that Accelerate or Impede Organizational Advancement: Summary
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22:13Podcast hosts John Dyer and Dr. Mohamed Saleh reflect on their favorite discussion topics from past episodes and highlight the No. 1 driver of organizational change.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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An example of Radical Candor, Radical ownership and Strategic Listening
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11:41על ידי Rick Heyland
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How UMass Memorial Health Built a Culture of Continuous Improvement
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10:22The blog post This blog summarizes key insights from a comprehensive whitepaper detailing UMass Memorial Health's remarkable transformation journey. When Dr. Eric Dickson stepped into the CEO role at UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) in 2013, he inherited what most would consider an impossible situation. The healthcare system was hemorrhaging money with…
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57| BONUS - How GE CEO Larry Culp Leads with Lean to Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement
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41:09What does it really take to become lean—not just do lean? This is the secret to transformational lean leadership that Larry Culp, CEO of GE and GE Aerospace shared with me on stage three years ago. In this special bonus episode, I want to share his insights and wisdom about leadership and lean culture with you. This bonus episode marks two mileston…
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How Union or Non-Union Environments Help or Hurt Organizational Change
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22:44Delve into three types of workplace structures—non-union, cooperative union and non-cooperative (or blocking) union—and learn the benefits or early engagement and collaboration.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Does the Age of Your Organization Shape Organizational Success?
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22:17Organizations don’t just age chronologically—they build layers of belief systems, rituals, unspoken norms, and hardened habits. And as the years pass, change becomes more of a cultural excavation than a simple upgrade. Tune in and discover how to transform age into wisdom—not weight.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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56| Slow Down to Speed Up: The Power of the Pause to Accelerate Continuous Learning
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24:56How often do you find yourself racing from meeting to meeting, rushing through tasks, or filling every silence with your own voice? In our doing-oriented culture, pausing feels uncomfortable—even counterproductive. Yet left unchecked, our instinct for action and answers can limit learning, development, and innovation. In this episode, I explore the…
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Does Size of the Organization Matter? (Part 2)
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23:50From family-run operations to enterprises the size of the Titanic, delve into how size can either accelerate progress or stall it completely. Part 2 of a two-part series.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Does the Size of the Organization Matter? (Part 1)
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22:59Learn how organizational size fundamentally shapes the transformation journey—from complexity and communication to culture and pace. First of a two-part series.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Leadership Characteristics Summary 1-10
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22:39Assess your own leadership DNA against these 10 leadership characteristics.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Leadership Characteristic 10 (Part 2): Coaching and Developing Others
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25:03Dive into the practical side of coaching: five powerful vehicles leaders can use to shift from a directive, command-based mindset to one rooted in growth, development, and shared success.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Ask Us Anything: Habits, Leadership, and What’s Next at KaiNexus
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29:42In this special “Ask Us Anything” episode, Mark Graban and KaiNexus CEO Greg Jacobson answer listener-submitted questions and share candid thoughts on: 🔁 The five habit cues (and how to use them for lasting change) 📚 Books that shape how leaders think and grow—including new takes on familiar topics 🔍 What it really means when a measure becomes a ta…
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Leadership Characteristic 10 (Part 1): Coaching and Developing Others
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22:48Explore the real purpose of leadership: coaching and developing others. Unpack how traditional hierarchies reward comparison and control, while true leadership multiplies capability and distributes power.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Achieving great results and a great place to work
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12:11Can you achieve great results and a culture where people enjoy the workplace? Yes, through monitoring two specific HR KPI's. 1. The right retention levels 2. Employee Engagement (culture) surveys.על ידי Rick Heyland
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Leadership Characteristic 9: Problem Solver with Resilience and Adaptability
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21:40Whether you’re leading a transformation or supporting a team through daily challenges, these three interwoven traits define whether you thrive—or just survive.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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55| Adopt the Mentor Mindset: How to Motivate, Guide, and Develop the Next Generation [with David Yeager]
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53:55Enter to Win a Copy of David Yeager's book "10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People" - Register to win before October 24th at 11:45pm Pacific: http://chainoflearning.com/55 How do you motivate, coach, or lead someone younger—without sounding critical, nagging, or controlling? We’ve all heard the stereotypes: “Young people don’t care.” “The…
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Leadership Characteristic 8: Empathy For Others
