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

GA 567 | Developing Human Skills with Thomas Gelmi

Feb 13, 2025
36:19

This week’s guest is Thomas Gelmi. Ron and Thomas discussed Thomas’s unique background, how he helps leaders develop their “human” skills, navigating different personalities at work, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • The quote Thomas likes (2:48)
  • His background (4:16)
  • What “human skills” refers to (7:33)
  • Why how we feel about ourselves matters (10:29)
  • Navigating personality differences (16:36)
  • His opinion on why developing human skills is good for business (21:38)
  • A leader’s ability and willingness to be vulnerable (27:48)
  • Thomas’s final words of wisdom (32:53)

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