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Lean Thinking
Creating flow so your business can grow.
How can we help?
Meet our
Directors
Kate Horton and Rob Bull met when they were both working in the public sector. She trained & mentored teachers and school leaders, and he led change initiatives in primary healthcare.
Now they work alongside businesses all over New Zealand to help them move from busy to booming by introducing and embedding Lean Thinking. Kate's still all about the people side of change, and Rob brings clinical precision when it comes to the strategic side.
What is Lean Thinking?
No doubt you've heard of the buzz-terms of 'continuous improvement' and 'business excellence'? How about 'Kaizen', 'Toyota Kata' and 'Lean Thinking'?
When it all boils down, they're actually about the same thing:
Having the systems, practices and attitudes that every business, in every sector, needs to be successful.
Lean Thinking Focuses on:
Creating flow
Identifying and minimising waste
Fixing what slows you down
Creating value for your customer
Continually seeking areas for improvement
and always - the ultimate respect for people
What we do:
The quick response:
We make businesses better.
The detailed response:
In a world full of jargon, buzzwords and hustle & grind bullshit, we keep it simple. We're here to help you build incredible processes, grow a great team, and take on even the hairiest challenges that get thrown your way.
We're all about making a mindset of continuous improvement second nature to business leaders across New Zealand through training, consulting, and our free resource library.
What we don't do:
While standardisation is a key component of Lean Thinking, the cookie-cutter approach to supporting your business is not our jam. There are no rigid rules, plans and frameworks that we make you follow, because one size fits no one when it comes to improving your business.
"We started working with NZLA on a short-term program, but were so impressed with the results that we achieved while implementing the initiatives that Rob developed with us, that we continued to an ongoing program."
"The culture within our company has shifted to a positive, continual improvement mentality where we are all visibly accountable to the rest of our team. Having regular contact with Rob and prioritising his programs (even in the busy times) has assisted us in doubling our capacity whilst maintaining quality."
Mark Findlay
GM at: Powerglide
How can we help?
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Are you brand new to Lean Thinking?
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