Michael asked me to do a review on his latest book as I expressed my excitement of his new book Lead with respect. And yes I was excited, ratther I am excited. What a great book!
My Lean leadership journey started with Jeff Likers book The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership and then I got a green belt in Toyota Lean Leadership where I really understood the power of Lean Leadership and respect for people. So I thought ok I have this Lean Leadership pretty much under control, but there were still some holes here and there, but I figured that I will propably fill them up as I go along. But then Michael releases his book and it just fills in a lot of holes and even change some of the idea of Lean Leadership that I had.
We are still following some of the old gang from the previous books Andy, Phil and now a new comer Jane Delaney. Jane is the CEO of a SW development company and is suffering quite a bit with her leadership - busy trying to find out how to run the business instead of leading her people. But then she gets cornered by Andy (remember: The Lean Manager - his now a hot shot VP and really into Lean and Lean Leadership). He teaches her the ropes of Leading with respect and of course she turns around her company and even gets to show Andy and Phil a few new things (the learner is teaching the teacher). A little stroke of genius that Michael has moved the learning into the SW industry but still keeps the connection to the manufacturing industry (they are developing SW for the plant that Andy is responsible for). It just shows that Lean and especially Lean Leadership is applicable in all industries and Leadership cases.
And then one of the things that really blows me away is that Andy is spokesman for the way Taichii Ohono thought TPS should be applied, namely understand the why behing the concepts, perhaps get inspired - but make it your own (that means do it your own way - not the Toyota way). You will never be able to copy Toyota because every situation, plant etc. is different. And Michael really gets this thought out, as Andy gives Janes some ideas etc. but more than that tells her to make it her own. Really great!
Read it! You will not be sorry that you did.
Should you by any chance not know Michaels and Freddys other books, then you are really in for a treat. Read them and you will learn so much about Lean while being entertained by the universe that Michael have created. But do not be fooled - it is filled with a lot of valuable information and even a road map how to begin applying Lean. So go for it!
Micael has done it again. Yet another Lean gem with a lot of knowledge and wisdom.
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