Title: Starting Lean from Scratch : A Senior Leaders Guide to Beginning and Steering an Organizational Culture Change for Continuous Improvement Author: Brent Donald Timmerman ISBN: 0367185695 / 9780367185695 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 392 Publisher: Productivity Press Year: 2019 Availability: 2 to 3 weeks
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What if the problem is you? For organizations just preparing to begin a continuous-improvement (CI) journey, the behaviors of the leadership must transform dramatically for the Lean toolkit to succeed. Many organizations invest in training colleagues about the power of the tools but fail to address the behavior and mindset of the leadership. Unfortunately, misaligned leadership behaviors will counteract any culture change that is attempted simply by pushing the use of Lean tools. This book outlines a comprehensive set of leadership principles that must be understood and modelled by the leadership before the CI Journey can effectively begin.
This book organizes these leadership principles into a framework of a conceptual model called the "Three Spaces of Lean Transformation." The model suggests that these spaces of Trust, Change, and Continuous Improvement must be consciously shaped, developed, and maintained by the organizational leadership if a continuous improvement culture change succeeds. This book organizes a set of leadership principles -- that supports the culture change -- into each of these three spaces.
The book is written in the first-person narrative and maintains a mentoring format. This book is for professionals at the very beginning of an intimidating Lean journey and with very little background or formal Lean training.
Although these leadership principles are framed in the approach of being necessary to support an innovation culture change, the principles are, in fact, those necessary to support effective employee engagement. In addition, this set of leadership principles, if modeled consistently by the leaders, will create an organizational culture that will attract and retain great employees.
These principles form the strong leadership foundation that must be established in organizations where, previously, many of the leadership behaviors were contrary to what is required by a "Lean" organization. The proper adoption of these leadership principles by an organization will support the long-term success of the Lean journey, and that this will enable a lasting, not a temporary, change to a continuous improvement culture.
Acknowledgements
Preface
Part 1 : Understanding the Spaces of Lean Transformation
Chapter 1 : Introduction Chapter 2 : The Three Spaces Model Chapter 3 : Defining Some Key Terms Chapter 4 : The Lean Management Team
Part 2 : Understanding the Space of Trust
Chapter 5 : The Space of Trust Explained Chapter 6 : Trust Principle #1 : Know that Culture Change is the Goal, Not the Implementation of Lean Tools Chapter 7 : Trust Principle #2 : Trust that Your People are Not the Problem You Are Chapter 8 : Trust Principle #3 : Believe that Your People Come to Work Every Day Wanting to Do a Good Job Chapter 9 : Trust Principle #4 : Understand that People Become a Product of Their Environment Chapter 10 : Trust Principle #5 : Believe that You Can Change Chapter 11 : Trust Principle #6 : Free Yourself from the Need for External Validation Chapter 12 : Trust Principle #7 : Trust that Better Client Service Results from Treating Your People Well Chapter 13 : Trust Principle #8 : Remember that Authority Matters Chapter 14 : Trust Principle #9 : Delegate Properly Chapter 15 : Trust Principle #10 : Remember that Management Still Has Rights Chapter 16 : Trust Principle #11 : Always Act with Respect for People Chapter 17 : Trust Principle #12 : Correct Workplace Behaviour Problems Quickly Chapter 18 : Trust Principle #13 : Talk About Problems Openly, But Focus on Solutions Chapter 19 : Trust Principle #14 : Give Balanced Performance Feedback Regularly Chapter 20 : Trust Principle #15 : Thank Your Staff Personally When They Do Something Great Chapter 21 : Trust Principle #16 : Discipline Only the Unwilling, But Know that They are Few Chapter 22 : Trust Principle #17 : Protect Your People Chapter 23 : Trust Principle #18 : Show Loyalty to Leadership Above You Chapter 24 : Trust Principle #19 : Go and See to Truly Understand Chapter 25 : Trust Principle #20 : Respect the Leadership Chain of Command Chapter 26 : Trust Principle #21 : Listen Effectively Chapter 27 : Trust Principle #22 : Understand the True Source of Your Value as a Leader Chapter 28 : Trust Principle #23 : Be a Coach, Not a Judge Chapter 29 : Trust Principle #24 : Coach with Questions, Not Answers Chapter 30 : Trust Principle #25 : Eliminate Competition in Favour of Teamwork Chapter 31 : Trust Principle #26 : Be Congruent Chapter 32 : The Space of Trust : Concluding Thoughts
