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The Lean Post / Articles / When A3s Get Personal

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When A3s Get Personal

By Katie Anderson and Chet Marchwinski

September 20, 2017

Think A3s are just for organizational problems? Think again. Katie Anderson discusses how to adapt A3 thinking to guide our personal development.

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Years ago at a previous job at a healthcare organization, Katie Anderson was introduced to something she’d never thought of before: that A3s were not just for organizational problems.

All of the questions we typically ask about organizational problems — from “Where do things stand today?” to “What specific outcomes do we need to see?” to “What are the indicators of performance or progress?” and beyond — are equally valuable when we ask them about ourselves. Whether we’re trying to kick a habit or just improve our lean leadership skills in general, an A3 is an invaluable tool for tackling our personal development. Katie shares more in this interview from the 2017 Lean Transformation Summit in Carlsbad, California.

You’ll learn:

  • Why the A3 makes just as much sense to use on a personal level as an organizational level
  • How to think of ourselves as the “current condition”
  • How to use a personal A3 as a coaching framework
  • What “outcomes observed” can tell you about your own actions and habits, both good and bad
  • And more

For more information and coaching on A3 thinking, join the workshop Managing to Learn: The Use of the A3 Management Process.

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Developing Structured Problem-Solving and Leadership Skills using A3 Thinking: Managing to Learn Remotely

Join us for a seven-week learning experience and learn how to use the A3 Methodology to solve important business problems. Optional one-on-one coaching package also available.

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About Chet Marchwinski

Chet has been a humble, unwashed scribe of the lean continuous improvement movement since books by Taiichi Ohno and Shigeo Shingo first hit North America in the 1980s. At LEI, he contributes to content creation, marketing, public relations, and social media. Previously, he also wrote case studies on lean management implementations in…

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About Katie Anderson

An internationally recognized leadership and learning coach, consultant, and speaker, Katie is best known for inspiring individuals and organizations to lead with intention and increase their personal and professional impact. She’s passionate about helping people around the world learn to lead and lead to learn by connecting purpose, process, and practice…

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