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Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation
Book

Leading the Lean Enterprise Transformation

Productivity Press, 2009 more...


Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable

Recommendation

On the subject of lean transformation, you can trust George Koenigsaecker. Besides dedicating his career to the exploration and application of lean principles, he writes with the courage of his convictions, producing a lean study on lean leadership. His book moves briskly and offers useful nuggets in almost every paragraph. Whether you want to dive into a full-scale lean transformation or simply pick up a few sound leadership ideas, this book is a good starting point for learning about lean practices. Koenigsaecker tells leaders that they’re only effective if their employees improve and grow. His insistence that executives visit worksites and witness the way waste gums up the works reads almost like a moral imperative. getAbstract recommends this book to leaders interested in developing talent and managers who want to streamline their procedures using lean methods.

Take-Aways

  • Lean business methods fight waste and unnecessary processes in an organization.
  • An appropriately lean culture excels at spotting inefficiency and getting rid of it.
  • Tools to implement lean practices can help streamline work at different levels of an organization and in diverse functions.

About the Author

George Koenigsaecker, who has led numerous lean conversions at major corporations, invests in lean businesses and serves on the board of the Shingo Prize, an international award for lean firms.