You’ll find many companies offering Lean Six Sigma training and consulting. At Lean Training and Consulting we rely on proven methods and focus on the leadership aspect of your program so that you’ll attain sustainable results.

1. Are You a Leader?
I haven't met too many people who answer no to that question, however there are a lot of
them that employees would not follow if their position didn’t require it, which equates to not
truly being a leader. People willingly follow when they trust you and believe you have their
best interests at heart. Being a leader is not determined by how many people serve you, but by
how many people you serve.
I’ve had the opportunity to lead both military and civilian
organizations. The biggest difference between the two is
the amount of training the military utilizes to grow leaders
- they make every effort to mentor and develop young
leaders. In the corporate world, we often hire people out
of college or promote from within and don’t train or
mentor, leading to a lack of leadership skills, problem
solving expertise, and experience, just to name a few. The
cycle should be to train, coach, and mentor. The result of
failing to train people to be better supervisors and
managers causes a multitude of issues that lead to poor
relationships and attitudes between the people doing the
work and the supervisors. This further leads to poor
production as well as high turnover.

2. Organizations put too much stock in short
term gains and link change initiatives with
economic results rather than long term,
sustainable results. Some studies assert
50-70% of all change initiatives fail
because change agents overlook the role
front-line managers play in the success of
the initiative. I still see managers and
corporate leaders who blame the
workforce for poor performance when
ultimately there is a leadership problem.
You’ll find many companies offering Lean Six Sigma training and consulting. At Lean Training
and Consulting we rely on proven methods and focus on the leadership aspect of your program
so that you’ll attain sustainable results.
Dr. Tom Lawless can be
reached at
tom@leantac.com or
+1 (847) 502-6380
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