Who We Are
We are a results and profitable growth focused continuous improvement implementation services company.
We are committed to accelerating high value growth with partner organizations requiring a need of improving both top and bottom line.
Trained by Toyota Sensei.
We do not have all the answers.
What we do know is how to achieve sustainable results with "committed" organizations.
80% to 90% of the improvements made will financially impact your company immediately.
We apply the principles and practices of the Toyota Production System to achieve extraordinary results for our partner companies.
We are "hands on" implementors, not desk jockeys.
What We Do
We start the journey from what our partners needs are first, using facts and data and we help navigate with reducing cost and improving profit using non-traditional means to do so.
The value we bring with our skills is in Growth Acceleration by eliminating non-value-added elements in all work processes, focused on eliminating 7 wastes present in all processes and work methods.
The improvements we make are measured by improved profit, safety, reduced controllable cost, quality, delivery, and development of a growth and can do mindset in the workforce.
Our unique and customized approach empowers businesses to optimize and elevate their operations and develop employees to achieve sustainable growth no matter the circumstances.
Who We Serve
We focus on manufacturing and distribution companies capitalized between $5 million to $400 million with employee sizes ranging from 20 to 400.
We will be open to invitations for the opportunity to serve larger organizations.
We choose these sized companies for a few reasons.
Based on our experience they are more flexible and agile and provide ease of rapid implementation and present less obstacles.
"If the organization is committed with conviction to improve, there will never be any obstacles"
We also work with Private Equity, Venture Capital, privately held companies and Start Ups as well as distressed organizations requiring turnaround assistance.
Our Journey
We have worked with over 100+ companies in over 20 types of operational settings.
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Precision Machining
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Primary Metal
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Automotive
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Extruded and blown film plastics
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Distribution and Warehousing
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HVAC commercial / residential components
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Injected plastics
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Recreational equipment
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Fuel Injectors
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Bank Vaults and equipment
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Durable goods
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Aerospace and military hardware
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Beverage bottling
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Light and heavy metal fabrication
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Foundries
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Telecom
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Pharmaceuticals
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Nuclear Fossil Power
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Mining
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Clinical healthcare environments
Discover how we became leaders in financial and operational excellence focused on sustainable growth for businesses.
Our journey with helping organizations grow was born from a need to simply help others with making their businessess the best they can be and grow while doing so.
There are no "buzzwords" used here, just good ole grind, grit and grow thinking.
To us > it makes no difference as to the operating environment, we know what we do will create new profit for the business and new value for the customer
What sets Lean Leader Group apart from others doing the same work we do?
We are hands-on implementors working side by side with our partners to challenge the obstacles to growth and remove them together.
We have built a reputation that is marked by a commitment to financial and operational excellence using proven growth techniques and an unwavering dedication and focus to our clients' profitability and long term success.
We are veterans of accelerating business growth and equipped with over 25 years of doing what we do best and been involved in serving companies at the C and GM level in many types of industries.
We have been around the horn so we hit the ground running and move at a respectful pace for all improvements we implement together.
ABOUT US
Lean Leader Group of Fort Worth LLC was founded in 2016.
We are passionate Toyota Production System (TPS) practioners, trained by Sensei, and know how to respectfully get results, accelerate financial and operational growth with a focus on creating new value for the customer and sustainable profitable growth for your business.
We are entrepreneurial minded, act like owners, workers, suppliers, and customers, not just advisors.
We are hands-on implementors, Master Kaizen Leaders, and thrive on rolling up our sleeves and getting dirt under our nails.
We transfer our working knowledge of continuous improvement TPS managerial techniques to your workforce, top to bottom, so your organization will continue to sustain the growth goals we co-create and implement.
Todd McCann
Founder and Principal
Todd is known for his work ethic, creativity, innovative approaches for growing a business, financial acumen, operations background, a deep caring of others perspectives and respect for all people from all walks of life.
He is an instructor of Toyota Production System improvement and managerial techniques and was taught by Toyota Sensei.
