Leadership Excellence
Leadership Excellence Podcast
Leadership Excellence is a weekly podcast for aspiring and established leaders who want to grow beyond tactics and titles—and develop the habits, mindset, and discipline required for sustained excellence.
Hosted by George Trachilis with Dr. Tom Lawless, the podcast explores the human side of leadership—where purpose, identity, self‑development, and performance intersect. Each episode features real conversations, practical insights, and lived experience from leaders, practitioners, and guests who understand that leadership begins from within.
Drawing from Lean leadership, the Harada Method, continuous improvement, mental fitness, and values‑based leadership, Leadership Excellence goes beyond goal‑setting to focus on daily practice, self‑reliance, and building people who can lead themselves—and others—through change.
Whether you’re leading a team, a business, or yourself, this podcast is designed to help you:
- Develop disciplined daily habits
- Lead with clarity, calm, and purpose
- Build resilient, self‑reliant people
- Navigate burnout, identity shifts, and growth
- Turn personal development into consistent action
🎙️ New episodes are recorded weekly with a live audience.
📅 Join us live every Wednesday at 4:30 PM CST
🌐 Learn more and watch episodes at https://leadershipx.tv
Leadership isn’t about position.
It’s about who you become—and how you show up every day.
Leadership Excellence
Episode 7 - Support Daily Kaizen: 6 Winning Habits that Drive Progress
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In this insightful episode of the Leadership Excellence Podcast, Dr. Tom Lawless and George Trachilis dive into the third pillar of the Lean Leadership Development Model — Support Daily Kaizen. They explain how continuous improvement becomes part of everyday work, not a project or event, but a daily rhythm that strengthens teams and drives progress.
Dr. Lawless illustrates the importance of going to the Gemba — where the real work happens — to observe the process, not just the results. He emphasizes that effective leaders engage with their teams, listen first, and build trust so improvement ideas can flow freely. His practical advice: “If the idea works, it’s theirs; if it fails, it’s mine.”
George Trachilis expands on this by discussing the need for standard work, consistent routines, and daily stand‑ups. These structures help teams align, identify problems quickly, and apply the PDCA (Plan‑Do‑Check‑Act) learning cycle. Together, they reinforce that leaders succeed not by fixing problems themselves but by developing problem solvers throughout the organization.
🎯 Listeners Will Discover
💡 What “Support Daily Kaizen” really means for Lean leaders.
🏭 How to practice going to the Gemba with curiosity and respect.
🔄 How the PDCA cycle drives learning and small, daily improvements.
📋 The value of standard work and daily stand‑ups in team alignment.
🌱 Why developing people first is the ultimate goal of continuous improvement.
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Every episode is a chance to grow, reflect, and strengthen your leadership mindset. Come learn alongside Tom and George as they explore timeless principles, share stories from the Gemba, and discuss the habits that define true leadership excellence.
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