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Chapter 3

Standard Work for Leaders

Standard work for leaders, the engine of Lean management, is the highest

leverage tool in the Lean management system. As mentioned in Chapter 2,

leader standard work is the first principal element of Lean management;

thischapter describes it in detail.

Leader standard work provides a structure and routine that helps

leaders shift from a sole focus on results to a dual focus on process

plus results. This change in focus is crucial to the success of a Lean

operation. Moreover, it is perhaps the most difficult thing to accomplish

in a leader’s personal conversion from conventional or batch and queue

to Lean ...