GA 604 | Creating a Culture of Problem Solvers with Sarah Tilkens and Leah Roe

30/10/2025 40 min
GA 604 | Creating a Culture of Problem Solvers with Sarah Tilkens and Leah Roe

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Episode Synopsis


This week’s guests are Sarah Tilkens and Leah Roe. Ron, Sarah, and Leah discussed the problem solver revolution, building trust in yourself and others, working with younger generations, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.
In this episode you’ll learn: 

A favorite quote (2:16)
How Sarah and Leah met (4:15)
Ron’s confession (9:25)
Building a culture of problem solvers (11:15)
His advice for when trust isn’t where it should be (13:23)
Trusting yourself (17:34)
The problem solver revolution (22:32)
How kaizen plays a role (25:49)
Working with the younger generations (29:11)
The most important concept Ron took away from today’s episode (37:33)

Podcast Resources

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GA 275 | Leading vs. Serving with Sarah Tilkens
GA 408 | Lean and Life Coaches with Sarah Tilkens
GA 474 | Integrating Coaching and Lean with Sarah Tilkens
GA 568 | Lean and Talent Development with Sarah Tilkens
Sarah on LinkedIn
Sarah’s Website
Leah on LinkedIn
Leah’s Website

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