GA 195 | How to Manage a Career Change with Thomas Frederick

This week’s guest is Thomas Frederick. Tom explained what it was like to switch careers from teaching/coaching to healthcare, applying lean along the way. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The quote that inspires Tom (4:50)
• Tom’s background (6:25)
• His early days of lean (7:19)
• About evidence-based decision making (10:19)
• Giving answers versus asking questions (12:14)
• Being a reactive coach (15:01)
• Tom’s transition from teaching to healthcare (17:40)
• Why Tom chose healthcare (19:41)
• How Tom got started (20:36)
• Tom’s kata practice (23:49)
• What “Respect for People” means to Tom (30:15)
• The best advice Tom has ever received (31:15)
• What Tom is most proud of (32:38)
• The knowledge or skill Tom wants to improve (35:04)
• Tom’s advice to anyone considering a career change (35:40)

Podcast Resources

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• Focus and Leverage
• The Goal 
• Healthcare Kaizen
• Tom on LinkedIn

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