Train your own in-house experts
to lead with confidence.
Get ready to unlock the full potential of your leadership team.
Learn exactly what you need to lead with lean
Hit the ground running by learning the skills you need to lead with confidence. Master the basics, then engage in advanced topics when you’re ready.
Put trainees on a step-by-step learning path
Take away the education guesswork– we’ve customized our curriculum into a Kaizen Masterclass to develop lean leaders quickly and effectively.
Measure your comprehension
Measure everything you learn with built-in quizzes and exams. Leverage our Learning System to monitor progress and results.
Preview our Kaizen Masterclass for Leaders
See our step-by-step plan for developing lean experts at your organization. It’s a customized curriculum just for leaders containing everything the Lean Smarts Academy has to offer.
An academy for developing lean leaders
See how our curriculum prepares leaders to lead the way.
Master the kaizen basics
5S Productivity
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
The 7 Wastes of Lean
Learn to identify each of the 7 wastes. Discover tips & strategies for eliminating them.
Standardization & Standard Work
Learn to love and leverage standardization of all kinds.
Kaizen Best Practices
Tie everything together with scientific thinking and many best practices.
Learn advanced topics
The Fundamentals of Lean
Establish good housekeeping. Engage all associates. Boost productivity and start making abnormalities visible.
Learning to See Waste
Learn how to see waste and realize the importance of the kaizen trinity of waste elimination, standardization, and 5S.
Getting Started with Work Cells
Take your first steps to create basic work cells by eliminating motion, reducing your footprint, and learning to flow.
Lean Smarts Accelerator
Jumpstart your lean journey with this four-part workshop series.
Lean at Xylem Design
Join us for a day at Xylem Design, a 30-person woodshop with over five years of experience applying Toyota Production System (TPS) and 2 Second Lean principles.
Training experts is just the beginning…
See how the Lean Smarts Academy engages ALL frontline associates in lean.