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22:31Explore the critical differences between sympathy and empathy and why the latter is essential for meaningful leadership.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Real word examples using improved Team decision making and AI
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13:381. How effective leaders make decisions 2. Using checklists and AI for detailed weekly recommendations for each site to improve performance.על ידי Rick Heyland
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Leadership Characteristic 7: Effective Decision Making
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25:20Delve into the delicate balance between waiting for enough information to make a sound decision versus falling into paralysis by analysis. Understand the art of determining: What is the minimum amount of information I need to make a decision?על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Leadership Characteristic 6 (Part 2): Strategic Thinker with a System Perspective
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23:17Dive into the biggest roadblocks that hinder true systems thinking, including prioritizing short-term wins over long-term vision, creating a fire-fighting culture and avoid risk to the extreme.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Leadership Characteristic 6 (Part 1): Strategic Thinker with a System Perspective
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23:30על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Enhance your Most Important Asset for Max Productivity
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17:14Self renewal is the best time management strategyעל ידי Rick Heyland
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Leadership Characteristic 5: Seeing the Vision and Having Clarity
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23:14על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Leadership Characteristic 4: Continuous Learning and Self Development
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19:17Explore the mindset shifts required for effective leadership, including fostering open-mindedness, a growth mindset, self-awareness, adaptability, humility, and a commitment to lifelong learning. Learn how these qualities become a litmus test for determining who’s truly “all in” on transformation.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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54| BONUS - Build Influence and Get Buy-in: Elevating the Positioning, ROI, and Value of Lean and Continuous Improvement [with Betsy Jordyn]
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1:01:12What do people in other functions at your organization think lean is all about? For many—in HR, OD, Finance, or operations—the answer is simple: process improvement, efficiency, waste elimination. And while those are pieces of the puzzle, they miss the bigger picture. Too often, continuous improvement and operational excellence teams get pigeonhole…
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Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change with Process Gemba Walks [Webinar Recording]
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59:43In this KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar, Mark Graban (author, speaker, consultant, and Senior Advisor at KaiNexus) is joined by Tracy O’Rourke (Lean consultant, coach, and co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit) for a powerful session on:“Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change with Process Gemba Walks.”Get slides and moreG…
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53| Rediscover Ikigai: What it Really Means for Your Leadership and Life Purpose [with Nicolas Kemp]
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46:20Ikigai is one of the hottest buzzwords in leadership and personal development. But what does ikigai really mean? When you think of ikigai, what do you envision? Is it the popular Venn diagram that claims to help you find your purpose by identifying “the sweet spot” where what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what you can be …
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Respect for People, Leadership Characteristic 3 for Driving Sustainable Change
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22:10Respect for people isn’t a slogan—it’s a leadership condition. Tune in to discover why it’s time to flip the script and treat respect for people as the root of transformation.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Gemba-Focused Leader—The Second Leadership Characteristic for Lasting Change
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22:37Learn how engaging with your team at the gemba, or where the work happens—and with the right mindset—builds trust, amplifies decision-making and creates psychological safety.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Selfless Leader—The First Leadership Characteristic for Meaningful Change
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22:16Explore how true leaders adopt a team-over-self mindset, embody humility and prioritize removing obstacles for their teams.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Crafting a Comprehensive Training Roadmap
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19:26Explore how to create a training roadmap that drives genuine lean leadership and avoids the pitfalls of empty certification. Learn the dangers of taking a cookie-cutter approach.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Designing an Impactful Training Experience
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24:14Explore how to craft training experiences that don’t just deliver knowledge but ensure it is gained, transferred, and retained. Review dynamic approaches like simulations, on-the-job training, breakouts, and role-playing.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Building Lasting Capabilities through Effective Training: The Do’s and Don’ts
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24:43Explore the difference between training that sparks meaningful improvement and training that falls flat. Learn about the most effective approaches—like hands-on simulations and engaging adult learners through active participation—versus the common pitfalls of overloading with theory or skipping leadership involvement.…
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Webinar Preview: Leveraging Psychology for Effective Behavioral Change with Process Gemba Walks
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16:04Registration link To be presented Sept 30 at 5 pm ET by Tracy O'Rourke. Do you have a painful process, but people don’t seem to want to embrace change to improve it? Does it seem that people are comfortable with the status quo? One of the most powerful Change Management tools you have is…Gemba Walks! Tracy O’Rourke Co-Author "The Problem-Solver's T…
