Being the Sensei: Engaging Your Executives inthe Lean Initiative ◾ 213
Providing executives with a structured, repeatable process for gemba
walking, first to learn, and then to assess the health of Lean management,
equips them to be confident, comfortable, and actively involved in managing
the execution of the Lean strategy they support.
Study Questions
1. Have you tried gemba walking executives to build or reinforce their
support for Lean? Has it been effective? Why or why not?
2. Where on the organization chart would you draw the boundary
between tactical and strategic responsibilities?
3. Does your organization have a history of trying one program after
another to drive improvement? If yes, why?
4. Who are the key executives in your o ...