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"Lean Partners understands how to lead; this is what sets them apart from other Lean experts. The internal skepticism about Lean that existed at the beginning of our journey has disappeared because Lean Partners inspires 'a-ha' moments and delivers sustainable results. The Tapemark team and I have a tremendous amount of respect for Lean Partners because of the value they have provided."
Andy Rensink, President
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"Lean Partners take what sounds good in a presentation and makes it applicable for our specific needs. They make sure we will be able to sustain improvements to get the results we want. They do what they say they will do. They walk the talk."
Michael Murphy, President
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"We view Lean Partners as an extension of our team, not an outsider. As a result, we built a partnership and a lean plan that works for Braas."
Tim Bloudek, Quality Manager
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"First and foremost, Lean Partners teaches. Rather than simply providing Industrial Louvers with an assortment of lean tools, Lean Partners provides various models and guidance in using them to create and sustain a lean culture. The opportunity to practice implementing what's our company is learning in a safe environment through role playing makes all the difference."
Jacob Miller, Continuous Improvement Manager
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"St. Jude Medical decreased annual labor expenses by $27,000 while increasing overall employee morale after collaborating with Lean Partners. Through sessions linked to Performance Coaching for Supervisors focused on developing standard work, team building and problem solving, St. Jude designed a way to eliminate overtime. The team was held accountable and sustained record-level production in St. Jude's effort of meeting customer demands during a 40-hour work week."
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"Because of Lean Partners, our gross margins are at record levels and the outlook is extremely strong."
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"I really enjoyed the class you taught last Friday. I already had an opportunity this morning to deal with 'Bob' and it was great to follow the steps in the model. Good job!!!"
Create the change environment
The objective is to have a passionate leadership team with all members aligned with the vision and high level strategies. They work well as a team and are diligent about putting their plans into action. The organization is aware of the vision and strategies and communication is flowing openly in all directions.
Our approach to helping you accomplish this objective is to meet your leadership team wherever they are and provide whatever is required to create a compelling vision, high level strategies, strong alignment, effective communication, and expectations of all employees going forward.
We will use a number of different tools including, training, workshops, facilitated meetings, one-on-one coaching, and whatever else is required to create the change environment for the organization. Some of the activities might include, but aren’t limited to:
- Write a compelling case for change that everyone will understand and connect with
- Create a clear and engaging vision that paints a picture of the future
- Define the expectations of leaders and employees
- Design high level strategies to build confidence in the vision
- Develop a high level of teamwork within the leadership team
- Align all members of the leadership team with the vision and strategies
- Communicate the case for change, the vision, the high level strategies, and the expectations of leaders and employees to the extent that everyone understands the current reality, the direction, how you will get there, and what’s expected from them
- Continuously evaluate the progress and make necessary changes
