Defeating Disruption - Crystal Y Davis

Crystal Y Davis - "Lead Lean"

​Introduction:
Last week, I encouraged business owners to not panic during these times of increasing COVID cases and some states implementing some form of lockdown. I want to continue in that lane of COVID preparedness by discussing how you can position to defeat disruption.

Show Objectives 
By the end of our time together, I will share some recommendations to defeat being disrupted by this next wave.

What You Need to Know – The What

• Embrace uncertainty as part of your operating model – Many companies have already set their budgets for 2021 based on static plans knowing the world is still in the throw of a global pandemic. There is still yet so much uncertainty about the vaccine and the impact of side effects. So do you just not plan? Well of course not, but your plans should have built in uncertainty and leave room for agile alternatives
• Develop a culture of people with the characteristics of agile thinkers:
  • System Thinkers – think about the whole 
  • Strong Governance - based on long term business values and adaptation
  • Continuous Learning – Experimentation, Communication and Catalyst Leadership
• Invest in Technology that allows you to quickly adjust the plan, i.e. warehouse management systems, transportations planning systems, demand planning systems, real time leading indicator data, solid hardware and much more.
• Diversify your sources of supply (product based companies) – if we learned anything from earlier this year, it was that you can not only depend on a single source, and that you definitely need to have a local source so that you are not restricted by challenges with customs or restrictions of goods from other countries.

About Crystal Davis and The Lean Coach, Inc. 
Disrupting in Lean and Leadership
Crystal Y Davis, is the CEO of The Lean Coach, Inc. where we help our clients to transform organizations by developing people into leaders, to grow rapidly, without out running their capacity and to create and align business and continuous improvement strategy. Our clients range from small businesses ($10MM in revenue) to Fortune 500 companies. 
 
Crystal is an experienced business process improvement consultant and leadership development coach with over twenty years of experience in the design, development, and implementation of
Lean Business System solutions and strategies across a wide range of industries. Crystal has spoken at Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence conferences around the world. She has accumulated extensive domestic and international expertise in automotive parts fabrication and assembly, life sciences, and consumer packaged goods operations, as well as preservation services in the default mortgage industry. 

Connect with Crystal Davis on Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/crystalydavis/
Contact Information for The Lean Coach, Inc.: 877-437-1537
Find Us on the Web at www.theleancoachinc.com and www.crystalydavis.com

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