S4E20 - Career Passions, Healthy Workplace Relationships, and Humble Leadership, with Jay Hodge

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Jay Hodge about his career passion of helping organizations to better engage their employees, creating more healthy workplace relationships, and the importance of humble leadership. See the video here: https://youtu.be/HudYst-9flE. Jay Hodge is the author of The Lean Treasure Chest and has spent his 25-year career in Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Healthcare, and Operational Excellence. He started by serving in the United States Marine Corps, and he grew professionally as his career progressed from front-line supervision to executive-level roles as Vice President at organizations like Ford, General Motors, Toyota, Caterpillar, KIK Industries, Hol-Mac Corporation, and Tenet Healthcare. Jay is a published author and accomplished public speaker who is able to drive cultural change throughout an organization from the A-Suite to the floor level. His experiences range from the implementation of effective management systems, Strategy Development and Deployment, Leadership Development, focused areas of improvement in operations, and the facilitation of problem-solving Kaizen Events. He started Jay Hodge & Associates, LLC. in 2016 and has been blessed with success simply because he understands that the clients he works with are not simply organizations; they are people who are passionate about making a difference. See his company website here. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.