Your leadership team approves the plan. The meeting ends. By the following week, different functions are making decisions that pull the business in different directions. Before adding another strategy presentation, test what each leader understood. In a recent LinkedIn post, Izzy Galicia proposes a simple exercise: give every leader a sticky note and one minute …
A growth plan can look clear in the boardroom and become ambiguous by the time it reaches the people responsible for delivering it. One business unit prioritizes volume. Another protects margin. Sales commits to a delivery date that operations cannot reliably support. Each team has a rationale, but the organization still struggles to move in …
Imagine you are running a $1 billion organization with a credible path to $3 billion over the next five years. Demand is there, the market opportunity is there, and your growth strategy is working. But supporting that growth requires you to move quickly, and you may need additional capacity, new geographic coverage, specialized capabilities, new …
In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, companies face the challenge of not only adapting to constant change but also achieving significant breakthroughs to stay ahead of the competition.
While the economy continues to rebound from COVID-19, manufacturing activities are picking up. You may be relieved to have emerged from pandemic-related difficulties and are now looking at increased demand for your products. However, as customers go about their daily business and your orders increase, you may now face labor and raw materials shortages, making orders harder to fill.
To fully rebound, your business must re-examine its capacity and capabilities, deploying a comprehensive lean supply chain management plan that helps you navigate post-pandemic supply chain difficulties.
If 2020 and 2021 have given you and your company time to reflect on where you’re going, it can be helpful to think about transitioning out of the pandemic and into a place where your company culture is reflective of the vision you have for your future in business. If you’re a business leader or CEO interested in boosting the productivity of your employees while empowering them to discover new solutions and work more agilely in the way they respond to customers’ needs, it may be worth looking into lean leadership workshops or lean learning. That being said, what exactly is lean leadership, and what can you expect from attending lean workshops as a business leader? Learn more about lean learning workshops below.