Låt oss jämföra några citat om autentiskt ledarskap respektive Lean ledarskap. Bill George skriver om autentiskt ledarskap i True North. Discover Your Authentic Leadership och Bob Emiliani skriver om Lean ledarskap i Practical Lean Leadership:
Långsiktighet:
· George: ”With all the frenzy in the 1990.s around maximizing short-term shareholder value, we lost sight of the purpose of business. It is not simply to reward its shareholders in the near term but to create an entity that has lasting value for all its constituencies.”
· Emiliani: ”Lean leaders think long-term. They do not sacrifice the long-term to secure short-term gains.”
Ständiga förbättringar
· George: ”You can turn most failures into successes if you ask yourself, what can I learn from this so that I can do better next time?”
· Emiliani: Lean leaders enjoy challenging their views and are willing to learn new things.
Respekt:
· George: ”To bring out the best from teammates, authentic leaders must develop trusting relationships based on mutual respect.”
· Emiliani: ”People must be respected”.
Mission:
· George: The purpose of leadership is to benefit the lives of others.
· Emiliani: “Customers first”.
· George: Authentic leadership concerns itself with ”how to empower other people to step up and lead by inspiring them around a shared purpose.”
· Emiliani: ”Corporate purpose must be clearly defined”.
· George: ”The most empowering condition of all is when the entire organization is aligned with its mission, and people’s passion and purpose are in synch with each other.”
· Emiliani: ”Lean soft skills and Lean hard skills are connected and they work together.”
Likheterna är många, och de båda skolorna kan ha stor nytta av varandra. Autentiskt ledarskap är grunden för ett framgångsrikt införande av Lean i verksamheten, och Lean hjälper autentiska ledare att organisera en framgångsrik verksamhet.