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52| What You Love About Lean and Operational Excellence - And Your #1 Frustration: Executive Buy-In
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26:58What’s the #1 frustration most lean and continuous improvement practitioners face? It's something that I bet you've felt too, no matter how passionate you are about the work, no matter what you call it: lean, agile, continuous improvement, operational excellence, or DevOps... Too often, we struggle to clearly explain what we actually do as CI chang…
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Battling Innovation Fatigue: When the Push for Progress Takes Its Toll
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23:31Dive into what happens when the push for progress becomes a burden rather than a boost. How do you keep your people engaged and inspired when they’ve been burned before, or when they’re simply recovering from the last big change?על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Balancing "Best Practice" & "Employee Ownership" for Max Performance
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16:52על ידי Rick Heyland
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Loss of Control: How to Steer When Change Takes the Helm
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22:32Dive into one of the most challenging dynamics of organizational change and leadership change resistance: navigating the loss of control during times of change. As leaders shift from the familiar role of the “firefighter hero” to empowering their teams as the true heroes, they face a profound identity shift. How do we retire that hero’s cap and ele…
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Resistance to Change: Unpacking the Psychology Behind Change Aversion
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23:10Explore the psychological and emotional drivers behind this resistance, and learn how leaders can recognize these barriers and implement strategies to transform resistance into acceptance, turning potential roadblocks into opportunities for innovation and improvement.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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Flattening the Pyramid: Transforming Hierarchies into Horizontal Structures
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21:44Traditional vertical hierarchies often stifle communication, slow decision-making and create barriers to innovation. Shifting to a horizontal, decentralized structure can break down these barriers and foster a culture of open, two-way communication. Explore strategies for leaders looking to implement horizontal communication channels in their organ…
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5 quick wins to improve your manufacturing (or process) throughput
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7:10על ידי Rick Heyland
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What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?
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7:40In this episode, Mark Graban reads a recent KaiNexus blog post by Danielle Yoon: “What Makes Employees Actually Participate in Continuous Improvement Programs?” Here is the blog post Employee participation is the heartbeat of any Lean or continuous improvement effort. Without it, even the best strategies stall. Drawing on research by Dr. Shweta Cho…
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Breaking Down Silos: Uniting Teams for Unstoppable Success
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22:12Dive deep into the destructive impact of organizational silos. Explore how these invisible walls form and learn strategies to break them down, paving the way for seamless teamwork and continuous improvement.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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51| Elevate Your Impact Beyond Tools: The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit [with Elisabeth Swan and Tracy O'Rouke]
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47:03Organizations invest thousands of dollars and countless hours into lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement training programs. Certifications get awarded. Belts get earned. But nothing actually changes. Technical problem-solving training alone isn’t enough to drive meaningful impact. Without guidance and support on how to apply problem-sol…
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Trust on Display: How OPEN Communication shapes Organizational Culture
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23:47Discover how open communication is not just a tool but a mirror reflecting the ongoing culture within your organization. We’ll discuss real-world examples, like hour-by-hour metric boards. Are they tools for improvement or instruments of blame?על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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The Power of Two-Way Communication in Organizational Design
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22:28Uncover the blueprint for fostering two-way communication that ignites collaboration and innovation. From tiered huddles to activating listening structures and rituals that prioritize dialogue over directives, explore how flattening organizational structures can break down barriers and foster a culture of openness and trust.…
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Unlocking Workforce Potential: The Key to Genuine Employee Engagement
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22:43Explore the true power of employee engagement. Discover how sincere, empathetic, and respectful engagement can transform the narrative from “I” to “We,” fostering ownership, buy-in, and enthusiastic productivity.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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How to reduce bottlenecks in your manufacturing process by reducing the 8 areas of waste
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13:43על ידי Rick Heyland
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Decoding Tribal Language: Leadership Strategies for a Collaborative Culture
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21:55Discover the skill of active listening and how to identify and engage with the tribes within your organization. Learn how to create triads to break down competitive silos, establish shared values, and unite everyone in pursuit of a noble cause.על ידי Endeavor Business Media
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