The Simple Leader: Personal and Professional Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781944847241)

Simplicity, flow, respect for people, reflection, observing the present state, humility, beginner's mind, inquiry, a search for perfection. Those are just some of the concepts shared between Lean, also known as the Toyota Production System, and Zen Buddhism.In The Simple Leader, author Kevin Meyer describes how he discovered and leveraged Lean on his thirty-year leadership journey from engineer to President of a medical device company. Then, when faced with a very stressful family health situation, he learned about Zen - and soon realized that there were common themes that could be used to improve both personal and professional leadership.Filled with personal stories, practices, and insight built on experience, The Simple Leader will help new or struggling leaders in any industry become more organized, effective, and balanced.

Author: Matthew E. May, Kevin L. Meyer
ISBN-10: 1944847243
ISBN-13: 9781944847241
Publisher: Gemba Academy LLC
Language: English
Published: 05/11/2016
Pages: 230
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.48d