Drew Erdmann's guest appearances

Drew Erdmann

The New Bureaucrat

The Lean Solutions Podcast

Justin Brown

Holly Johnson

Katie Anderson

Richard Sheridan

Chris Burnham

Mike Leigh

Doug Robinson

Martin O'Malley

Patrick Adams

Dan Davis

Mark Graban

Karyn Ross

Paul Akers

John Dyer

Jim Huntzinger

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Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Drew Erdmann who served as the chief operating officer of the state of Missouri from February 2017 to April 2021. Under two governors, he was responsible for leading the management transformation across the state of Missouri's 16 Cabinet departments, which equates to roughly 45,000 employees. In this episode, Drew talks about both private and public sector continuous improvement, his transition between the two and how to bridge the gap between the private sector and the government. What You’ll Learn This Episode:  Transitioning from private sector to public sector The approach to introducing operational excellence to the state of Missouri government Drew’s experience with the public sector and executive leadership level The major differences between private and public sector How do we bridge the gap between the private sector techniques and the government Building a network or community that can withstand change Successes that the operational excellence community was able to achieve  About the Guest: Drew Erdmann served as the Chief Operating Officer of the State of Missouri from February 2017 to April 2021. Under two governors, he was responsible for leading the management transformation across the State of Missouri’s 16 Cabinet departments and their roughly 45,000 employees. Among these enterprise reforms were establishing Missouri’s first cross-departmental Operational Excellence community and prioritizing leadership development and skill building at all levels. Before his state government service, Drew worked in the private sector for over a decade with the global consultancy McKinsey &amp; Company.  As a partner at McKinsey, he served clients in the aerospace &amp; defense, energy, infrastructure, and government sectors in the United States and overseas. Prior to McKinsey, Drew served across the U.S. federal government in a variety of national security roles with the State Department, the Defense Department in Iraq, and National Security Council at the White House. Drew received an AM and then PhD in history from Harvard University after earning a BA degree from Williams College and a second BA degree from Oxford University. Important Links: https://showmeexcellence.mo.gov/ https://twitter.com/drewerdmann?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-erdmann-aa49567/--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support

Today on the podcast, I’m talking with Drew Erdmann who served as the chief operating officer of the state of Missouri from February 2017 to April 2021. Under two governors, he was responsible for leading the management transformation across the state of Missouri's 16 Cabinet departments, which equates to roughly 45,000 employees. In this episode, Drew talks about both private and public sector continuous improvement, his transition between the two and how to bridge the gap between the private sector and the government. What You’ll Learn This Episode: <ul> <li>Transitioning from private sector to public sector</li> <li>The approach to introducing operational excellence to the state of Missouri government</li> <li>Drew’s experience with the public sector and executive leadership level</li> <li>The major differences between private and public sector</li> <li>How do we bridge the gap between the private sector techniques and the government</li> <li>Building a network or community that can withstand change</li> <li>Successes that the operational excellence community was able to achieve</li> </ul> About the Guest: Drew Erdmann served as the Chief Operating Officer of the State of Missouri from February 2017 to April 2021. Under two governors, he was responsible for leading the management transformation across the State of Missouri’s 16 Cabinet departments and their roughly 45,000 employees. Among these enterprise reforms were establishing Missouri’s first cross-departmental Operational Excellence community and prioritizing leadership development and skill building at all levels. Before his state government service, Drew worked in the private sector for over a decade with the global consultancy McKinsey &amp; Company.  As a partner at McKinsey, he served clients in the aerospace &amp; defense, energy, infrastructure, and government sectors in the United States and overseas. Prior to McKinsey, Drew served across the U.S. federal government in a variety of national security roles with the State Department, the Defense Department in Iraq, and National Security Council at the White House. Drew received an AM and then PhD in history from Harvard University after earning a BA degree from Williams College and a second BA degree from Oxford University. Important Links: <a href="https://showmeexcellence.mo.gov/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://showmeexcellence.mo.gov/</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/drewerdmann?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/drewerdmann?lang=en</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-erdmann-aa49567/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/drew-erdmann-aa49567/</a>--- Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support</a>

Private and Public Sector Continuous Improvement with Drew Erdmann

Drew, Missouri’s Chief Operating Officer, shares the stories of how earlier investments in leadership and management have accelerated the state’s ability to move quickly to address the challenges of the pandemic. Missouri started in 2017 on a series of cross-departmental initiatives in addition to large-scale engagements in management development. The skills, the tools, the approaches and the passion generated has enabled the rapid acceleration of changes demanded by COVID-19.

Drew, Missouri’s Chief Operating Officer, shares the stories of how earlier investments in leadership and management have accelerated the state’s ability to move quickly to address the challenges of the pandemic. Missouri started in 2017 on a series of cross-departmental initiatives in addition to large-scale engagements in management development. The skills, the tools, the approaches and the passion generated has enabled the rapid acceleration of changes demanded by COVID-19.

Drew Erdmann – Transformation in a time of great challenge

No state has made a more substantial and broad investment in educating their people than Missouri. Meet Drew Erdmann, Governor Mike Parson’s chief operating officer and the chief advocate for transformation through education. With the Governor’s leadership and the legislatures’ full support the state is doing one thing many don’t, its investing in the people who make government work. And it’s doing what it should: delivering results in all kinds of unexpected ways.

No state has made a more substantial and broad investment in educating their people than Missouri. Meet Drew Erdmann, Governor Mike Parson’s chief operating officer and the chief advocate for transformation through education. With the Governor’s leadership and the legislatures’ full support the state is doing one thing many don’t, its investing in the people who make government work. And it’s doing what it should: delivering results in all kinds of unexpected ways.