In this episode, David is joined by Philip Holt, who has over 30 years of experience in working with industry giants such as GKN Aerospace, Phillips, Gillette, and Travelport. He has built a reputation for being a global expert in Lean thinking, but also in lean doing and in lean being. Leading Lean by Living Lean, which is also the title of his new book

Philip explains how to use Lean tools to improve the workplace and the chances of success. He does this by sharing several real-world examples.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Making the workplace better for your people your business performs better.
• Lean is not about reducing the number of employees.
• You need to address people´s fear of losing their job and show them what is in it for them e.g., less need to work late.
• Engagement is essential, if someone feels threatened by a change, they will resist it.
• The tools aren´t the end game, business improvement is the end game.
• Lean enables you to build strategies and engage everyone in delivering them.
• Lean works for every kind of business and process.
• When introducing technology focus on the people engaging in that technology.

BEST MOMENTS
‘It´s about respect for people and engaging those people in making results better,’

‘Standardize the ways of working, where we know the solution.’

‘We´ve got to keep the humanity in how we deploy it (AI)’

EPISODE RESOURCES
https://uk.linkedin.com/in/philipholt
https://leadingwithlean.com/ 

Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/ro/podcast/leading-lean-by-living-lean-with-philip-holt/id1444154403?i=1000574562273

Philip Holt Books: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Philip-Holt/author/B06WD2G1VB

Clifton Strengths - https://www.gallup.com/cliftonstrengths/en/252137/home.aspx

https://kaizen.com

GUEST BIO

Philip is the founder and Managing Director of Leading with Lean, a Consultancy Service which provides companies with a People-centred approach to Business Transformation.

Until late 2023, he was Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence at GKN Aerospace, the world’s leading multi-technology tier 1 Aerospace supplier and previously Vice President, Continuous Improvement & Intelligent Automation at Travelport, a leading Travel Commerce Platform. Prior to that he held a number of senior Lean Leadership roles within Royal Philips, most notably Head of Continuous Improvement for Philips, Head of Continuous Improvement for the Consumer Lifestyle sector, and Head of Operational Excellence, Accounting Operations. Philip was the lead author of the Philips Lean Excellence Model.

Philip has over 30 years of business experience in leadership roles spanning the customer value chain, in Industry Leading Companies such as GKN Aerospace, Philips, Gillette, and Travelport. During this time he has built up an impressive reputation in Lean Leadership practices and is a regular speaker at industry conferences.

He studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, Warwick Business School, and the University of Pennsylvania (Wharton School).

Leading Lean by Living Lean: Changing how you lead, not who you are; is his third book, following the Axiom 2020 Business Book Awards Bronze Medal winner, The Simplicity of Lean: Defeating Complexity; Delivering Excellence and the success of Leading with Lean: An Experience-based guide to Leading a Lean Transformation.

ABOUT THE SHOW
People with purpose make a difference. Imagine a world where more people can just get their purpose out of them, into a plan and then actually make it happen. What a world that would be - People everywhere finding meaning and harnessing that to bring inspiration and energy to each and every day, changing lives for the better. But no one ever achieved anything on their own - we all have something unique to bring and that means we all have to play our part - if we want to go far, we have to go together and lead or serve towards a vision of the world we want to see. Everyone has a story to tell, and this show is where these stories come to life.

ABOUT THE HOST
David Roberts is a highly regarded CEO, mentor, and investor with 30 years of experience across multiple sectors. As an intrapreneur and entrepreneur, David has bought, grown, started and sold several businesses, working with values-driven start-ups, award-winning SMEs, and multinational corporations on strategies for service excellence, leadership, and profitable growth. David’s passion is for purpose and creating an environment where everyone can succeed, through building teams that get things done, execute on their mission with passion, deliver exceptional service and really make a difference.

ARTWORK CREDIT
Penny Roberts - https://www.instagram.com/penpennypencils 

CONTACT METHODS

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