SQDCP Headers
Visual management headers for daily safety, quality, delivery, cost, and people measures.
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The Lean Leader’s Playbook
A practical guide to developing leaders who empower their teams, solve problems together, and make continuous improvement part of everyday work.
THE BOOK
Learn the Tools.Learn to Lead.Lead Your People.
The Lean Leader’s Playbook brings together Pete Maher’s experience on the shop floor and in operations leadership. It connects improvement methods with the leadership habits that help people grow, take ownership, and solve problems with confidence.
Developing leaders is central to lasting improvement. The book shows how to teach and empower others while using visual management, 5S, first pass yield, root cause and countermeasure work, risk reduction, and more. The resources below help teams practice those methods.
COMPANION RESOURCES
Tools you can put to work
Download the free resources below, or explore the paid templates through Payhip.
5S Presentation & Numbers Game
A training deck and exercise to introduce workplace organization.
Download free fileFirst Pass Yield RCCM
Track yield and organize root cause and countermeasure work.
Download free filePast Due 4 Up Chart
An example for reviewing overdue work, causes, and actions.
Download free fileKaizen Report Out Template
Present your event’s problem, current state, improvements, results, and follow-up actions with an editable 33-slide deck.
View and purchase on PayhipKaizen Newspaper and 30 Day Tracker
Record Kaizen actions and follow their progress over the next 30 days.
Download free filePareto Chart
See which issue categories contribute most to a problem.
Download free fileResidual Risk Reduction Matrix
Assess hazards, compare risk before and after proposed controls, and track 30-day actions. Includes worked examples.
View and purchase on Payhip5S Audit Sheet
Assess workplace organization with scoring forms, monthly tracking, summary charts, and a Lean culture assessment.
View and purchase on PayhipExcel Test Sheet
See a practical example of visual limits and test results in Excel.
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Purchases are completed through Payhip, which provides access to the files after checkout.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Experience from both sides of the work.
Pete Maher started as an hourly assembler in 1985 and later became a Vice President of Operations. A Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, he has spent decades helping teams improve safety, quality, delivery, and performance.
His approach combines useful tools with respect for the people closest to the process.