Jeffrey Liker
Sergio Caredda
Liker, J. K., & Trachilis, G. (2014). Developing lean leaders at all levels: A practical guide. Lean Leadership Institute Publ.
Description:
Developed by Jeffrey Liker in his book Developing lean Leaders (Liker and Trachilis, 2014), is a model that tries to integrate various Lean practices derived especially from the Toyota experience, into a model of Leadership Development.
The model is organized around 4 phases, with at the core 5 Values derived from Quality approaches: Challenge, Kaizen Mind, Go and See, Teamwork and Respect.
The four phases are:
- Commit to Self-Development
- Coach and Develop Others
- Daily Management and Kaizen
- Create Vision and Align Goals
As you see, the model pushes a sort of continuous improvement methodology, whereby vision and goal alignment are rather a result of a disciplined approach, rather than the initial steps of the process.
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Other Sources:
Do you have what it takes to become a Lean Leader? | University of Strathclyde
To be an authentic and effective Lean Leader, you must first understand what lean is. Fundamentally, it's based on Respect for People and Continuous Improvement. Both of these need to be in place for a lean culture to thrive.
www.strath.ac.uk
Lean Leadership
What is Lean Leadership? I have identified six specific functions of lean leaders, each of which are essential to implementing lean principles in an organization. The include the strategic design of the organization to build culture and capabilities; and modeling the habits of continuous improvement.
www.lmmiller.com
Lean Leadership Development
Traditional, bureaucratic structures do not lend themselves well to sustainable Lean cultures. Learn about Lean leadership development.
www.planview.com
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