What If Our Managers Were Indispensable?
summary
The talk explains how Lean management redefines the manager’s role in agile organisations, positioning managers as essential drivers of continuous improvement. It describes specific Lean practices managers should adopt—which often contrast with traditional managerial behaviors—to support teams and sustain an improvement culture.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:53Manager problems today
- 10:10Understanding the client
- 15:06Going to the Gemba
- 20:21Visual management and collaboration
- 24:31Continuous improvement (PDCA and Kaizen)
- 30:06Respect for people key to success
- 36:25Monday actions
- 42:29Q&A
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