Part 3 : Understanding the Space for Change
Chapter 33 : The Space for Change Explained Chapter 34 : Change Principle #1 : Recognize that Sometimes Terminology Does Matter Chapter 35 : Change Principle #2 : Explain WhyMany Times Chapter 36 : Change Principle #3 : Be Wary of a Goal of Quick Cash Savings Chapter 37 : Change Principle #4 : Appreciate the Value of Change Management Chapter 38 : Change Principle #5 : Communicate Everything You Can Chapter 39 : Change Principle #6 : Find Your Voice Chapter 40 : Change Principle #7 : Challenge the Status Quo Continuously Chapter 41 : Change Principle #8 : Respect the Current State of Evolutionary Growth Chapter 42 : Change Principle #9 : Start with the Willing, Convince the Skeptical, Then Deal with the Resisters Chapter 43 : Change Principle #10 : Remember that We Learn By Doing Chapter 44 : Change Principle #11 : Understand that a Presentation Does Not Equal Training Chapter 45 : Change Principle #12 : Ask Them to Show You, Not Tell You Chapter 46 : Change Principle #13 : Use Visual Metrics Regularly to Teach and Reveal, Never to Assign Blame Chapter 47 : Change Principle #14 : Embrace Huddle Board Meetings as a Part of the Culture Change Chapter 48 : Change Principle #15 : Realize that in an Office, 5s Doesn’t Just Mean Cleaning Off Your Desk Chapter 49 : Change Principle #16 : Be Ruthless When Setting Strategic Priorities Chapter 50 : Change Principle #17 : Value How an Objective is Achieved as Much as the Achievement Itself Chapter 51 : Change Principle #18 : Set Up a Structure of Aligned Metrics to Take You Where You Need to Go Chapter 52 : Change Principle #19 : Drive Towards Thoughtfully Selected Targets on Your Metrics Chapter 53 : Change Principle #20 : Say “Yes” More Often Than “No” At First, Then Be Selective Chapter 54 : Change Principle #21 : Celebrate Team Accomplishments, Large and Small Chapter 55 : Change Principle #22 : Recognize the Power and Primacy of Intrinsic Motivation Chapter 56 : Change Principle #23 : Teach Your Leaders to Operate in the Gray Chapter 57 : Change Principle #24 : Protect the Culture Change Chapter 58 : The Space for Change : Concluding Thoughts
Part 4 : Understanding the Space for Continuous Improvement
Chapter 59 : The Space for Continuous Improvement Explained Chapter 60 : CI Principle #1 : Defend Continuous Improvement as an Investment, Not a Cost Chapter 61 : CI Principle #2 : Study and Adopt Methods of Time Management Chapter 62 : CI Principle #3 : Let Those Who Do the Job Develop the Improvements Chapter 63 : CI Principle #4 : Plan for Success Every Time Chapter 64 : CI Principle #5 : Look for the Barriers in Advance, and Remove Them Chapter 65 : CI Principle #6 : Choose the Right People for an Event Chapter 66 : CI Principle #7 : Get the Leadership Out of the Room Chapter 67 : CI Principle #8 : Scope Your Projects with Care Chapter 68 : CI Principle #9 : Take Each Project Over the Finish Line Chapter 69 : CI Principle #10 : Receive with Gratitude and Implement the Efforts of Your People Chapter 70 : CI Principle #11 : Teach Them About the Types of Wastes Chapter 71 : CI Principle #12 : Solve the Right Problem Chapter 72 : CI Principle #13 : Run an Experiment to Improve Something Chapter 73 : CI Principle #14 : Share Widely Best Practices Chapter 74 : CI Principle #15 : Adapt and Innovate When You Adopt Best Practices Chapter 75 : CI Principle #16 : Strike the Balance Between Innovation and Standardization Chapter 76 : CI Principle #17 : Drive Towards Effective Daily Kaizen Chapter 77 : CI Principle #18 : Plan for Your Obsolescence Chapter 78 : CI Principle #19 : Reflect and Improve Chapter 79 : The Space for Continuous Improvement : Concluding Thoughts
Part 5 : Understanding the New Way
Chapter 80 : Putting the Spaces Together Chapter 81 : Striving for Congruence Chapter 82 : Show Them It’s Possible Chapter 83 : It Feels Different in Here