Lean Leadership – Managing the Impact of Change through Respect for People
Just recently, I taught a class about ‘Managing the Impact of Change.’ As I was preparing for and delivering the class, I started to think about how deeply the ‘Respect […]
Do you run your life like you run your business? – For BossBabe.com
I’m a big fan of strategic life planning and it’s certainly helped me work through some tough times and to achieve some audacious goals. I’ve now written an article on […]
Lean Leadership – Facing the Challenges of a ‘Culture of Stopping’
A culture of stopping is where each day, everyone in the company comes together to assess the previous days performance, to focus on an improve any issues experienced, to carry out housekeeping and improvement activities and to learn and grow.
Start Today with Lean – Free e-book
Just a few weeks ago I was having a conversation with the CEO of the company where I work (Escea) as Head of Operations and ‘Lean Coach’. Two nights before […]
What is Lean and why I am so obsessed with it?
If you’ve clicked on this post, it’s likely that you’ve not heard a lot about this thing called ‘Lean’. Lean is the nickname for the operational improvement system used by […]
Four dynamite steps for lighting a fire under your improvement program
What do leaders need when they are starting out in improvement? They need some strong tips to help them understand what they are trying to achieve and some tools to get started with. I’m a big believer in giving people simple, straightforward options when it comes to lean and starting an improvement program is no different.
Build your Lean Transformation with the Flywheel Effect
In 2007, my Managing Director at the time handed me a book. Right in that moment, I didn’t realise the profound effect this book would have on the way I […]
Lean Leadership – Using PDCA to drive improvements to the next level
It happens in every system. You find a problem, record your current state, experiment towards the target vision, come up with a fantastic solution and feel that great sense of […]
Lean Leadership – Why you must celebrate those tiny lean successes
I’ve heard it many times from really successful managers. “We’re doing improvement, we’re just not documenting it.” My eyebrows always raise a bit when I hear this particular phrase. That’s […]
the lean minimalist 