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Practical Lean Leadership: A Strategic Leadership Guide For Executives is the first book to present Lean leadership in ways that are specific and actionable for executives to apply at work every day. It links Lean principles and tools directly to leadership beliefs, behaviors, and competencies in new and innovative ways that connect to workplace and marketplace realities. It goes far beyond the common understanding of leadership and the training methods used for leadership development. The workbook can be used individually or by a leadership team in self-paced group training. Senior managers will be inspired by the proven approaches to improving their understanding and practice of strategic leadership.
Practical Lean Leadership has won critical acclaim from executives with years of experience practicing Lean management in the real world:
"This is a 'must read' book for all senior leaders. It is very well written for the C-level team and it fills a gap on how executives should lead a Lean transformation. It truly is the best description of Lean leadership today. I highly recommend it." - Edward Miller, President, Strategy Development Services, LLC
"Bob Emiliani is addressing THE most important problem facing organizations trying to make Lean work; the role of the executive leadership. This workbook provides sound methods to assist managers understand their role and put it into practice. This is workbook and it requires some work, but the workbook format is very helpful to move these methods from ideas into the daily practice of Lean leadership." - Brian Maskell, President, BMA Inc.
"Practical Lean Leadership explains key aspects of enterprise leadership and thentakes it several steps further by applying Lean principles and tools to leadership itself. An effective model is created by understanding behavioral waste and by applying value stream mapping and standardized work in totally new contexts. The workbook format engages the reader and immediately connects to their reality." - Kevin Meyer, President, Superfactory Ventures, LLC
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I have met Bob Emiliani and he is quiet, unassuming and extremely approachable. He is also co-author of one of the essential books on lean - "Better Thinking Better Results". He is passionate that behavioural and cultural issues are at least as important in lean as the tools. "Practical Lean Leadership" expands on thoughts he raised in "Real Lean" and contains some very interesting points. Bob is a pioneer breaking new ground. The problem is that "Practical Lean Leadership" is not really 'practical'. It lacks a compelling flow or concrete process - being more an interesting collection of ideas. For example, there are chapters on standard work for managers, on value stream mapping, on 50 things to avoid in lean, on leadership behaviours and so on. As well as a lack of a clear lean leadership process, some of the chapters also lack a clear structure. In one chapter Mr Emiliani introduces the important concept of lean behaviours. The trouble is that not all of the 'behaviours' he lists are in fact behavioural. For example, 'trust' is not a behaviour but is a core personal value. The distinction is important - you can change behaviours through training and development; core beliefs and values are more fundamental to us and require a much deeper personal change. A leader can change his or her behaviour to walk through the building everyday and greet everyone reasonably easily. If he or she believes that the workers are essentially ignorant and want to do as little work as they can get away with, then changing this belief is a much bigger challenge. Lean leadership is deeper than just changing behaviours.
In a later chapter Emiliani argues that beliefs drive behaviour and that this drives skills and competencies. This is very interesting, but is not linked to the previous chapter on lean behaviours, and, again, not all the competencies presented are, in fact, competencies - some are the outcomes of the behaviours and competencies such as cost reduction and production to customer demand. Additionally, little is done to progress this interesting line of thinking.
The point is that there are many interesting ideas and concepts in this book, but my view is that they are not always thought through fully, nor linked to present a structure for lean leadership development. More work is clearly needed here.
Nevertheless, I would encourage any leader in an organisation moving towards lean to read widely. At about 100 pages, this book is an easy read and provides much food for thought.
In a later chapter Emiliani argues that beliefs drive behaviour and that this drives skills and competencies. This is very interesting, but is not linked to the previous chapter on lean behaviours, and, again, not all the competencies presented are, in fact, competencies - some are the outcomes of the behaviours and competencies such as cost reduction and production to customer demand. Additionally, little is done to progress this interesting line of thinking.
The point is that there are many interesting ideas and concepts in this book, but my view is that they are not always thought through fully, nor linked to present a structure for lean leadership development. More work is clearly needed here.
Nevertheless, I would encourage any leader in an organisation moving towards lean to read widely. At about 100 pages, this book is an easy read and provides much food for thought.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
WARNING: VERY STRONG MEDICINE: Rich Source of Original Thinking on Lean
5 July 2009
Format:Paperback
From the lean historian and Shingo Prize winning author of Better Thinking, Better Results comes this thought provoking workbook.
Provided the reader can accept the imperfections, "work in process" feel and brutally straightforward tone, this book provided more impactful reflection than from any of the over 100 titles in my lean library.
"I write books to help me understand things so that I can help other people understand things." quote from: REAL LEAN: The Keys to Sustaining Lean Management (Volume Three)
A prolific lean historian and author who admits to writing for discovery, Bob Emiliani offers numerous brilliant insights, amongst the "noise" of his own thinking process. His pioneering work on the role of Respect for People and non Zero Sum thinking strikes us as especially useful.
Summary: Several years ahead of his time, this frank book which challenges why the vast majority of organizations fail in the long run with lean, is a refreshing source of new reflections, especially for those leaders determined to be in the small minority who succeed.
Our team looks forward to testing the efficacy and side effects of this powerful medicine.
Also of interest may be his other works {reviews to follow}, including:
Real Lean: Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume One)
Real Lean: Critical Issues and Opportunities in Lean Management (Volume Two)
REAL LEAN: Learning the Craft of Lean Management (Volume Four)
Provided the reader can accept the imperfections, "work in process" feel and brutally straightforward tone, this book provided more impactful reflection than from any of the over 100 titles in my lean library.
"I write books to help me understand things so that I can help other people understand things." quote from: REAL LEAN: The Keys to Sustaining Lean Management (Volume Three)
A prolific lean historian and author who admits to writing for discovery, Bob Emiliani offers numerous brilliant insights, amongst the "noise" of his own thinking process. His pioneering work on the role of Respect for People and non Zero Sum thinking strikes us as especially useful.
