Most leadership failures don’t start with strategy — they start with communication.

Leader247 – Episode 3
September 30 | 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM CST

In this session with author, Sam Yankelevitch, we’ll explore:
1️⃣ Is communication failure inevitable—or preventable? Learn how hidden assumptions quietly derail leaders.
2️⃣ When dashboards deceive. What happens when the numbers look good, but the conversations tell a different story?
3️⃣ Listening as a leadership superpower. The small habits that turn communication from liability into your greatest asset.

Meet Sam Yankelevich - he is an international speaker, author, and thought leader on Lean, culture, and communication. His work blends practical leadership insights with global experience, helping leaders spot and remove hidden barriers to performance. Here’s a glimpse at his books:

• An Interview with Failure — A creative dialogue with “Failure” itself, uncovering how leaders can learn from it.

• Walking the Invisible Gemba — Reveals how leaders can truly “see” and act on what’s happening in their organizations.

• Lean Communication — Practical ways to improve processes by addressing communication breakdowns.

• Global Lean — Exposes the hidden waste caused by distance, culture, and misalignment across borders.

• Lean Potion #9 — Highlights communication as the next frontier for Lean success.

• El Reto Lean en Comunicación — A Spanish-language exploration of communication challenges in Lean.