GA 579 | The Big Thinking of a Small Knight with Brian DeVries

This week’s guest is Brian DeVries. Ron and Brian discussed Brian’s new book “The Big Thinking of a Small Knight,” the roles storytelling and leadership play in continuous improvement, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

• The quote Brian likes (2:39)
• What to do when someone is struggling (4:18)
• His background (6:01)
• The roles leadership and storytelling play in continuous improvement (9:55)
• About his book (13:29)
• His “knight’s hat” (18:39)
• The biggest takeaway from the book (19:22)
• What Brian learned from writing it (20:24)
• The role his kids played in writing the book (21:38)

Podcast Resources

• Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3
• GA 222 | How to Sustain Improvements with Brian DeVries
• Brian on LinkedIn
• The Big Thinking of a Small Knight

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