GA 331 | Leading and Learning at Toyota with Katie Anderson

This week’s guest is Katie Anderson. Ron and Katie discussed Katie’s new book, the roles of a leader,  joy versus happiness, and much more. Katie also shared some special stories about esteemed Toyota leaders like Isao Yoshino and John Shook. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• The quote that inspires Katie (5:27)
• About Katie’s book (7:54)
• The three roles of a leader (10:49)
• Setting a direction (12:35)
• Providing support (16:42)
• Another story about Mr. Yoshino (17:58)
• Developing yourself as a manager (19:54)
• What it was like working with Mr. Shook (21:48)
• Mr. Toyota’s speech about happiness (23:50)
• The relationship between happiness and joy (27:22)
• Katie’s words of wisdom (21:10)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com
• Katie’s Website
• Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn
• Joy, Inc
• Katie’s Resources for Gemba Academy Podcast Listeners

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What Do You Think?

In your opinion, what is the difference between joy and happiness?

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