Comments on: Preventing Lean Failures — New Blog http://www.leanblog.org/2005/07/preventing-lean-failures-new-blog/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jim Baran http://www.leanblog.org/2005/07/preventing-lean-failures-new-blog/#comment-87 Jim Baran Sat, 16 Jul 2005 13:51:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2005/07/preventing-lean-failures-new-blog/#comment-87 As an owner of an executive search firm dedicated to placing lean leadership talent, I can sum-up the three primary reasons successful lean leaders look outside their current company's for opportunity: <br/><br/>1. Lack of committment from the top or top leadership has changed and the lean initiative isn't understood by the new guard.<br/><br/>2. Lack of resources to support and sustain lean results.<br/><br/>3. Career path limitation. Far too many talented lean folks find themselves branded as "specialists" and are left off the replacement succession planning. Ironically, the lean person should be the most logical candidate to move througout the organization based on their wide-angle exposure, strategy, and influencing skillls...<br/><br/>Jim Baran <br/>Value Stream Leadership<br/>www.valuestreamleaders.com As an owner of an executive search firm dedicated to placing lean leadership talent, I can sum-up the three primary reasons successful lean leaders look outside their current company’s for opportunity:

1. Lack of committment from the top or top leadership has changed and the lean initiative isn’t understood by the new guard.

2. Lack of resources to support and sustain lean results.

3. Career path limitation. Far too many talented lean folks find themselves branded as “specialists” and are left off the replacement succession planning. Ironically, the lean person should be the most logical candidate to move througout the organization based on their wide-angle exposure, strategy, and influencing skillls…

Jim Baran
Value Stream Leadership
http://www.valuestreamleaders.com

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