Leader Standard Work
Leader Standard Work is a set of behaviors, actions, and tools that are incorporated into the routine work of leaders.
What is Leader standard work?
Leader Standard Work is a set of behaviors, actions, and tools that are incorporated into the routine work of leaders which defines what, when, and how the leader should take action. LSW is a set of recurrent leadership practices and tools that are practiced routinely during the typical workday, based on proven best practices for any task or process, that allows those leaders to start, spread, and sustain improvement. Leader Standard Work is designed to reduce variation, improve performance, develop team members, demonstrate how to make SMART changes, and support people.
Some of the most common tasks performed through LSW include:
- Participating in team huddles
- Conducting Gemba walks
- analyzing and sharing data
- Supporting improvements of teams
- coaching/mentoring direct reports
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Leader Standard Work is a set of behaviors, actions, and tools that are incorporated into the routine work of leaders which defines what, when, and how the leader should take action. A key focus of change management is to understand who is potentially impacted by the change and to engage that person, or group of people, in the change through effective communication. To learn more about Change Management, please visit our Introduction to Change Management Course.
Change management is about increasing awareness, acceptance, and alignment around an idea
- Creating a shared need for a project by clearly articulating what the problem is and why it is important to fix.
- Shaping a vision by having a clear goal in mind.
- Mobilizing commitment by organizing people and activities to drive action.
This course addresses the human side of change for any change initiative. Change management is about increasing awareness, acceptance, and alignment around an idea.
Our objective is to provide the learner with practical tools for experiencing higher project success rates within their organizations. Through this framework, the learner will be able to understand who is potentially impacted by the change and to engage that person, or group of people, in the change through effective communication. With this perspective in mind, the learner will drive improvements using tools such as a Problem Statement, Elevator Speech, Gemba Walk, Communication Plan, PDCA, and Contingency Plan.
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