Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership GA 617 | What Alignment Looks Like with Hanna Bauer
Jan 29, 2026
Hanna Bauer, an improvement practitioner and Six Sigma Black Belt with a psychology background, blends culture, emotional intelligence, and systems thinking through her Heartnomics work. She talks about how culture shapes change. She explains emotional intelligence as reading the room and self-regulation. She describes alignment as harmony between mission, values, and daily work. She discusses balancing empathy and accountability.
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Servant Leadership Aligns Outcomes
- Helping others get what they want creates alignment and organizational success.
- Hanna Bauer says servant leadership naturally aligns outcomes when focus is on serving people.
From Black Belt To Heart-Led Improvement
- Hanna describes her journey from Six Sigma black belt to combining psychology and improvement work.
- She links personal resilience from a childhood heart procedure to her drive for systems and human-centered change.
Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast
- Culture determines whether strategy and improvements stick or cause breakdowns.
- Hanna learned that without the right culture, change creates shutdowns and talent loss.
