{"id":117,"date":"2019-12-18T01:55:59","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T06:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/?page_id=117"},"modified":"2020-05-01T00:45:17","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T04:45:17","slug":"lean-leadership-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/get-involved\/lean-leadership-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"\/ci\/files\/2020\/04\/LLP-Group.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/ci\/files\/2020\/04\/LLP-Group-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of Lean Leaders with BU Leadership\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-239 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/files\/2020\/04\/LLP-Group-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/files\/2020\/04\/LLP-Group-636x382.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/files\/2020\/04\/LLP-Group-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/files\/2020\/04\/LLP-Group.jpg 1974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><em>Spring 2019 Lean Leaders pictured above with President Robert Brown, Provost Jean Morrison, Provost Karen Antman, and SVP, CFO Marty Howard<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Program Overview<\/strong><br \/>\nAdvisory Services&#8217; Lean Programs are an exciting opportunity for\u00a0employees at\u00a0BU to learn and apply lean six sigma methodologies\u00a0while executing a\u00a0meaningful project for the University. During these programs, Lean Leaders\u00a0are responsible for attending training sessions and leading\u00a0a process improvement project\u00a0under the direction of Advisory Services. At the conclusion of the program, Lean Leaders\u00a0have the opportunity to obtain a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are the qualities of a Lean Leader?<\/strong><br \/>\nStrong candidates possess the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Proven analytical and technical skills<\/li>\n<li>Able to balance project work with other responsibilities; manages time effectively<\/li>\n<li>Good interpersonal skills: building alliances and collaboration, managing group dynamics<\/li>\n<li>Team player<\/li>\n<li>Comfortable with Excel and PowerPoint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How can I apply?<\/strong><br \/>\nIf you are interested in nominating an individual for a Lean Program or running a Lean Program within your department, please contact Kelly Lockard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spring 2019 Lean Leaders pictured above with President Robert Brown, Provost Jean Morrison, Provost Karen Antman, and SVP, CFO Marty Howard Program Overview Advisory Services&#8217; Lean Programs are an exciting opportunity for\u00a0employees at\u00a0BU to learn and apply lean six sigma methodologies\u00a0while executing a\u00a0meaningful project for the University. During these programs, Lean Leaders\u00a0are responsible for attending [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14866,"featured_media":0,"parent":123,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/117\/revisions\/323"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/ci\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}