NEW ZEALAND
Lean Academy
Removing the stuff that slows your business down.
Free Resource Bank
Search our tools, templates, research and ideas. No cost, BIG impact.
Training
Equip your people with the skills to lead change, solve problems, and continuously improve through Lean Leadership training and formal NZQA pathways.
Business Improvement
Think of us as your outsourced Chief Improvement Officer—working alongside your team to identify opportunities, drive change, and build lasting business performance.
WHAT IS
Lean Thinking
Developing Systems, Practices & Attitudes for Business Success.
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
Always - the ultimate respect for people
MEET OUR
Directors
Kate Horton
Kate trained & mentored teachers and school leaders in the public sector. Now she works alongside businesses all over New Zealand to help them move from busy to booming by introducing and embedding Lean Thinking.
Kate's focus: All about the people side of change
Rob Bull
Rob led change initiatives in primary healthcare in the public sector. Now he works alongside businesses all over New Zealand to help them move from busy to booming by introducing and embedding Lean Thinking.
Rob's focus: Brings clinical precision when it comes to the strategic side
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.
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'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.
OUR
Brag Wall
Some of Kate & Rob's past and present clients:
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