A Review of the Literature on Lean Leadership Practices
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Topics covered include, Lean management;, Lean culture;, Lean leadership;, Lean failure; Lean success, Lean culture as a whole.Abstract
A literature review on lean leadership approaches is presented in this work. We start with a short literature review on lean history and origins, then move on to a brief introduction to lean principles, building blocks, and prominent implementation frameworks. Finally, we review the scarce literature on lean leadership, breaking it down into tools, practices, attributes, and
frameworks. For businesses planning to implement a lean business system, there is a lack of acomprehensive and actionable leadership model in the existing literature. The need of a well crafted, evidence-based leadership paradigm is highlighted by this review. Additionally, it delves into the need of creating fresh lean tools for leadership or modifying current lean tools to handle leadership responsibilities.
