Lean Performance &
People Capacity Development

The simple yet powerful Lean Management concepts have been used to manage teams in some of the most demanding industries such as software development, manufacturing, construction. The challenges rest on the shoulders of team leaders to create an environment and the systems conducive for employees to comprehensively embrace lean to achieve optimal organizational performance. This practice-laden Anderson training course enables participants to examine the role of team leaders in the development of ecosystems learnt from Toyota‘s practices to achieve successful lean performance. It provides trainees with the opportunity to experience different methods, tools and techniques which will enable leaders to improve performance, achieve desired results and approach the role with confidence.

By attending this Anderson training course on Lean Performance and People Capacity Development Strategy, delegates will be able to master the methods, tools and techniques of Lean for superior people and organizational performance, including opportunities for their own development. More specifically, they should be able to:

• Discern the organization’s management environment for successful and sustained lean performance, individually and operationally
• Describe their roles, and problem-solving responsibilities that create and maintain a lean environment in the context of the strategic priorities of their organization
• Apply and reap the functions of lean tools to optimize people and organizational performance
• Identify and prioritize the core competencies needed by people working in a lean operation
• Encourage responsibility and enhance employee thinking and initiative through the appropriate management behaviours
• Differentiate and recognize between On-the-Job Training (OJT) and Development (OJD) and classroom training and their respective functions in a lean context

This Anderson training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals who are involved in Lean Performance and People Capacity Development Strategy and who want to understand, implement and improve the Lean concepts, processes and ideas. For example:

• Departmental managers/function heads
• Lean facilitators and coordinators who directly support in the lean transformation efforts
• HR managers and professionals (in the capacity of supporting roles)
• Executives in their supporting roles
• Anyone with a responsibility for development of individual lean performers (other than their reports and themselves)

Amongst a wide range of valuable topics, the following will be prioritised:

• Introduction to the Key Concepts and Principles of Lean
• Master the Lean 4Ps: Philosophy, Process, People & Problem Solving
• Apply the rules, people development functions, elements and styles of lean leadership
• Develop people through collaboration with partners, capitalizing on three levels of processes and practices
• Enable performance and development environment by optimizing elements and interfaces of operations, tools and people
• Lead effectively through delegation and establishing and sustaining problem-solving responsibility
• Develop core capabilities by offering roadmaps of education and capability-based selection
• Deploy rotation and short-term assignment to spur development
• Use On-the-Job Training (OJT) as opposed to On-the-Job Development (OJD) and education in assigning challenging projects for competencies development
• Provide opportunities for working out-the-box or silo through coaching and mentoring roles