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This course is taught in Swedish. How are you a good leader in times of rapid change? And what can good leadership contribute? In this web-based course you will have the opportunity to work on these questions, discuss them and be inspired. What will you know after the course and what difference can the knowledge make to your organisation? Understand and reason about Lean leadership models Describe how leadership, improvement and sustainability interact and influence the success of organisations and leaders Translate models and methods to your own situation and business, and be able to concretise these in an action plan Course outline The course is web-based (Zoom) and we meet 12 times of 2 hours each. The examination is 3 hours. The lecturers are both researchers and practitioners, partly from KTH and partly from the private sector. We think that dialogue is important during both lectures and group work. The meetings normally also include a presentation of the assignment from the previous session. Great importance is attached to dialogue during both lectures and group work, including those linked to homework assignments. The book LedarStegen by Bengt Savén (ISBN: 9789187817434) is used to link theory parts and exercises. Course literature is paid for by the participant. The course is examined with a diploma through a report and oral presentation. Attendance is required for at least 9 out of 12 sessions. Maximum number of participants is 20. Target group Those in a managerial position (managers, project and improvement leaders), in both the private and public sectors. You are expected to have a basic knowledge of lean and be experienced in the role of a leader. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers
This course is taught in Swedish. Lean production consists of a set of principles and techniques, which are included in the business's systems and processes. These can be derived into a particular business philosophy and strategy that encompasses the entire organization's operations. The course lays the foundation for continued broader and deeper studies of how operations are run at the new generation of world-leading companies with a Lean business strategy. This starting course covers the following topics: Strategies and principles for Lean production Stable processes and standardized working methods Design of value streams Pulling and pushing production systems Quality philosophy and quality methodology Teamwork, commitment and participation Management system with PDCA methodology Business collaboration along value flows Transformation to a Lean corporate culture Course structure Five two-day meetings consisting of discussion lectures, practical exercises and analyzes of operations in companies that practice Lean methodology. Course literature Jeffrey Liker, The Toyota Way, Liber, 2009 Modig & Åhlström, This is Lean Petersson et al., Lean turns deviations into success, 2009 Target group People within organizations considering and Lean business strategy. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers
What can we do to address the sustainability challenges we face? In this course, you will gain insight into how individuals, organisations and societies approach sustainability challenges in different ways. In various parts of the world different challenges are prioritized and thereby, various approaches and solutions are needed. You will learn about the considerations needed to make decisions of how to prioritize sustainable development. You will also be introduced to different strategies for changing values, attitudes and behaviours. The course introduces enforcements that are applied to influence individuals within companies and in the society at large, including different incentives and instruments to ensure more sustainable behaviours. This course is relevant to professionals working in industry, policymakers, or students in engineering. What you'll learn Identify and prioritize solutions based on different perspectives About how the values, attitudes and behaviours for sustainable development are connected About different environmental management tools How to implement organizational learning, incentives and instruments to change behaviours for sustainable development Concepts used in the current sustainability debate See all free online courses that KTH offers