Planet Lean: The Official online magazine of the Lean Global Network
Leadership and business transformation go hand in hand

Leadership and business transformation go hand in hand

Michael Ballé
February 2, 2017

VIDEO – We constantly talk about the role of leadership, but perhaps we don't realize just how intertwined leadership transformation and business transformation really are. This short video discusses why.


By: Michael Ballé, author, executive coach and co-founder of Institut Lean France


To learn what it means to truly be a lean leader, follow Michael's own journey of lean discovery, as told in his new book Lead with Lean - On Lean Leadership and Practice

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THE INTERVIEWEE

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Michael Ballé is a lean author, executive coach and co-founder of the Institut Lean France

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In the digital world customer service alone is not enough
February 22, 2017
In the digital world customer service alone is not enough

FEATURE – As many retail giants are finding out, great customer service is no longer enough to ensure competitive advantage in a world where the digital revolution is taking no prisoners.

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How Banca Nazionale del Lavoro used lean to improve its IT department
January 7, 2016
How Banca Nazionale del Lavoro used lean to improve its IT department

INTERVIEW – Planet Lean interviews Silvia Cespa of Italy’s Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, a bank that boasts one of the most advanced IT departments in Europe. How did it get there? Through a six-year transformation towards lean banking.

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People, invention, and radically great quality
July 1, 2021
People, invention, and radically great quality

FEATURE – The authors discuss radical quality improvement at Toyota and introduce a new book by Sadao Nomura that the Lean Global Network has just co-published.

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What kind of bureaucrat are you?
March 28, 2023
What kind of bureaucrat are you?

FEATURE – In this in-depth, insightful analysis, the authors explore the essence of bureaucracy and explain why, with Lean Thinking, it can be leveraged as a force for good.

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