How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome as a Lean Leader

1. Establish a vision for your Lean transformation

This helps drive alignment and support. Develop a management system and share the vision with the entire organization. Employees will get behind the change effort then they can see there is a vision for change.

2. Select a few KPI's to measure the business

There is a saying in Lean that is very important- measure what matters. Don't go to the KPI smorgasbord when developing your KPI's. Keep them simple, and don't use so many that you confuse the organization. Develop KPI's that employees can impact through their performance.

3. Train everyone in the organization on Lean concepts

That way you don't have to do all of the heavy lifting by yourself. You won't feel like you have to be the smartest person in the room all of the time. It will remove the pressure and it’s more fun to work with lots of smart people.

4. Always use a project charter and champion for your Rapid Improvement Events

This ensures you understand the goals and boundaries for the event which leads to better success. Having a project champion allows you to coach and develop others in the use of Lean tools and techniques. This allows you to share your Lean knowledge in a one-on-one situation.

5. Celebrate success!

The biggest way to overcome doubting your accomplishments is by celebrating them as a group. After your successful report out, celebrate the improvement as a team. You spent several days together working hard to improve your organization. Celebrate that fact and get ready to do it again and again!

As always, I hope that you and your organization get a little bit better today.

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