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Lean Leader (part of IMechE's COVID-19 Recovery Programme)

Gain the skills you need to lead and be accountable for the development of a culture that will support improvement activity.

2 days

Course	Location & Date
Lean Leader (part of IMechE's COVID-19 Recovery Programme)	N/A

Members:
£600.00 Plus vat

Non Members:
£660.00 Plus vat

Summary

Gain the skills you need to lead and be accountable for the development of a culture that will support improvement activity.

Designed to support individuals who will be guiding and leading the Lean activity within an organisation.

This course focuses on the important role of the Lean Leader in strategy deployment and the development of a culture that supports improvement activity.

Delivery format:

This course will be delivered using interactive live virtual classroom technology. For alternative formats and dates, visit: imeche.org/covidrecoveryprogramme

Extra funding Sheffield City Region businesses

Find out more at imeche.org/ssbtrainingsupport.

Who should attend?

Individuals who will be guiding and leading the Lean activity within an organisation.

How will I benefit?

Understand how strategic deployment of lean activity can underpin the sustainable benefits that can be achieved
Understand the role of the Lean Leader
Understand how to diagnose and meet multiple stakeholder needs
Understand how to identify and manage resistance to change

Contributes 14 CPD hours

Key topics

Being a Change Leader
Managing stakeholder requirements
The core concepts of strategy deployment
Behaviours that support Lean Project implementation
Identifying the resisting factors of change
Identify the different signals of resistance to change
Managing change and developing a culture to support sustainable improvement

Meet our trainers

These trainers regularly teach Lean Leader (part of IMechE's COVID-19 Recovery Programme).

The Lean Sigma Team

A team of specialist consultants with experience of deploying Lean and Six Sigma principles across a broad range of industry sectors. Their wealth of knowledge has been amassed by directly managing improvement projects and helping others to gain benefit from the effective use of the right tools within their operating environment. The key to the Lean Sigma Team's success is their ability to simplify complex issues and guide and coach others to build confidence in applying Lean and Six Sigma in their own work environment.

In-house and bespoke training

Tell us your team's CPD needs and we'll come to you with a specialised training programme, customised for your engineering sector.
Contact our advisors if you need help finding the most appropriate training for your team.

At a glance

Duration:

2 days
CPD Hours:

14
Pre-requisite:

Introduction to Structured Problem Solving using Lean Sigma

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