Creating the Lean Mindset

Leadership, Employee Engagement & Team Learning workshop

Lean thinking is transforming the way organisations operate. A new transformative approach requires transformational leaders.

Are you attempting to improve and transform your business? Are you or your leaders prepared to take on the challenge? Do you know why employees need to feel safe? Is your culture supportive of change?

With Lean and Change journeys, implementation is a challenge, sustaining change even more so. Getting the culture and climate right is critical to sustaining improvements. To do this we need to create a climate where an innovation culture can flourish. This is a climate where team members all have a Lean Mindset in a Psychologically Safe environment.

This workshop will walk you through the 3 behaviour pillars of this culture, The Leader, The Individual, and the Team. We will show you how it is measured, and how each impacts the other, all based on substantial research undertaken.

In this two-day workshop, we focus on the behaviour change that is required for organisational change. This is not management skills training but a workshop of self-reflection and adoption of new behaviours.

Find out more about this upcoming workshop series here.

May

May 22nd, Croke Park Dublin
1.15pm

Enterprise Excellence Ireland 2019 Lunchtime Workshop

Shaping the Lean Mindset - leadership, employee engagement, team learning

This session will walk you through the 3 behaviour pillars of this culture, The Leader, The Individual, and the Team. We will show you how it is measured, and how each impacts the other, all based on substantial research undertaken. You will have an opportunity to assess your own Leadership Style, plan how you can become a more Transformational Leader, and know the key steps to create the climate for a Lean Mindset culture.

To find out more or to register for Europes Leading Operational Excellence Event, Enterprise Excellence Ireland 2019, please click here.

Past Events

“Going Lean” in the Non-Profit Sector - Introduction and Case Study with Stuart Nelson (Jigsaw VAE) and Catherine McDonald (Anne Sullivan Centre)

The Lean Non-Profit

All Non-Profit Organisations will of course be lean, but there is a world of difference between being frugal and applying the lean methodology. Being lean goes far beyond cost-cutting, however. The lean process enables organizations to speed up, be more competitive, and build the capability of their people to identify issues and improve their operations. From this they can increase capacity as they improve efficiency and effectiveness.

There is often a perception Lean can’t be applied outside of the manufacturing setting, but this is changing thanks to many successful lean initiatives in services.

How can Lean be applied to Non-Profit organisations (NPOs) for often complex service delivery?

This breakfast briefing with introduce Lean and the Lean Mindset, its possible applications in Non-Profits and we will hear a case study of a Lean project in the Human Services from Catherine McDonald of the Anne Sullivan Centre.

About the Facilitator

Stuart Nelson BA (Psych); Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt (Jigsaw VAE)

Stuart works with organisations to solve problems and enable them to develop a Growth Mindset. Significant management and team leadership experience is combined with over 8 years coaching, training, and consulting. Recognizing the critical role of the individual in Lean improvements, Stuart completed psychological research into the leader’s role in team engagement, learning and openness to change. The findings of this research have been presented at academic and professional conferences. Stuart holds Black Belts in Lean and Six Sigma along with 3rd level qualifications in Psychology, Coaching, Innovation and training. He is an approved provider of the Enterprise Ireland and IDA Lean offer.

Catherine McDonald MSc (Anne Sullivan Centre)

Catherine has 13 years leadership experience in the not-for-profit sector. Having completed her training in lean six sigma in 2016, Catherine supported her organisation to reduce inefficiencies and increase the engagement of its people through the development and implementation of lean principles. The development of a continuous improvement and quality mindset among the organisation's management and staff teams has since led to significant organisational improvements. Catherine has a unique skill-set, with third qualifications in social care, health promotion, management in the human services sector and organisational behaviour. She is a member of the British Psychological Society, a certified psychometric testing professional and is currently completing her studies in leadership coaching.

Business Improvement and Innovation Network

A “Hands’ On” networking & learning experience focused on building relationships while gaining insights and perspectives from peers and expert speakers.

BIIN is a free monthly networking & learning event for leaders, executives & business owners. While networking is central to the evening, our aim is to build lasting relationships through shared learning experiences that add value to your organisation.

Each month a guest speaker will facilitate the event, with networking and more importantly, a team learning activity in their area of expertise. A take home learning that you can apply in your organisation. This shared learning experience allows members to connect at a deeper level, and gain insights and perspectives from peers and expert speakers

Photos from February's talk presented by Stuart

Future Events

Members of the network are invited to submit proposals to share their expertise or suggest topics for future events. Upcoming and proposed events include:

-Innovation & Design Thinking
-Business Model Innovation
-Getting GDPR Ready
-Cybersecurity

The Facilitator

Stuart Nelson BA (Psych) MPSI; Lean & Six Sigma Black Belt

Stuart works with organisations to solve problems and enable them to develop a Growth Mindset. Significant management and team leadership experience is combined with over 8 years coaching, training, and consulting. Recognizing the critical role of the individual in Lean improvements, Stuart completed psychological research into the leader’s role in team engagement, learning and openness to change. The findings of this research have been presented at academic and professional conferences. Stuart holds Black Belts in Lean and Six Sigma along with 3rd level qualifications in Psychology, Coaching, Innovation and training. He is an approved provider of the Enterprise Ireland and IDA Lean offer.

Leaders, executives & business owners who are looking to both expand their network and gain valuable insight from peers and expert speakers.

The business innovation & learning network is a free event, supported by Jigsaw Consulting, Bank of Ireland & monthly sponsors.