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on Leadership, Learning and Culture
For those implementing change management, lean leadership, and the essential skills of managing people, teams and processes in today’s workplace. We provide online learning reinforced by one-on-one and team coaching to support your continuous improvement.
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Over 400,000 students have enrolled in our courses in more than 195 countries.
On Change Management – “Valuable content, delivered by a very experienced professional. Successful change management doesn’t happen by accident. This course has explored a structure along with the techniques required to adapt and change with increased success. Lots of common sense applied and that makes sense to me. Should be mandatory learning in every dynamic organization that wants to remain relevant in a sea of constant change.” Peter Rowan
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“Its just fascinating. Every second, every minute. I’m learning so much. It’s opening my eyes to so many things! Larry is just great. The way he explains things, the examples he uses, his speech, well¦ Everything is just marvelous. I loved and enjoyed every second of this course, and I’m gonna make the best of it. THANK YOU.”
“To me this is an exceptional piece of coaching which is very well presented. Very clear communication which is easy to understand as examples are numerous to get to the main point. Deep diving is done to prepare the course and practical examples are given which is close to day to day operations in any business. Hani Ul Nasir
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Our instructor is Lawrence M. Miller with fifty years of experience implementing lean management, high performance teams, and creating more participative company cultures. He is author of eleven books on business management, and creator of sixteen online training courses that have seen enrollments of more than 400,000 students.
Recent Blog Posts
Lean: Is It A Change Methodology or An End State?
Is “Lean” a change methodology or an end-state, where we are going, or how we are getting there. Many lean implementations fail due to a failure to appreciate effective change methodologies. Whole-system architecture is a “macro-lean” change methodology.
Lean Health Care
If you examine each of the characteristics of a lean organization you will find that it is not hard to apply them to a hospital or other health care organization.
What is Lean Management and Culture
The exact definition of “lean” has been the subject of some debate recently on lean discussion forums. Here are some definitions, and the are all correct.
From Russia with Lean
A few impressions of Russia and Russian managers after a week in St. Petersburg teaching Lean Culture and Continuous Improvement.
Health Care Lean
I haven't been posting much lately because I have been extremely busy working with a health care client developing a lean management system and revising my team manual to be focused entirely on the health care lean. Like many who have developed some knowledge in the...
Goldman Sachs and the Money vs. Morality Debate
Yesterday, a young executive at Goldman Sachs, Greg Smith, resigned in a very public way. He wrote an op-ed in the New York Times titled “Why I am Leaving Goldman Sachs.” In essence he accused the leadership of Goldman Sachs of destroying the internal moral fiber of...
Action Learning: Cycles of Learning are the Key to Developing a Culture of Continuous Improvement
The best methods and the best of intentions can easily fail unless we take into account how adults learn in our organizations. During World War II a process that has become known as Training Within Industry (TWI) and its component Job Instruction (JI) was developed...
Straight Talk: Avoid the Con of Quick and Easy Lean
Lean is a strategic initiative that will require at least three to five years for any organization of size. It is a lifestyle change, not a diet. There are too many false promises of quick and easy gains and too many consultants selling executives what they want, and not what they need.
New Year’s Resolutions That will Have an Impact
Beginning the new year is a good time to reflect and make commitments to change our own behavior in some way that will have a positive impact on others. Here are some suggestions.
How You Change Is The Change
Lean Management is not a change methodology; it is a destination, a desired set of practices and culture. How you get there will determine the outcome.
