Teaming with success is a behavioral science based approach to understanding teams and team membership, the affect of introducing a change such as lean manufacturing into a team, and how to lead the team through the resultant turmoil back into a highly productive state.

One of the reasons lean mfg efforts fail in the early stages is the lack of understanding of human behavior in a team setting. Some of the most obvious improvements in product flow are rejected by the team leaving supervisors to wonder why. They often attribute the cause to poor attitude and lack of team spirit. A misstep by the lean trainer to elicit cooperation can backfire and cause long term damage to the team.

Lean leadership is an essential element for creating lasting and rewarding lean results. While the lean principles are not particularly hard to understand, they are not a natural way for teams to evolve. As such, the introduction of lean methods into a team creates an uncomfortable feeling in the early stages. Early warning signs of turmoil are often misinterpreted and attributed to personalities on the team. A lean leader must correctly interpret these warning signs, and carefully lead the team to success.

Teaming with Success is based on the behavioral science of team dynamics and will acquaint your lean leader with the essentials necessary to support a successful lean mfg implementation plan. A few of the subject elements presented in Teaming with Success are: Selective Perception; Communication: verbal and visual; Team Membership; Barriers to Success; The Team Model; and The Trust Equation.

EVENT TIME

Allow at least 2 hours for the Teaming with Success PowerPoint presentation and the two communication exercises, and another hour for each of the survivor team events you may choose to run.