In this presentation, we discuss the 3 failure modes of lean journeys (not all of these slides will be useful without hearing the explanation that goes along with them)

1. The Good, The Bad, and
the Ugly
Lean journeys fail more often than they should…and
what you can do about it.
Jamie Flinchbaugh

3. Do More
With Less

4. Pareto of Lean Failure Modes
Top 3 Failure Modes
1. Lean is about
thinking, not tools
2. Leadership must be
engaged, not just
passive support
3. Don’t copy a
strategy. Each
organization needs
its own roadmap.
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5. Why Sustainability
is Hard
Tools are not
enough
Principles drive
behaviors
How do we work
at this level?
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7. •5 Principles drive lean
Get the
behaviors
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thinking right
•Directly observe work as
activities, connections, and
flows
“Saying is one thing, •Systematic waste
doing another.” elimination
-Montaigne •Establish high agreement
of both what and how
•Systematic problem
solving
•Create a learning
organization

8. Leaders must
•5 Leadership Moves
be engaged, not
just supportive
•Leaders must be teachers
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•Create tension, not stress
“You must
be the change •Eliminate both fear and
you wish to see comfort
in the world”
- Gandhi •Lead through participation,
not proclamation
•Build lean into your personal
practices

9. 1 Percent
Wildly
Successful
Will you follow everyone else’s
strategy, or chart a new
course?
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10. Your Next Changing culture requires…
Steps Our principles are a product of our
past experiences. To change them,
we must:
1. Articulate the change. Give
people the language that
explains the thinking.
2. Give people new experiences
that outweigh the old
experiences.
3. Help people reflect to internalize
the thinking.
Be the change you wish to see.
Lean begins with you!
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11. Questions
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12. Jamie Flinchbaugh
Lean Learning Center
LeanLearningCenter.com
JamieFlinchbaugh.com
Jamie@LeanLearningCenter.com
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