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#139 Lean Six Sigma & Roundabouts with Jennifer Teal, City Administrator, Gahanna, OH

#139 Lean Six Sigma & Roundabouts with Jennifer Teal, City Administrator, Gahanna, OH

FromGovLove - A Podcast About Local Government


#139 Lean Six Sigma & Roundabouts with Jennifer Teal, City Administrator, Gahanna, OH

FromGovLove - A Podcast About Local Government

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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Oct 31, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Leading Gahanna, Ohio and improving processes. City Administrator Jennifer Teal joins GovLove to discuss how she's used her black belt in Lean Six Sigma to improve operations and the unique way they taught residents to use roundabouts. Jennifer also shared her experience as a female City Administrator and how she balances her work and life.  Topics: Lightning round (1:30) including her celebrity look alike and top four mentors and concerts attended. Jennifer's career path and her experience being a woman in local government leadership (5:05), what she looks for when hiring (7:40), the issues she deals with in her job (8:45) like infrastructure, growth and personnel issues. Her work using Lean Six Sigma principles and changing culture to challenge the way things have been done (14:20). Teaching residents about roundabouts (25:25). Her thoughts on diversity in local government and supporting families in the workplace (29:35). This interview was recorded from the 2017 ICMA Conference in San Antonio, TX.
Released:
Oct 31, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

GovLove is a podcast about the people, policies and profession of local government. From Mayors and City Managers to interns and everyone in between, we interview the people making a difference in their communities to learn about the great work being done at the local level. GovLove is brought to you by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL).