Why Lean Leadership Development

Lean projects demand new thinking, new behaviors, new collaborations, new systems to monitor and control process improvements. By definition, every one of these things challenges “the way we do things around here”.

The “way we do things around here” is a company’s true culture, the collective body of knowledge, beliefs, and perceived values that determines the performance of most employees at any given time.

But (to paraphrase Peter Drucker’s famous admonition): Culture kills strategy.

Every Lean project therefore demands new levels of leadership capacity–the growth and integration of inner clarity, courage, confidence, resilience, and technical skill–required to establish and win critical employee buy-in to the new “way we do things around here.”

As a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Leadership Coach, John helps these leaders seize the tailor-made personal, professional, and organizational development opportunities each project provides.

Using them as stepping-stones, he helps the team grow a strong, problem-solving, action-oriented mindset that continually seeks out the next place to cut waste, inefficiency, and customer complaints.

Until THAT becomes “the way WE do things around here”.

Services

Personal & Team Leadership Coaching

Owners, Executives, Managers, Supervisors, Team Leads, and Project Teams

Professional Development

Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership II Experience Actualized Leadership Profile Group Culture Profile

Training

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt *
5S + Safety *
Value Stream Mapping * Others By Request

Consulting​

Value stream mapping. Flow analysis. Visual workplace management systems. Strategic project selection. Facilitation of 5S and Kaizen events.

Testimonials

Read what folks have to say

Your coaching and guidance helped me to determine, for myself, what those should be. By acting as a sounding board and asking the right questions you helped guide me to the most efficient way to use my resources: time, money, and other wise.

The other great benefit I got from working with you as a coach was fresh, unbiased, and sometimes strikingly different perspective. It’s true; sometimes one can’t see the forest for the trees! I always found it helpful to talk to you about a situation when I seemed stuck; the clean perspective was sometimes just what I needed to get rolling again

Scott G.

We both learned a big lesson. Sometimes we just need the help of a professional. Your depth of knowledge in a wide range of fields helped us in so many ways, as well as your gentle assignments to keep us focused and on goal. Your services were greatly appreciated and will be suggested to anyone we know going into to un-mapped areas. Best regards

John and Suzanne G.

There have been many rewards working with John as my personal coach. In the past two years I went from feeling that my supervisor thought that I wasn’t doing a good job (because he hired me a coach) to realizing what a wonderful gift and opportunity he had given me. I was also able to advance in my career to a level I never dreamed possible. All this came to fruition in part by the leadership and guidance of John Erwin and his unique method of personal coaching…John has truly been one of the greatest assists to my success

Mary J.