This series of leadership videos is organized by phase. There is a lot to becoming an effective leader, and often people skip over some of the fundamentals.
The concept of 'natural born leader' is something of a myth. Some people might be better suited to leadership roles, but the majority of leadership comes from learning and practicing.
Many of the concepts in this series are augmented by materials in our continuous improvement store at https://www.velactionstore.com. You can also download many of those items for free if you register.
Lean can be extremely effective for some companies, but how many actually achieve those great results?
Creating a successful continuous improvement culture is challenging. Eliminate some of the obstacles by developing a Lean infrastructure that supports your CI efforts.
The stronger your Lean infrastructure is, the easier it is to use Lean tools and apply Lean philosophies.
That structure keeps ...
I've had several discussions about whether financial incentives work to improve performance of team members in a Lean organization. I answer that question in this video FAQ.
In this FAQ about continuous improvement, I look at whether a single department can effectively implement a Lean program on its own, if the company is not doing the same.
In this video FAQ, I discuss how Lean and layoffs go together. Hint: They don't.
A Lean transformation can take some convincing. Learn a few keys to doing that in this short FAQ.
This video from my virtual consulting series discusses the first question I ask when working with a new potential client.
I ask a series of 5 questions to gauge a company's receptiveness to continuous improvement as a culture. Question 1 is about how connected frontline targets are to corporate goals.
I ask a series of 5 questions to gauge a company's receptiveness to continuous improvement as a culture. Question 2 is about how goals are set and managed.
I ask a series of 5 questions to gauge a company's receptiveness to continuous improvement as a culture. Question 3 is how responsive a team will be to daily management.
I ask a series of 5 questions to gauge a company's receptiveness to continuous improvement as a culture. Question 4 is about having projects ready to go.
I ask a series of 5 questions to gauge a company's receptiveness to continuous improvement as a culture. Question 5 gauges problem solving methodology.
It is easy to get triggered with an emotional response at work, but that seldom works out for the best. In this video, I talk about the mental process to go from an event happening to getting some sort of result.
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