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GA 270 | The Simplicity of Lean with Philip Holt

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on June 6th, 2019

This week’s guest is Philip Holt. Philip discussed the books he’s written, the concept of “mosquito leadership,” and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • The quote that inspires Philip (2:17)
  • Philip’s background (3:31)
  • Philip’s favorite Jon Miller story (6:18)
  • What Philip is up to (7:28)
  • About Leading with Lean (8:55)
  • The four different leadership styles (10:30)
  • The problem he was trying to solve by writing it (16:02)
  • About Simplicity of Lean (18:07)
  • The elements of changing culture (20:17)
  • How you know whether you’re “winning” or “losing” (23:36)
  • Measuring engagement (26:35)
  • The main takeaways from the book (28:25)

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What Do You Think?

What are your thoughts on “mosquito leadership”?


  1. Fred Anthony Soriano

    June 6, 2019 - 11:14 am
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    Excellent podcast with Philip, I can’t wait to purchase his books. Definite key takeaways are his thoughts on simplicity an leadership. Awesome job Ron.

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