The Simple Leader: Personal and Professional Leadership at the Nexus of Lean and Zen - Paperback

by Matthew E. May (Foreword by), Kevin L. Meyer (Author)

Simplicity, flow, respect for people, reflection, observing the present state, humility, beginner's mind, inquiry, a search for perfection. Those are just some of the concepts shared between Lean, also known as the Toyota Production System, and Zen Buddhism.In The Simple Leader, author Kevin Meyer describes how he discovered and leveraged Lean on his thirty-year leadership journey from engineer to President of a medical device company. Then, when faced with a very stressful family health situation, he learned about Zen - and soon realized that there were common themes that could be used to improve both personal and professional leadership.Filled with personal stories, practices, and insight built on experience, The Simple Leader will help new or struggling leaders in any industry become more organized, effective, and balanced.

Author Biography

Kevin Meyer has over thirty years of executive leadership, operations, engineering, and Lean transformation experience in the medical device, automotive lighting, and telecom photonics equipment industries. He is currently partner and co-founder of Gemba Academy, which provides online Lean and Six Sigma training to over 2,000 companies worldwide. He sits on the boards of two startup technology companies and a business advocacy organization. To learn more, visit http: //www.kevinmeyer.com.