Apply Lean Thinking Principles To Your Own Work And Change Your Life

Our clients report that The Effective Executive program consistently saves the individual knowledge worker one to two hours per day. Effective workflow through each individual’s office is a critical element of your Lean Enterprise Transformation. Overflowing inboxes, misplaced files, cluttered desks, countless voicemails, unanswered emails, forgotten tasks- these are all forms of waste that impact productivity, breed stress, and compromise quality. Transform this chaos into a seamless system that empowers each individual to be an effective member of your lean enterprise. Our Affiliates can help you establish effective processes that will enable you to take control of your day, and eliminate waste in daily activities.

This program is designed to improve knowledge worker effectiveness, while enabling them to better manage both professional and personal goals. Over a two-to-three day period, you and your team are introduced to “The Effective E.D.G.E.” (Emptying, Deciding, Grouping and Executing). This process mirrors the Deming/Shewhart scientific method and is tailored to your team’s unique objectives, culture, and situation. Typical results include:

Productivity improved 20% or more
Less time consumed by “administrivia”
More time available for strategic initiatives
A manageable email inbox
A more responsive, agile organization
A greater personal sense of control, freedom, and accomplishment
More effective communications
Greater accountability
Better morale

In short, you'll see increased productivity and effectiveness, along with a higher level of quality and satisfaction, all with the same amount of resources. The best part of this program is that participants are able to make significant progress with their actual work during the program.

WHO CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS WORKSHOP? The Effective Executive program is designed for executives, managers, project leaders and other knowledge workers who have discretion over their time and activities, and are challenged with a large number of actions to manage from a variety of sources.

Some of the issues addressed include:

The overwhelming volume of daily email
Not being able to put away and retrieve information quickly
Making progress on long-term important things while handling the urgent, less important things
Handling constant interruptions
Handling a myriad of tasks in a timely, efficient manner
Organizing workflow in and out of your office
Creating a filing system that makes finding what you need fast and easy
Managing multiple – and conflicting priorities
Keeping too much in your head
Things falling through the cracks
Tracking and follow up on delegated items