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

Lead with Lean book

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THE INTERVIEWEE

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

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Helping Turkey to thrive with lean management
September 27, 2018
Helping Turkey to thrive with lean management

GETTING TO KNOW US – Earlier this month, our editor visited Istanbul to learn about the work Lean Institute Turkey is doing to spread lean in Turkey and beyond. He sat down with the institute’s President for a chat.

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Brick by brick—Lean and digital at LEGO Manufacturing kft.
February 3, 2026
Brick by brick—Lean and digital at LEGO Manufacturing kft.

CASE STUDY – The author shares an account of LEGO Manufacturing kft.’s lean and digital transformation, showing how lean foundations, careful digital adoption, and human ownership combine to deliver sustainable improvement.

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A sense of heritage in an uncertain world
July 30, 2019
A sense of heritage in an uncertain world

FEATURE – In a market where products become obsolete very fast, this Toyota supplier has learned the importance of staying true to its heritage and developing know-how and people’s capabilities.

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Arrows and loops - the evolution of our management system
February 17, 2023
Arrows and loops - the evolution of our management system

FEATURE – A senior executive of a Spanish hotel chain shares an example of how the organization’s management system and visual tools have changed over time.

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