(MBI LIVE) Lean Construction: Session 2 - The Human Side of Lean Construction: Developing People’s Capabilities with NO BULLSHIDO!
When:
- 09/29/2027
- 09/29/2027
Where:
- Online Learning - Zoom
| Fee | Type of Fee |
|---|---|
| NO CHARGE | / Person - MBI Members |
| $160 | / Person - Non-Members |
Presenter: Adam Hoots, Construction Ache Solutions - Greenville, SC
Lean Construction does not succeed because an organization owns more sticky notes, conducts more pull-planning sessions, or installs another production board. Lean succeeds when leaders create an environment in which people can identify problems, speak honestly, learn from failure, improve their work, and develop the capability to solve problems without waiting for someone above them to provide every answer. This interactive session explores the human side of Lean Construction and the leadership behaviors required to make Lean practices successful and sustainable. Participants will examine servant leadership, authentic humility, trust, psychological safety, respectful engagement, humble inquiry, active listening, coaching, and the deliberate development of people’s capabilities.
Attendees will learn why traditional command-and-control leadership often runs counter to Lean principles. The session will challenge leaders to move from being the person with all the answers to becoming the person who creates the conditions for others to think, experiment, learn, and improve. The central message is simple: Lean is not about getting more from people. It is about developing people so they can improve the work, the system, and themselves. Session 1 introduces the visible Lean principles and practices, including value, flow, pull, waste reduction, visualization, PDCA, and continuous improvement. Session 2 examines the leadership system and human behaviors that allow those practices to work in the real world.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Explain why developing capabilities is central to lean construction rather than optional
- Learn how trust and leadership styles affect planning, problem solving, learning, and production reliability.
- Apply a coaching approach to problem solving that teaches one’s thinking processes
- Have more effective conversations with craft professionals, foremen, or teammates by practicing learnings
- Recognize leadership behaviors that unintentionally silence people
Master Builder Designation: Leadership - 2 Credits