The Lean Team Leader program is designed to equip participants with the essential skills, knowledge, and strategies to lead and manage teams effectively using Lean principles. This comprehensive training empowers individuals to drive process improvement, enhance efficiency, and foster a culture of continuous improvement within their organizations.
What Makes Our Program Unique?
- Select courses are certified by The Graduate School of Business making it all that more impressive on your CV.
- As a member of the Lean Global Network, our training is informed by the world’s leading Lean thinkers – so you know your learning will be at the cutting edge of Lean thinking globally.
- We equip you with a holistic set of skills to affect real change at all levels of the your Organisation – we focus on more than “just” the lean tools and the quick fixes!
- Our courses are interactive, practical and easily applicable to any workplace.
On-site
Our hands-on, on-site packages are customised according to the client’s individual needs, team size, schedule and availability.
Face-to-face
"Enrolling in the Lean Team Leader Training was a game-changer for me"
Who Should Attend?
- Current and aspiring team leaders
- Supervisors, team leaders, and managers across industries.
- Professionals seeking to enhance their leadership and Lean management skills
What Will I Learn?
- Understand the fundamentals of Lean methodology and its application in various industries.
- Develop leadership skills necessary for guiding teams through Lean initiatives.
- Learn how to identify and eliminate waste within processes to optimize efficiency.
- Master techniques for problem-solving, root cause analysis, and sustainable improvement such as PDCA and Kata
- Apply these problem-solving techniques to address operational challenges.
- Cultivate effective communication and collaboration within cross-functional teams.
- Gain insights into Lean tools such as value stream mapping, 5S, Visual Management, Takt Time, Work Balance, Standard Work and Kaizen events.
- Lead teams towards achieving operational excellence and delivering value to
customers.
Course Structure
A blend of interactive lectures, case studies, group discussions, hands-on exercises, and practical simulations. Participants will have the opportunity to apply Lean concepts in real-world scenarios and engage in collaborative problem-solving activities.
Facilitators

Samantha Allen
Samantha Allen has extensive experience in a variety of industries within both the public and private sectors.
She has led the design and implementation of effective Lean programs in both the UK and SA, that ensure institutionalization of process improvement and Organizational change. Samantha has a passion for training and skills development and holds a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and is a Prince 2 Project Practitioner.

Tshepo Thobejane
Tshepo Thobejane has implemented Lean Thinking and Practice to achieve operational improvement through the use of process improvement methods throughout his career as an Industrial Engineer.
He has work in a diverse range of industry sectors includes – manufacturing, management consulting, logistics, supply chain, banking and public healthcare. He is convinced that Lean Thinking can be a lifestyle and is applicable absolutely everywhere.
On-site
Our hands-on, on-site packages are customised according to the client’s individual needs, team size, schedule and availability.
Face-to-face
GSB Campus
TBA