2nd Edition

Lean Culture for the Construction Industry Building Responsible and Committed Project Teams, Second Edition

By Gary Santorella Copyright 2017
320 Pages
by Productivity Press

319 Pages
by Productivity Press

Many of the struggles that we are currently experiencing when attempting to implement Lean in the construction environment are the direct result of applying Lean tools out of proper context. Understanding Lean as an overall operating system will help to avert this all too common pitfall. An in-depth exploration of the application of Lean initiatives in the construction industry, Lean Culture... Read more

Chapter One: Lean in its Proper Context

Chapter Two: Lean Culture Defined

Chapter Three: Lean Cuisine and Construction: The Benefits of a Food Industry Perspective

Chapter Four: The Lean Team Challenge

Chapter Five: Trust – Laying the Foundation

Chapter Six: Is Your Attitude a Value-Add?

Chapter Seven: Lean Ethics

Chapter Eight: Construction 101: The Basics from a Lean

Perspective

Chapter Nine: Execution and Overarching Philosophies

Chapter Ten: Lean Purpose

Chapter Eleven: The Conflict Paradox: Encouraging Debate without Letting It Become Destructive

Chapter Twelve: Establishing and Maintaining High Standards

Chapter Thirteen: Influencing versus Motivating

Chapter Fourteen: Constructive Discipline (Knowing When and How to Draw the Line)

Chapter Fifteen: Commitment and Accountability

Chapter Sixteen: Building a Lean Safety Culture

Chapter Seventeen: Fine-Tuning: Keeping Your Fingers on the Team’s Pulse via Continuous Lean Culture Assessment

Chapter Eighteen: Managing External Partner Anxiety and Anger

Chapter Nineteen: Generational Issues

Conclusion

Biography

Gary Santorella, Owner, is a licensed Cognitive-behavioral therapist and an expert in team dynamics and behavioral change, who was developed a unique methodology to access job site functioning. He received his BA i Behavioral psychology from Providence College in 1980, and a Master’s Degree with an emphasis in Occupational Welfare from UC Berkeley in 1990 He currently resides in Scottsdale, Arizona.