Leading with Lean
White paper Leading with Lean
Managing Today’s Growth and Instability While Delivering Bottom-Line Results
How do leading companies navigate rapid growth and rising complexity—without losing control?
In today’s environment of disrupted supply chains, workforce volatility, and intensifying customer expectations, sustainable performance requires more than isolated initiatives—it demands strong leadership and a robust management system.
Your contact person
Nick Phillips
Managing Director
STAUFEN.USA
Phone: +1 (336) 540-4953
E-Mail: nicholas.phillips@staufen.us
Nick Phillips
Managing Director
STAUFEN.USA
With 20 years of experience in industry and consulting leadership roles, Nick is a Managing Director at Staufen and leads the US practice for industrial products. He helps New Product Development, Supply Chain and Manufacturing executives transform their people, processes, products and systems to generate focused P&L improvements. He has a proven track record of leading high performing teams and delivering value to his clients.
Nick has over a decade of consulting experience serving many of the largest Automotive, Aerospace & Defense and Energy companies in the world. He specializes in Product Lifecycle Management, Digitization and Operational Excellence.
While working at Deloitte Consulting, Nick founded and led the Model Based Enterprise and Digital Thread service offering, where he received the award for Innovator of the Year in 2021. While working at ABB, Nick helped create a global internal consulting group and was given the Presidential Award for transformation in ABB’s power transformer business. He is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and holds an Automotive patent for mechanical engineering.
Nick earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and his Engineering degree from Virginia Tech. He is passionate about enabling efficiency, innovation, and growth in the industrial product sector and about building the next generation of business leaders in the Circular Economy.
Nick has over a decade of consulting experience serving many of the largest Automotive, Aerospace & Defense and Energy companies in the world. He specializes in Product Lifecycle Management, Digitization and Operational Excellence.
While working at Deloitte Consulting, Nick founded and led the Model Based Enterprise and Digital Thread service offering, where he received the award for Innovator of the Year in 2021. While working at ABB, Nick helped create a global internal consulting group and was given the Presidential Award for transformation in ABB’s power transformer business. He is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and holds an Automotive patent for mechanical engineering.
Nick earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and his Engineering degree from Virginia Tech. He is passionate about enabling efficiency, innovation, and growth in the industrial product sector and about building the next generation of business leaders in the Circular Economy.
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Lead with Confidence. Deliver with Discipline.
This white paper reveals the proven tools and behaviors behind high-performing organizations that lead with Lean. Based on real-world implementations across industries, the study provides a practical framework that combines strategy, process discipline, and leadership development to deliver measurable results.
Key Insights from the White Paper
The Four Core Pillars of a Lean Management System
- Strategy Deployment: Align every function to enterprise objectives using tools like Hoshin Kanri and X-Matrix.
- Metric Communication Framework: Create clear KPIs and communication channels across all levels of leadership.
- Process Orientation: Strengthen execution with process confirmation and layered audits to ensure sustainability.
- Continuous Improvement: Multiply gains through structured problem-solving and engagement tools like PDCA and Ishikawa diagrams.
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Leadership Behaviors that Drive Results
Go beyond structure. Unlock performance by developing three key behaviors
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Clarity in Objectives
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Prioritization of Resources
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Empowerment at All Levels
Why Read This White Paper?
Whether you’re in manufacturing, supply chain, or product development, this paper offers actionable insights to build a resilient management system and leadership culture.
Your contact person
Nick Phillips
Managing Director
STAUFEN.USA
Phone: +1 (336) 540-4953
E-Mail: nicholas.phillips@staufen.us
Nick Phillips
Managing Director
STAUFEN.USA
With 20 years of experience in industry and consulting leadership roles, Nick is a Managing Director at Staufen and leads the US practice for industrial products. He helps New Product Development, Supply Chain and Manufacturing executives transform their people, processes, products and systems to generate focused P&L improvements. He has a proven track record of leading high performing teams and delivering value to his clients.
Nick has over a decade of consulting experience serving many of the largest Automotive, Aerospace & Defense and Energy companies in the world. He specializes in Product Lifecycle Management, Digitization and Operational Excellence.
While working at Deloitte Consulting, Nick founded and led the Model Based Enterprise and Digital Thread service offering, where he received the award for Innovator of the Year in 2021. While working at ABB, Nick helped create a global internal consulting group and was given the Presidential Award for transformation in ABB’s power transformer business. He is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and holds an Automotive patent for mechanical engineering.
Nick earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and his Engineering degree from Virginia Tech. He is passionate about enabling efficiency, innovation, and growth in the industrial product sector and about building the next generation of business leaders in the Circular Economy.
Nick has over a decade of consulting experience serving many of the largest Automotive, Aerospace & Defense and Energy companies in the world. He specializes in Product Lifecycle Management, Digitization and Operational Excellence.
While working at Deloitte Consulting, Nick founded and led the Model Based Enterprise and Digital Thread service offering, where he received the award for Innovator of the Year in 2021. While working at ABB, Nick helped create a global internal consulting group and was given the Presidential Award for transformation in ABB’s power transformer business. He is a Lean Six Sigma Blackbelt and holds an Automotive patent for mechanical engineering.
Nick earned his MBA from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and his Engineering degree from Virginia Tech. He is passionate about enabling efficiency, innovation, and growth in the industrial product sector and about building the next generation of business leaders in the Circular Economy.
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