5-C’s to Driving Successful  Lean Transformation Through Servant Leadership
Trust, as an element of servant leadership is earned and critical to a lean transformation.  Trust underpins every relationship in the workplace – between your boss, colleagues, customers, vendors, and trusted consultants. Trust must be forged through action. Trusted leaders have some common traits known as the “Five Cs.”

This series of posts is dedicated to each one of the “Five Cs.” The first of these is Commitment.”

What is commitment in the context of driving a Lean transformation?  A Lean transformation is not an event or program, it is a mindset and a journey.   Commitment to the mindset and journey is demonstrated by staying in the present and being fully engaged throughout the entire process.  Commitment from a trusted leader builds trust and motivates the team.. It means persevering despite setbacks.

Lou Holtz said:

“Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”

All Leaders must be committed to overcoming adversity as part of the Lean journey. Becoming a “Committed Servant Leader” requires years of learning, encompassing many cycles of feedback, failure and growth.

How do you demonstrate your commitment daily? How do you lean into adversity? How would your colleagues answer? Stay tuned for 4 more C’s.

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