[Webinar] Creating Leader Standard Work (LSW) Across a Distributed Business Model

Presented by Brent Loescher on Nov 19, 2024 Get slides and more





TKMG Academy


An exploration of implementing LSW throughout Sperber Companies,
a distributed Landscape Maintenance business made up of
organically-grown business and M&A (read multiple cultures).
Covering everything from embracing current cultures, developing
an organizational culture with a common language, level setting
business leader responsibilities, introducing Lean thinking, and
implementing daily rhythms, this webinar will discuss the
efforts, hurdles, and learnings this 5-year-old business is
living every day. Brent has spent more than 20 years working in
and on the business, improving operations within high-speed
manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, distributed-services
environments, and governmental agencies. A Lean practitioner at
heart, Brent received his formal Toyota Production System
training while working for Toyota Motor Sales in their North
American Parts Operations. While with Toyota, he was responsible
for operational design of two new warehouses built in Puerto Rico
and Mexico City. A certified TPS trainer, he developed strategic
warehouse design standards, while also serving as the Toyota
Customer Service Diversity and Inclusion Champion Coordinator. He
helped develop a Lean program for the landscape maintenance
industry, implementing and evolving continuous improvement
programs across the country since 2009. This included co-leading
a team focused on the operational integration of a $2 billion
dollar merger. Brent is currently responsible for Learning &
Development and CI for a start-up Landscape Maintenance &
Construction company doing work in 14 states. He has a BA in
Business Management from Mercyhurst University and is a retired
military veteran, having served 21 years in the US Army and US
Army Reserve.