Quite often a business owner has simply created a job for themselves. The owner is bogged down with day-to-day operations without reaping benefits nor the freedom of ownership. A management team might be in place, yet the owner does not have peace of mind that the business is run effectively when they are not there or can withstand a “hiccup” in any loss of any key employee.

What you might think is going on in your business might be quite different if looked upon from a different perspective. The essential elements to building a high performance LEAN business include defining roles and responsibilities (including one’s own), building accountability, creating visual performance metrics and standard management. Having each work in harmony with one another will create stability and freedom from day-to-day operational worries.

Leadership creates the environment and a LEAN transformation really takes off when leadership effectiveness improves.