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What Is Leader Standard Work?

Shakespeare once wrote that “some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”

Well, the same could be said about leadership. Not everyone is born a great leader, but when you have leadership thrust upon you, will you be able to step up to the task?

Leader Standard Work is focused on continuous improvement within every level of the organization. Team leaders don’t just control and rein over their team members, but they constantly get involved in the work process and play to everyone’s strengths. The process is all about influencing lean culture and getting the best business results within your company’s behavior.

The best leaders lead by example and act as a true mentor to those around them. Set clear expectations for the continuous improvement journey your company is embarking upon. Understanding the power of this standard work is vital to the success of your lean thinking and business culture. But what exactly can these methods bring to your organization? Let’s explore.

Helps you keep in control and informed about your business.

Leaders require clarity on every aspect of the company. You can’t be leading the pack if you don’t understand what is going on with the pack. You need to learn about your team members, establish a culture, know the course, and understand the inner workings of your organization. With the help of Leader Standard Work, you can use these lean tools to become a more effective leader. This form of consulting can eliminate guesswork and help you regain control of the operational improvements within your organization.

Improve the future of leadership.

Adaptability is one of the most valuable traits an effective leader can have. As you meet with members of each roundtable group, you will hear more data and opinions from your team members. You need to be ready to adapt and adjust your thinking to the will or the people while staying firm on the things you believe in.

Leader Standard Work can help prepare you for the future of leadership. Not only will you be ready to communicate with team members more effectively, but your change management will be seamless. When you start prioritizing your leadership qualities now, you’re only opening the door for better opportunities in the future.

Enable new and current leaders to succeed.

As business changes and the personnel turns over, you’ll have new team leaders to train in your lean culture. Skills learned in the Leader Standard Work Workshop can help you enable new and current leaders to take the next step toward aiding your company. By establishing standard work upfront, you are preparing your team to do the right thing in any and all situations. You’re instilling a culture of process improvement that will hold up for many years.

Encourages leaders to become teachers and problem solvers.

Leader Standard Work isn’t just about telling your team leaders how to act, it’s about changing the way of thinking. These techniques encourage your bright minds to not only be leaders but teachers and problem solvers as well. It challenges your staff to relate to everyone and find ways to engage with them by doing lean activities. Leaders can’t just go with the flow and accept the status quo, they have to be ready to change their way of thinking and involve the whole team in serious decisions. Teachers and problem solvers do this naturally.

Continue achieving your lean milestones.

Lean thinking is one of the best operational improvements you can make. This helps you organize your company and make more worthwhile contributions to the world around you. Leader Standard Work puts these ideas at the forefront of the training and allows you to focus on hitting these important milestones and achieving greatness.

Contact Incito Consulting Group

Let Incito advise you on the importance of Leader Standard Work when you contact us at 866-697-LEAN or send us a message online. You may want to take advantage of our Lean Six Sigma Consulting services or value stream mapping workshop, which will help you get the most out of all your processes.

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