Develop Lean Leaders The Green Beret Way
Here is a summary of an article by Jill Jusko, Editor of Industry Week done with Sam MacPherson of the Lean Leadership Academy. The contents of the article reflect Sam’s unique background and...
View ArticleWelcome to the Lean Leadership Academy
Welcome to the Lean Leadership Academy Website. Here you will find information pertaining to our academy, its mission, core principles, and leadership. In essence the Lean Leadership Academy exists for...
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LLA and the Genesis of the Lean Expert
In the fields of education and operations research, the Dreyfus model of skill acquisition is an explanation of how individuals acquire skills through formal instruction and practice. Hubert Dreyfus...
View ArticleLLA at Industry Week Best Plants Conference
On April 23rd Lean Leadership Academy founders Sam MacPherson and Art Smalley shared some of their key learning points at the annual Industry Week Best Plant Conference in Greenville, South Carolina. A...
View ArticleObeya Operations – Sam MacPherson IW Presentation
At the recent 2013 Industry Week Best Plant Conference Lean Leadership Academy founder Sam MacPherson presented on the topic of Obeya Operations. Obeya simple means “Big Room” in Japanese however there...
View ArticleDevelop Lean Leaders The Green Beret Way – Video
The following is an update to the presentation I gave to Industry Week a few months ago regarding this topic. Since there has been considerable interest Industry Week was kind enough to post the slides...
View ArticleAME Lean Leadership Roadmap Presentation
The presentation file for our talk at the AME conference in Toronto is very large due to the number of pictures included in the document. Unfortunately it is too large to attach as an e-mail. For those...
View ArticleWhat HR Leaders Can Learn From the Green Berets
Lean Leadership Academy co-founder Sam MacPherson talks about what we can learn from special forces leadership. Sam MacPherson is aware of the challenges faced by human resources professionals. As the...
View ArticleWhat Business Leaders Can Learn From the Green Berets
If your work role includes managing or supervising people, your mission should be to get the very most out of those individuals and to develop them into an “A-Team” that is equipped to handle and...
View ArticleIndustry Week – Workforce: The Lean Pipeline
Lean Leadership Academy Executive Director Sam MacPherson presented at the TWI conference in Nashville Tennessee. Industry Week magazine was in attendance in the audience and ran with a story...
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