How to coach and manage to create a successful Lean culture

11/02/17 • 11 min

Today I am excited to continue my talk on successfully developing a Lean culture that will provide sustainable success. Toyota and other Japanese firms have been successful in developing a Lean culture and In Western industry, we manage for results. We are focused on making the numbers. But, Toyota has sustained success because it focuses on improving and adapting to give customers what they want when they want it at the highest quality and affordable cost.

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What Makes Some Companies So Successful with Lean?

Hi, it’s Phyllis Mikolaitis, welcome back to our bi-monthly podcast. Today I am excited to talk to you about how a LEAN strategy and People Centered Leadership can create an environment where your business and your employees flourish and your customers are delighted.

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How a Culture of Empowered Teams Creates Lean Success

Teams are more creative and achieve higher levels of production and quality than any single person. Companies that empower their teams achieve the desired level of success in implementing and sustaining Lean. Employees are not widgets. They are items in the value stream to be eliminated. Their brains, their passion, and their creativity need to be developed and nourished. The transformation of your organization depends on their involvement. You need to treat them as an asset and invest in their development just as you invest in any other asset in your company.