Lean LeadershipTraining I

Who is the training suitable for?

The training is suitable for managers and supervisors in all business sectors who are considering implementing Lean in their organisation and/or want to learn:

• what Lean Thinking is
• how and why to use Lean
• what Lean Leadership is

What will you learn in the training?

You will learn the basic principles of Lean Leadership and how to apply them in practice:

1. Basic concepts of Lean Thinking
2. How Lean works in practice
3. What Lean Leadership is
4. How to get started in a Lean organisation
5. How to apply Lean Thinking and Lean Leadership in your own work

After the training, you can continue to Lean Leadership II if you wish: Lean Ledership II‍

Contents of Lean & Leaderdship Training

Morning (9.00-12.00)

• What is Lean thinking?: You will learn the basic principles of Lean Thinking interactively, applying what you learn to your own situation immediately.
• Lean Simulation: In the simulation you will experience how Lean Thinking can improve processes.
• Forms of work: Introduction & discussion, examples, video and Lean simulation.

Lunch (12.00-13.00)

Afternoon (13.00-16.00)

• Lean Project Example: You will see an example of how an organisation reduced service delivery times from 40 days to 3 days in a 2-week Lean project. As a result of the project, job satisfaction also improved by 30%.
• The role of management in a successful Lean Change: You will learn from a concrete model what the roles of the Lean leader and manager are in a successful Lean Change.
• Lean at work?: At the end of the day, we will discuss how to transfer the lessons learned to the participants' own working environment.
• Forms of work: Introduction & discussion, examples and exercise on the role of management.‍