{"id":3355,"date":"2020-09-02T16:23:02","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T16:23:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/store\/uncategorized\/the-work-of-management\/"},"modified":"2024-06-18T23:48:20","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T03:48:20","slug":"the-work-of-management","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.lean.org\/store\/book\/the-work-of-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The Work of Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Author and CEO Jim Lancaster tells a practical and inspiring story on two levels. It\u2019s a close-up, candid look at his personal transformation as a leader. It\u2019s also a practical, in-depth, business case study of Lantech\u2019s lean transformation, relapse, and comeback that American manufacturing \u2013 and other industries \u2014 can use to profitably transform themselves.<\/p>\n<p>In his engaging story, Lancaster reveals:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why Lantech, a stellar lean performer for a decade, struggled over time (like many other companies) to sustain gains and improve financial performance.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3;\">Why 60 to 90 minutes of daily frontline management activities are a CEO\u2019s most important minutes of the day for sustaining and growing their business.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3;\">8 steps executives can take to lead experiments to create a bullet-proof, real-time daily management system without expensive consultants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.3;\">Why daily management requires a major shift in managers\u2019 mindsets and behaviors from giving orders and judging individuals on performance to asking questions and enabling good work by people at lower levels so metrics are routinely met.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>How daily management and sustainable continuous improvement produces dramatic positive effects on the bottom line.<\/li>\n<li>What happens in daily huddles where team members review how well they are sustaining gains and staying on track.<\/li>\n<li>How to practice true lean leadership in which &#8220;bosses&#8221; truly act like coaches &#8212; not solving problems for people but asking them what they can to do help.<\/li>\n<li>How Lantech ties together all facets of the company in an integrated way (from sales to production).<\/li>\n<li>Why it deeply invests in the lean training and practice of every single employee every day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>CEO to CEO: \u201cScrew up your courage\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lancaster knows the changes needed for daily management require courage by CEOs. \u201cI have always had a problem convincing CEOs of one simple thing,\u201d Lancaster writes. \u201cThey need to take the time to go where value is actually created. They need to learn to see the work and to see how their management system utterly fails to support the daily work. My most important advice is to screw up your courage, put aside your daily distractions, and walk out into the work to see how value is created at the frontline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chapter Downloads:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1IUe4SeoEThazPSHOj71ATA48bn7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Table of Contents, Foreward, and Chapter 1<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\u201cThe book resonated with all levels of employees in our groups and they were fascinated with your results. 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