The Lean Management Playbook is a comprehensive video book which shows participants how to run and grow a small business or frontline team in a way that increases effectiveness and timeliness, reduces cost, and creates a less stressful and more energized workplace in which a stable and committed workforce can thrive.  Inspired by the management practices pioneered by Toyota and the ongoing paradigm shift towards trust-based leadership, the playbook was built from recordings of live executive education sessions organized into four logical classes.

Presented in a conversational style, the playbook provides clear and relevant guidance and is packed with time-tested and actionable training materials for executives, managers, and team leaders to develop their process management and people management skills. Many lesson videos include lively Q and A discussions with owners and managers who attended previous live classes.

The "Seven Amazing Tools" to be learned from this playbook include 5S Organizing, Gemba Walks, Stand-Up Meetings, Standard Work, Trust Assessment, Visual Controls, and Waste Elimination.  Each tool is first learned in the video and then practiced with the help of a field trial kit that contains downloadable guides and worksheets.