GA 488 | Learning to Manage People with Summer Davies

Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Summer Davies. Ron and Summer discussed the importance of trust, working remotely, addressing micromanaging, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: Summer's favorite quote (2:24) Her background (3:16) What to do when someone is hard to work with (5:03) Why you have to start with trust (9:23) A personal anecdote about the space shuttle (10:53) Her connection between middle and frontline managers (12:35) Whether an expert accountant or an expert manager is better (15:24) Addressing micromanaging (19:42) Working from home versus the office (23:13) Her thoughts on AI (26:31) The role of personality types (28:04) Turning around the disengaged workforce (29:31) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 LeaderShop Summer on LinkedIn Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here. What Do You Think? Have you ever been micromanaged? How did you deal with it?