Summary: Several years ahead of his time, this frank book which challenges why the vast majority of organizations fail in the long run with lean, is a refreshing source of new reflections, especially for those leaders determined to be in the small minority who succeed.
Our team looks forward to testing the efficacy and side effects of this powerful medicine.
Also of interest may be his other works {reviews to follow}, including:
Real Lean: Understanding the Lean Management System (Volume One)
Real Lean: Critical Issues and Opportunities in Lean Management (Volume Two)
REAL LEAN: Learning the Craft of Lean Management (Volume Four)
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
An interesting work in progress
28 Jan 2008
Format:Paperback
I have met Bob Emiliani and he is quiet, unassuming and extremely approachable. He is also co-author of one of the essential books on lean - "Better Thinking Better Results". He is passionate that behavioural and cultural issues are at least as important in lean as the tools. "Practical Lean Leadership" expands on thoughts he raised in "Real Lean" and contains some very interesting points. Bob is a pioneer breaking new ground. The problem is that "Practical Lean Leadership" is not really 'practical'. It lacks a compelling flow or concrete process - being more an interesting collection of ideas. For example, there are chapters on standard work for managers, on value stream mapping, on 50 things to avoid in lean, on leadership behaviours and so on. As well as a lack of a clear lean leadership process, some of the chapters also lack a clear structure. In one chapter Mr Emiliani introduces the important concept of lean behaviours. The trouble is that not all of the 'behaviours' he lists are in fact behavioural. For example, 'trust' is not a behaviour but is a core personal value. The distinction is important - you can change behaviours through training and development; core beliefs and values are more fundamental to us and require a much deeper personal change. A leader can change his or her behaviour to walk through the building everyday and greet everyone reasonably easily. If he or she believes that the workers are essentially ignorant and want to do as little work as they can get away with, then changing this belief is a much bigger challenge. Lean leadership is deeper than just changing behaviours.
In a later chapter Emiliani argues that beliefs drive behaviour and that this drives skills and competencies. This is very interesting, but is not linked to the previous chapter on lean behaviours, and, again, not all the competencies presented are, in fact, competencies - some are the outcomes of the behaviours and competencies such as cost reduction and production to customer demand. Additionally, little is done to progress this interesting line of thinking.
The point is that there are many interesting ideas and concepts in this book, but my view is that they are not always thought through fully, nor linked to present a structure for lean leadership development. More work is clearly needed here.
Nevertheless, I would encourage any leader in an organisation moving towards lean to read widely. At about 100 pages, this book is an easy read and provides much food for thought.
In a later chapter Emiliani argues that beliefs drive behaviour and that this drives skills and competencies. This is very interesting, but is not linked to the previous chapter on lean behaviours, and, again, not all the competencies presented are, in fact, competencies - some are the outcomes of the behaviours and competencies such as cost reduction and production to customer demand. Additionally, little is done to progress this interesting line of thinking.
The point is that there are many interesting ideas and concepts in this book, but my view is that they are not always thought through fully, nor linked to present a structure for lean leadership development. More work is clearly needed here.
Nevertheless, I would encourage any leader in an organisation moving towards lean to read widely. At about 100 pages, this book is an easy read and provides much food for thought.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
A great practical guide for our company
6 Mar 2008
Format:Paperback
I am back to buy additional copies of Practical Lean Leadership. I have found it to be an excellent resource for our managers as we continue down the Lean path. As CEO, I am always looking for the best way to help all senior managers of our multi location company learn about Lean. This book is very useful in many regards.
First, I like the writing style and format. The author has a way of directly conveying his message. I also think the setup of the book is excellent. You can easily reference back to important points. The format of the book is very consistent with Lean. It makes the important points very visible.
The second great feature is that this is a true workbook. Anyone going through a Lean transformation knows the importance of getting your people out of their offices and involved in the processes of the business. You learn more about kaizen, for example, by participating in kaizen. The exercises in the book compel you to get involved and think.
There are outstanding chapters on Lean leadership behaviors and beliefs. I know that the author has been a strong advocate of the importance of adding behaviors that consume resources but create no customer value to the list of wastes. His excellent understanding of this issue and how managers can show respect for people really comes through in these chapters.
Another outstanding feature of this book is the Section on Fifty Errors to Avoid. This area really resonates with us. It helps us think about issues that can impede our Lean progress.
I see that one reviewer felt that the book was not practical. That is contrary to my experience. I have found that the book is serving as a great practical guide to help us on our Lean journey.
My copy has become dog-eared and well worn. I think that is the best recommendation I can give any book.
First, I like the writing style and format. The author has a way of directly conveying his message. I also think the setup of the book is excellent. You can easily reference back to important points. The format of the book is very consistent with Lean. It makes the important points very visible.
The second great feature is that this is a true workbook. Anyone going through a Lean transformation knows the importance of getting your people out of their offices and involved in the processes of the business. You learn more about kaizen, for example, by participating in kaizen. The exercises in the book compel you to get involved and think.
There are outstanding chapters on Lean leadership behaviors and beliefs. I know that the author has been a strong advocate of the importance of adding behaviors that consume resources but create no customer value to the list of wastes. His excellent understanding of this issue and how managers can show respect for people really comes through in these chapters.
Another outstanding feature of this book is the Section on Fifty Errors to Avoid. This area really resonates with us. It helps us think about issues that can impede our Lean progress.
I see that one reviewer felt that the book was not practical. That is contrary to my experience. I have found that the book is serving as a great practical guide to help us on our Lean journey.
My copy has become dog-eared and well worn. I think that is the best recommendation I can give any book.
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