Description
Book SynopsisWithout Lean leaders, there can be no Lean.
If an organization wants to be Lean, its leaders must lead using Lean principles. Put another way, until the top of your organization fully embraces Lean, the rest of your organization will never be Lean.
The Lean Leader: A Personal Journey of Transformation uses a compelling novel format to tackle the nuts and bolts of leading a Lean transformation. Readers follow along as the characters face real crises and what seem to be unreasonable deadlines.
As the story progresses, readers will see how the main character, Don, and his colleagues transform from being command and control autocratsthose who make decisions and bark ordersto more Socratic coaches and mentors.
As Don and his staff come to realize that the folks they employ are the real experts in the processes they control, you will learn why it behooves you to do more asking than telling. You will come to realize that a leader's
Table of Contents
A Retrospective. Charleston. At Home. First Request.Change or Die. First Who. Oakland. The Spears Estate. Hoshin and KPI. Meetings as a Form of Communication. New World Order: First Who. Cascading Metrics and KPIs. It’s About the People. Tightening and Straightening. X-Matrix. Metrics and Critical Resources. A3 Report. The Long March. The End of the Beginning. Index.
