May 2024 Community Newsletter
Lean Enterprise Academy
Helping individuals and organisations on their lean journey.
We recently gathered feedback from our UK Lean Summit held last month, and analysing attendees' perspectives has been incredibly insightful. We've learned a lot about what participants valued, what they gained from the event, and, most importantly, areas for improvement. We're thrilled to share that 97% of attendees expressed interest in attending the summit again, and 98% would recommend it to a colleague.
While the event was a success, it was not without room for improvement. Attendees suggested increasing the focus on interactivity during learning sessions and incorporating more frequent breaks. These valuable suggestions will help us to plan an even better summit next year.
The graph below highlights the most popular topics attendees would like to see featured at future summits. Notably, some of these topics, such as Core Leadership Skills and LPPD, were already covered this year, indicating a strong desire among participants to delve deeper into these areas.
Building on this success, LEA's Core Leadership Skills interactive learning session received an impressive average score of 4.39 out of 5 from summit attendees. Since the event, we have completed the development of the latest materials and learning processes in this subject area. For those who attended last month's Toyota Visits, you already know what a fantastic opportunity it is to visit their manufacturing facilities. Building on this experience, we are excited to offer you the chance to attend Toyota's 'A Lean Approach' Seminar. This seminar will provide in-depth insights into their approach in manufacturing. More details about Toyota's seminar can be found later in the newsletter. Watch this space for the 2025 Lean Summit theme(s), date and location.
Best wishes, Dave Brunt P.S. don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube Channel, as we will be uploading keynotes and learning sessions from the UK Lean Summit 2024 throughout the year.
NEW Core Leadership Skills Course & Learning Materials
Core Leadership Skills are the key behaviours required by leaders to support lean thinking & practice and help create a culture of continuous improvement. The LEA team have been developing the following latest learning materials and processes for Core Leadership Skills:
The Skill Level 1 online course explains the purpose, process and people elements of Core Leadership Skills through teach videos and learning confirmations to support your progression. The upper section of the teach poster also explains these elements.
Skill Level 2 is shown further down the poster and the three Core Leadership Skills; Recognition, Coaching and Constructive Feedback are explained, as well the five Models they are supported by; Red Line Model, Three Types of Behaviour Model, ABC Model, Situational Leadership and The Cathedral Model (Adapted From Frank Devine, Accelerated Improvement Ltd.). You can purchase our latest Core Leadership Skills Learning Materials here.
Keep an eye out! Next month, we will be releasing our Management System for Improvement Poster, Guide, and Skill Level 1 online course.
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Toyota "A Lean Approach" Seminar
Visit Toyota (UK)’s state-of-the-art vehicle manufacturing facility in Burnaston, Derby, UK and learn about their approach to manufacturing. Experience this unique introduction to the Toyota Production System (TPS) and Quality Management at the gemba. Key highlights of the seminar include:
The full one-day seminar takes place on Wednesday 24th July. Places are limited, please act promptly so you don’t miss out on this unique opportunity! Further dates will also be available later in the year, contact us for more details. The cost to attend is £1,100.00 per delegate. 100% of the fee will be donated to the Toyota Manufacturing UK Charitable Trust. You can contact us here to secure your place.
Request for Research Partners!
We have the ambition to populate our Learning Platform with over 40 different Learning Processes at 4 Skill Levels! Currently we are creating the processes and materials on a pull basis – as we need them when helping our customers on their problems to solve. If however, there is a topic/subject matter that you currently need but is not available, we would welcome the opportunity to partner you to research and develop that material for you. If you are interested in researching and partnering with us, contact us here.
As always, thank you for taking the time to read our Newsletter,
The Lean Enterprise Academy Team
Get in touch by either emailing info@leanuk.org or completing our online enquiry form.