As a leader in a Lean organization, there is a lot of pressure on you to hit your metrics. It can take a lot of moral fortitude to choose the harder right over the easier wrong.
When most people think of improvement opportunities, they immediately think of problems. If you are missing a target, that is a good place to start, but sometimes there is more upside opportunity in a strength.
While bosses control the lion's share of their relationships with employees, employees can behave in a way to modify their leader's behavior.