{"id":313,"date":"2020-04-24T19:43:09","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T19:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/?page_id=313"},"modified":"2021-05-28T11:36:44","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T15:36:44","slug":"executive-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/explore-lean\/executive-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-color has-text-color wp-block-heading\">Discover a leadership approach that will help you tap into and focus the talents of every individual in your organization toward achieving a strategic vision.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lead with purpose<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Leaders who are lean thinkers and practitioners understand that it\u2019s&nbsp;impossible for one person\u2014or even a small group of executives\u2014to have all the answers.&nbsp;Instead, they view their role as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>setting the organization\u2019s vision, mission, and strategic objectives;&nbsp;<\/li><li>building alignment&nbsp;of purpose&nbsp;across the organization&nbsp;to achieve them; and, critically,&nbsp;<\/li><li>creating&nbsp;an&nbsp;environment where everyone&nbsp;understands how they contribute&nbsp;to organizational goals&nbsp;and&nbsp;continuously develops&nbsp;their capability to do so.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Organizational leaders&nbsp;execute this expansive role&nbsp;by developing work and management&nbsp;systems that guide how work is done,&nbsp;challenges&nbsp;are&nbsp;met,&nbsp;and&nbsp;new markets are developed.&nbsp;These systems are designed to ensure the organization\u2019s purpose is achieved&nbsp;while everyone is&nbsp;respectfully challenged to do their part.&nbsp;Lean thinking and practice&nbsp;underpin these systems,&nbsp;providing&nbsp;proven, organization-wide&nbsp;principles, practices, and tools&nbsp;that ensure sustainable, stable,&nbsp;yet agile business&nbsp;processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With these aligned systems and engaged individuals, critical information quickly travels throughout the organization.&nbsp;New&nbsp;timesaving&nbsp;or quality improvement&nbsp;processes are shared across lines&nbsp;and&nbsp;facilities;&nbsp;new&nbsp;customer and market needs are made visible across the value streams&nbsp;that will work to meet them; and&nbsp;team successes are celebrated throughout the organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/lean-leader-go-see-for-yourself-1.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9320\" width=\"570\" height=\"335\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Executives who lead using lean thinking &amp; practice&nbsp;pattern their behavior after&nbsp;Fujio&nbsp;Cho, former chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation,&nbsp;who advised, \u201cGo see, ask why, show respect.\u201d&nbsp;They&nbsp;seek&nbsp;to fully understand the work&nbsp;so they can&nbsp;support&nbsp;the person doing the work,&nbsp;thereby&nbsp;helping enhance&nbsp;the worker\u2019s capabilities. They ask&nbsp;\u201cwhy,\u201d&nbsp;not only&nbsp;to&nbsp;understand&nbsp;the work&nbsp;but also to&nbsp;challenge the workers and show respect for the workers&#8217; ownership of the work and their ability to do it.&nbsp;They strive whenever possible to lead by influence and example as if they have no authority.\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using lean thinking and practice, executive leaders create armies of problem-solvers who each work&nbsp;always&nbsp;to drive waste from their workflows&nbsp;and&nbsp;can&nbsp;correct abnormal&nbsp;conditions immediately or&nbsp;use causal analysis to address&nbsp;more complex issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, these executives build lean enterprises in which each&nbsp;function or department&nbsp;of the organization&nbsp;operates and&nbsp;connects with&nbsp;all the&nbsp;others&nbsp;based on lean thinking &amp; practice.&nbsp;By&nbsp;leading by example and&nbsp;guiding everyone in the organization to&nbsp;become lean thinkers and practitioners,&nbsp;these&nbsp;executives build&nbsp;organizations&nbsp;that enjoy an enduring and sustainable&nbsp;competitive advantage.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"related-posts light\">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"popular-posts posts\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"columns-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t                <h2 class=\"small centered\">Relevant Posts<\/h2>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"columns extra-padding\">\n                        \n\n<div class=\"post column\">\n\t<div class=\"image-wrap\">\n\t\t<a class=\"grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/the-lean-post\/articles\/the-cascade-of-hoshin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"137\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/922_large-375x137.jpg\" class=\"attachment-related-thumb size-related-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" 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