May 26 2016
The Role Of The Plant Manager in Lean [video]
The following video was recorded yesterday:
http://lightwise.me/2016/05/25/lean-leadership-insights-a-critical-leadership-role-the-lean-plant-manager/
I will be presenting on this topic at the Summit on Lean Leadership in Charlotte, NC on June 22.
Jul 27 2016
What a Plant Manager and Town Mayor Have In Common | Darrell Edwards | Industry Week
Sourced through from: Plant Manager/Town Mayor
Michel Baudin‘s comments:
In my presentation on the Lean Leadership Role of the Plant Manager at the Lean Leadership Summit last month, I used the ship captain as a metaphor, but the plant manager as town mayor is enlightening as well. The abstract of my talk was as follows:
The plant manager is like a ship captain, in daily contact with a team that may range from a handful to thousands of people, and accountable to an organization that is remote and has entrusted him or her with a valuable asset. The plant manager is the voice of top management to the plant and of the plant to top management, and represents the company to the local community. Of course, the plant manager must know how to pay bills on time and let maintenance use qualified technicians to fix forklifts, but there is more to the job, particularly about Lean leadership. The plant manager implements corporate policy but does not make it. If top management has adopted Lean, the plant managers can make it succeed or fail.
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By Michel Baudin • Press clippings, Uncategorized • 1 • Tags: Lean management, Plant Manager