LEADER STANDARD WORK

LEADER STANDARD WORK - DECK + IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE + WEEKLY TRIFOLD

Lean tools fail when leaders don't change how they lead. This complete toolkit teaches Leader Standard Work (LSW) — the daily discipline that turns continuous improvement from an occasional event into a habit — and gives leaders the two working tools to actually do it. No background needed: it's built from scratch, in plain language, and you can start your own standard work this week.

Perfect for supervisors, front-line managers, directors and senior leaders, continuous-improvement and operational-excellence teams, and anyone rolling out a Lean management system across a site.

WHAT YOU GET

- Training slides (PPTX): a guided Module 2 deck in four parts — the need for a different kind of leadership, what LSW is (and isn't), the four-step deployment,  and how it links to the wider Lean system and matures over time.

- Implementation guide (DOCX): a practical companion for leaders starting LSW —  where it came from, the benefits, the biggest obstacles, the Gemba guide questions, and the behaviors that make coaching land.

- Weekly trifold (XLSX): a leader's week on one sheet — standardized work, daily

  action items, audits and problems exposed, laid out Monday to Friday.

WHAT LSW IS — ACTIONS · TOOLS · BEHAVIOURS

- Actions: a defined sequence of steps — what a leader does, where they go, and  who they interact with (MDI attendance, Gemba walks, 1:1s, reviews).

- Tools: a weekly trifold sheet and status cards that make the routine visible and repeatable.

- Behaviors: coaching, listening and process focus — the habits that build trust and expose problems. And what it is not: just a checklist, an audit, or a tool used in isolation — LSW

is one element of a wider Lean management system.

WHY IT MATTERS — 94%

W. Edwards Deming observed that 94% of problems come from the system or process and only 6% from people — yet people are blamed 94% of the time. LSW flips the focus back to the process, so it becomes safe to raise problems instead of hiding them, and improvement happens every day rather than only at scheduled events.

A FOUR-STEP ROLL-OUT

Each step is a stage-gate — align with your central CI team before moving on.

1. Connect & learn — share the concept with stakeholders and the standard materials.

2. Design & plan — run workshops to define role-specific LSW and the roll-out plan.

3. Review & endorse — present the design, refine it, and secure endorsement.

4. Execute & train — procure, train top-down, and validate compliance to the standard.

BUILD YOUR OWN STANDARD WORK

List what you already do for two weeks, keep only what drives process adherence, improvement and your team's development, and populate the trifold. At the end of each day, a red / green / white card makes yesterday's result visible at the board: green (done, problems resolved), red (done, problems still open) or white (not done). The discipline is the hard part — once documented, LSW only works if you actually follow it, every day.

WHY LEADERS LOVE IT

- Improvement becomes daily: move beyond event-driven change.

- Process, not blame: make it safe for people to raise issues.

- Coach at the Gemba: turn a walk into coaching with guide questions.

- See the week clearly: the trifold puts the routine on one visible sheet.

- Make it stick: a four-step roll-out and a maturity ladder to track progress.

- No background needed: built from scratch; any leader can start.

- Instant download: get all four files the moment you buy.

WHAT'S IN THE DOWNLOAD

- 1 x Training deck — .pptx (Module 2, fully editable)

- 1 x Implementation guide — .docx

- 1 x Weekly trifold — .xlsx (Mon–Fri leader's-week template)

Instant digital download. For personal and in-company training use.