Developing Improvement Leaders

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At the heart of any practical improvement process is a network of improvement leaders such as Business Sponsors, Change Agents, Front Line Leaders and Improvement specialists.  

At the heart of any practical improvement process is a network of improvement leaders spanning organisational level and functions.  That includes Business Sponsors, Change Agents, Front Line Leaders and Improvement teams.  

As adults learn best through practical activities, Focussed improvement projects should include training and coaching activities to develop the capabilities of improvement leaders to:

• • Develop a common understanding of the issues to be addressed.
  • Establish a deeper understanding of causal factors
  • Test and refine potential solutions
  • Implement and standardise new ways of working
  • Lock in the gains.

These are skills improvement leaders can develop through training and coaching plans incorporated into a Focussed improvement activities including: 

1. Planning sessions to agree scope, priorities and next steps
2. Mobilisation workshops to build awareness if the issues involved and how to apply relevant improvement tools
3. Coaching to support problem solving, solution development and implementation issues as they arise. 

Below is an example of how these activities can be supported with targeted training and coaching over a 3 month improvement cycle.  

Figure 1: Quarterly Improvement Cycle 

How DAK Academy Can Help

Below are links to Training courses setting out improvement leader development pathways for a range of Focussed improvement agendas.

Business Improvement Challenge	A. Diagnostic Session	B. Mobilisation Training Workshop	C. Implementation Support
Breaking out of reactive maintenance	Reliability for Manufacturing Leaders	Maintenance Planning	Asset Care plans
Scaling up for growth	Reliability for Manufacturing Leaders	TPM Best Practice Implementation	Developing First Line Leadership Skills
Raising standards	Daily Management for Manufacturing Leaders	TPM Best Practice Leadership	Delivering Gains from Advanced Technology
Step out performance	Daily Management for Manufacturing Leaders	Lean Maintenance	Early Equipment Management

Figure 2 Improvement Leader Development Pathways

Click on the links for more information or contact us for an informal discussion about how we can help to support your improvement journey.