Lean Enterprise Institute
Lara Anderson has a varied and extensive work experience. Lara worked at Lean Enterprise Institute, starting in 2014, where they held multiple roles such as Executive Director, Partnerships and Senior Coach, and Team Leader, Education and Events. Prior to that, they worked at Auction Edge, Inc. as the Director of Training and Support from 2013 to 2014. Lara also has experience at Starbucks Coffee Company, where they were an Implementation Project Manager from 2011 to 2013 and a Training Manager from 2010 to 2011. Lara began their career at Starbucks as a District Manager from 2004 to 2009.
Lara Anderson began their education at Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs in 2003, where they pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in Organizational Management. Lara completed their degree in 2004. Continuing their academic journey, Lara enrolled in Fielding Graduate University in 2007 and graduated in 2010 with a Master of Arts degree in Organizational Development.
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Lean Enterprise Institute
The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) helps companies and people make things better through lean thinking and action. We also help managers and executives develop the leadership behaviors that sustain lean enterprises. LEI was founded in 1997 by management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., as a nonprofit research, education, publishing, and conference company with a mission to advance lean thinking around the world. We conduct research projects, teach courses, hold lean management seminars, write and publish books and workbooks, and organize public and private conferences We use the surplus revenues from these activities for research and to support lean initiatives such as the Healthcare Value Network, Lean Education Academic Network, and the Lean Global Network. Resources provided by LEI include: - A web site at lean.org that offers free content including: Original case studies Book excerpts Webinars E-letters and columns by thought leaders John Shook and James Womack - Workshops on basic and advanced lean management principles and tools including: value-stream mapping for production and nonproduction environments, lean healthcare, pull production and leveling, logistics, standardized work, product development, strategy deployment , change agent skills, lean culture change, problem solving, lean leadership, and more. - Conferences, including the annual Lean Summit #Lean #FutureofWork #LearningOrganization #ContinuousImprovement