Comments on: What Makes Someone Good at Leading Lean Implementation?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 28 May 2010 08:44:15 +0000

I found your blog via Google. Really nice topics with great info. Surely be coming back to gain more knowledge!!

By: Billie Uselton

Billie Uselton — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 20:47:00 +0000

I found your blog via Google. Really nice topics with great info. Surely be coming back to gain more knowledge!!

By: Joen Baldwin

Joen Baldwin — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 02:08:19 +0000

You have written an excellent article. You have made some excellent points. There is not much to argue about. It is like the following universal truth that you can not argue with: The amount of advice you ignore as a youth is directly proportional to the amount of counseling you will need as an adult. Thanks for the info.

By: Russel Braum

Russel Braum — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:18:41 +0000

Very good post. Thanks for sharing.

By: Byron

Byron — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:02:52 +0000

Jamie,
I appreciate your inputs and fully agree. Often my customers are shocked at the results that can be had by simply opening communication and teaching lean leadership skills from managers down through front line supervision. These skills give people the ability to coach, teach and inspire while building in both creativity and accountability. The mantra that I teach, “First hearts, then minds and finally hands.”

Thanks for your input.

-Byron

By: Jamie Flinchbaugh

Jamie Flinchbaugh — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:24:07 +0000

Thanks for sharing. We have found consistently that most lean leaders really don’t know how to lead, particularly cultural change. Many of them come from operations or engineering, and I can personally attest that most engineers aren’t trained in change management.

I believe that there is no such thing as organizational change. People change. Eventually enough people change within the organization that you can call it organizational change. You change one heart and one mind at a time.

I like to believe these skills are the difference between being a lean expert and being a lean change agent. One knows stuff, the other makes something happen.

Jamie