An exceptional easy to understand instructor who is committed to transferring his working knowledge to develop and equip others with new found skills of and for improvement. "If the student has not learned the teacher has not taught"
A master at building Kaizen and Challenge Spirit in others to inspire them to be the best they can be at anything in life, inside and outside of work.
One of his sayings:
"There are no obstacles, only infinite possibilities in all we do each day"
A visionary leader with a track record of driving operational excellence and accelerating sustainable growth with underperforming and high performing companies.
His thought provoking ways of respectfully building high performance teams is one of a kind in both union and non-union environments.
His forward thinking strategic and tactical insights combined with his high energy and relentless passion for continuous improvement using a hands-on approach has empowered all in the workforce in any organization to challenge the status quo daily for improvement with a focus on creating profit for the business and new value for the customer.
His 25+ years of working with myriad operations applying the managerial techniques of the Toyota Production System (TPS) principles and practice has accelerated growth and cultural transformation in all of them.
Our Specialized Growth Services
Growth Acceleration Strategy Development and Implementation
Our approach is simple because it should never be any other way
Our Growth Accelerator strategic and tactical deployment services are custom designed to align with your business objectives, goals and needs and focused on long-term sustainable growth.
We are roll up the sleeves hands-on implementors, that is the greatest strength we bring to our partner companies, because they tell us so!
Workforce Skills and Development
Your workforce will need to learn new continuous improvement skills and new thinking to ensure ideas of improvement created are acted upon daily. Ideas of and for improvement are gold in our book of work. And if left aside, will become a hinderance to your organizations growth and prosperity.
We are passionate about elevating the development of others. We take much honor in transferring our working knowledge of continuous improvement practices and techniques to your workforce so they can contribute to the daily growth of your organization
Operational Excellence
We will leverage the power of your data and facts we collect from your operations and collabratively create alternatives for highly focused improvement activities as the drivers for your business growth.
Our clients experience
10 to 30% leadtime reductions
20 to 40% process Cycle Time reductions
20 to 30% Change Over Times
10 to 30% Return on Investments
Greatly improved Cash Flow
Elevated EBITDA
Increased Net Margin and Profit
Improved market share
Project and Change Management
Our project and change management practices and expertise ensures seamless execution and successful delivery of all growth improvements implemented in the milestone plan.
We Co-create the engagement scope of work with our partners at our side.
We become an integral part of the implementation team because we are committed to our partners growth from start to finish.
We are hands on 100% of the time.
Our Growth Accelerator Process
Growth Accelerator Blueprint for Success
We Do Not have nor offer "canned" solutions!
We Do Not know your operations problems, because we simply don't know what they are!
We differentiate ourselves because we "Start from Need " first and then focus on eliminating your "Profit Draining Pain" and turn the ship of loss into profit!
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"Listen and Learn"
Listen and Learn about the business, its operations, and how it delivers value to customers
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What does your organization do well and most importantly, differentiates you from your competition?
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How do you create and deliver the best value for your customer?
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Where are your greatest needs and current pain points?
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"Assessment" Deep Dive
Current State
Deep dive into data and observational assessment of financial and operations needs, constraints, capital needs, current strategy, goals and current measurements
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What is the future and direction of the organization?
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How well is the business performing against competitors?
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What is the strategy and the tactical actions for the near and long term, 1, 5 and 10 years?
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What will the company look like tomorrow?
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"Scope of Work Creation"
Future State
Co-Create scope of work focused on current and future growth and requirements to achieve business goals and targets
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Define and agree to specific needs we identify together. Time to "Plan the Plan"
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Align our skills and experience to the needs of business, people, resources, measures and new found requirements.
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Create milestone plan and metrics to deliver and achieve measurable ROI for the business and benefit for the customer.
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"Implement the Plan"
Implement and Measure
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We work 1:1 on-site with the organization top to bottom
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Implement the plan and check adjust along the way
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Measure Measure Measure