Chapter 11

The Organization Required to Support the Group Leader

DOI: 10.4324/9781315155227-11

See Figure 11.1

Figure 11.1 BASICS® Lean Leadership Development Path—Implement/Check.
Figure 11.1 BASICS® Lean Leadership Development Path—Implement/Check.

Source: BIG training materials.

Development of people looks like a detour but it is actually the best shortcut.

—Katsuaki Watanabe1

Executive Leadership

Leadership starts with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, which becomes the driver and ultimate support team. When leaders become disconnected from the improvement activities, they lose touch with the center of where the value is created. If the CEO spends time at the gemba, on the shop floor, seeing how ...

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