Build the leadership capability to sustain operational improvement
Our flagship Lean Leadership & Management Academy helps leaders connect strategy, daily performance and the development of their people. Participants apply Lean thinking to real challenges in their own organisation.
Designed for senior and middle managers, the Academy develops the knowledge, practical skills and leadership behaviours needed to build a culture of continuous improvement.
We work with you to shape the programme around your priorities, combining facilitated learning, practical exercises and workplace application.
The Academy develops the leadership behaviours and management routines needed for sustainable continuous improvement. It brings together Lean principles, practical problem solving and team development, with exercises linked to participants’ working environment.
- Focus: connect leadership and team engagement to operational priorities.
- Structure: build a practical framework for daily performance management.
- Ownership: involve teams in identifying and delivering improvements.
- Discipline: practise the leadership habits that sustain progress.
We agree the programme structure, duration and workplace support with each client.
The following modules are covered:
- Module 1: Waste
- Module 2: Tiered Visual Performance Management
- Module 3: Strategy into Action
- Module 4: Continuous Improvement
- Module 5: Role of the Leader
- Module 6: Standard Operations
- Module 7: Coaching
- Module 8: Process Confirmation
- Module 9: Process Mapping
- Module 10: Value Stream Mapping
- Module 11: A3 Reporting/Thinking
- Module 12: Project Management
- Module 13: FMEA
- Module 14: Assignment Review
Participants apply their learning to an improvement challenge in their own workplace. We agree suitable projects and measures of progress with your organisation, so learning supports practical business priorities.
Workplace coaching and our four-step knowledge transfer approach can be included to help your people practise, build confidence and take ownership. The level of support and programme duration are agreed in your proposal.
Learning that transfers into the workplace
The Academy connects the principles of Lean with the systems and leadership habits that make improvement sustainable. Participants practise engaging their teams, solving problems and turning organisational priorities into consistent daily action.
Applied leadership development in practice
Explore how Project7 has connected Academy learning, live improvement work and coaching in client organisations. Each case describes its own delivery context and reported results.
- Network Rail: Academy learning and four-step knowledge transfer →
- DB Cargo: leadership learning applied through workplace projects →
Explore wider leadership development and high-performing teams →
Delivery and investment
We tailor the programme to your operational priorities, participants and working environment. Content, delivery format, dates, group size and investment are agreed with you before a proposal is confirmed.
Tell us what your teams need to achieve and we will recommend an appropriate programme and any supporting workplace coaching.
Discuss the Lean Leadership & Management Academy
Tell us about your organisation, the people you want to develop and the improvement you need. We will discuss the scope and provide a proposal matched to your requirements.