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Leader standard work training presentation
Leader standard work is a written routine of the daily, weekly and monthly tasks a leader does to keep the lean system running, such as tier meetings, gemba walks, audits and checks of the boards. This free deck teaches leaders how to build and keep one in about 45 minutes. Its 19 editable slides cover what it is and is not, why leaders need it, the share of the day at each level, what goes in the routine, five steps to build it, writing tasks you can see done, a worked week for a team leader, the weekly review, how it connects to tier meetings, gemba walks and audits, the common mistakes, a 20-minute exercise to draft your own week and four check questions with answers. Every slide has speaker notes.
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The title Leader standard work, a routine that keeps the system running, on a navy background with the LeanSuite logo.A look inside
What is in the 19 slides
For team leaders, supervisors, managers and plant leaders who run or review daily routines. Widescreen, in plain language, with speaker notes on every slide.
Slide 6: The routine by level 
Slide 10: Example: one week for a team leader 
Slide 16: Try it: draft one week
- 1Leader standard work: a routine that keeps the system runningCover
- 2AgendaWhat leader standard work is · Why leaders need it · The routine at each level · Building and reviewing it · Keeping it going · Draft one week
- 3What leader standard work isA written routine for a leader's own work.
- 4What it is, and what it is notIt is easy to confuse with a job description.
- 5Why leaders need itLean tools only keep working if someone checks them.
- 6The routine by levelShare of the day on the routine, as David Mann gives it in Creating a Lean Culture. A guide, not a target.
- 7What goes in the routineStart from what your plant already runs, and write who keeps each part going.
- 8Five steps to build itList, Write, Time it, Mark it, Review
- 9Writing tasks you can see doneA good task is one that someone could see done or not done.
- 10Example: one week for a team leaderA first-shift team leader in an assembly area. Illustrative.
- 11The weekly reviewEvery leader reviews the sheet each week with the next leader up.
- 12Fixing it or building the teamThe Lean Enterprise Institute describes the aim as changing the manager's role.
- 13How it connects to the rest of the systemThe routine is there to keep the other lean tools running.
- 14Keeping it goingRoutines fade in the first weeks unless something protects them.
- 15Common mistakesWriting a job description instead of tasks and times.
- 16Try it: draft one weekA 20-minute team activity
- 17Check your understanding4 check questions
- 18AnswersThe answers, to discuss
- 19Key points and next stepsNext: draft one week for one role and agree the review day.
The 45-minute session, slide by slide
- Slides, about: 25 minutes
- Activity (slide 16): 20 minutes
Present · 15 slides
- 1Leader standard work: a routine that keeps the system running
- 2Agenda
- 3What leader standard work is
- 4What it is, and what it is not
- 5Why leaders need it
- 6The routine by level
- 7What goes in the routine
- 8Five steps to build it
- 9Writing tasks you can see done
- 10Example: one week for a team leader
- 11The weekly review
- 12Fixing it or building the team
- 13How it connects to the rest of the system
- 14Keeping it going
- 15Common mistakes
Do the activity · 1 slide
- 16Try it: draft one week
Check and follow up · 3 slides
- 17Check your understanding
- 18Answers
- 19Key points and next steps
About 25 minutes of slides and 20 minutes of activity. Present: slides 1 to 15 (Leader standard work: a routine that keeps the system running; Agenda; What leader standard work is; What it is, and what it is not; Why leaders need it; The routine by level; What goes in the routine; Five steps to build it; Writing tasks you can see done; Example: one week for a team leader; The weekly review; Fixing it or building the team; How it connects to the rest of the system; Keeping it going; Common mistakes). Do the activity: slide 16 (Try it: draft one week). Check and follow up: slides 17 to 19 (Check your understanding; Answers; Key points and next steps).
How to run it
Running the session
- 1
Prepare
Read the speaker notes once and swap the illustrative example for one from your own area if you have it. Print the PDF if people like a handout.
- 2
Present
The slides take about 25 minutes. Every slide has notes, so you can talk from them rather than read the slide.
- 3
Do the activity
Pick one leader role in the room, for example team leader or supervisor. The activity slide takes the team through it step by step; allow 20 minutes.
- 4
Check and follow up
Ask the check questions before showing the answers, then agree one next step with an owner and a date before people leave.
The check questions
- 1. How is leader standard work different from a job description?
- It lists specific tasks at specific times that keep the lean system running. The rest of the job stays off the sheet.
- 2. Why should the routine not fill the whole day?
- It will not survive the first breakdown, and it leaves no time for the problems the routine turns up.
- 3. Who reviews a leader's sheet, and how often?
- The next leader up, once a week: the ticks, the misses, what got in the way and what to change.
- 4. A leader ticks a task that did not happen. Why does that hurt?
- It hides the very thing the sheet exists to show. A cross with a reason points at the cause.
Templates and guides to go with it
- Leader standard work templateA team leader's daily, weekly and monthly routine with a box per day, follow-ups and a weekly review.
- Supervisor leader standard work templateA supervisor's daily, weekly and monthly routine with a box per day, an escalation log and a weekly review.
- Production manager leader standard work templateA production or value stream manager's routine by day, week and month, with an escalation log and a weekly review.
- Plant manager leader standard work templateA plant manager's short routine by day, week and month, with an escalation log and a weekly review.
- Gemba walk checklistA walk plan and route, 30 prompts in six groups and a findings table with owners and due dates.
- Topic: Lean leadership and employee engagementEvery guide we have on the subject, sorted.
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FAQ
Leader standard work training presentation: common questions
A written routine of the daily, weekly and monthly tasks a leader does to keep the lean system running, such as tier meetings, gemba walks, audits and checks of the boards. It is standard work for leaders: tasks with times, reviewed each week.
About 45 minutes: roughly 20 minutes of slides, a 20-minute exercise drafting one week and the check questions.
Team leaders, supervisors, managers and plant leaders. The deck shows how the routine changes by level, and the exercise works best when each person drafts the sheet for a role they hold or supervise.
It is David Mann's guidance in his book Creating a Lean Culture, the source most often quoted for it. It is a guide, not a target, and not data from any plant.
Yes. The PowerPoint file is fully editable, including the speaker notes. Many teams replace the worked week with a real one from their own area.
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