I had the pleasure of interviewing Dave Irwin of the Center for Lean Learning and co-author of a soon to be released book titled “The Perry Story”.
An excerpt from the podcast: “I really come at it from a perspective of alignment and focus first. On one hand, you’re helping leaders learn a different model of leadership so that they can understand how to engage the people on their teams, empowering them. That is usually a pretty foreign thought, but as we work with the leaders, they begin to understand that and use it. On the other hand, we need to look at if you’re empowering a person, I always feel strongly about the fact that person needs to have some understanding of where the company is going. What is the expectation?”
Dave brings a wealth of experience and expertise to The Center as well. The focus of his consultancy is on the human factor. His emphasis includes leadership coaching, team development, leading change, Lean leadership, creating a continuous improvement culture and strategic planning. Dave’s passion comes from a belief that a successful Lean implementation centers on a leader’s ability to achieve a clear vision and direction for his/her organization, then bring it to life through a process that insures each level of the company has the opportunity to understand, then restate the vision and direction as it relates to their area of responsibility, creating alignment throughout the organization. This process creates an understanding of what needs to be done and will empower your people to accomplish it.
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