Lean Leadership & Best Practice Management Development Programme

Why Participate?

Lean is much more than a manufacturing methodology. It is a proven business improvement approach that can be applied across all sectors and functions, including administration, customer service, finance, marketing, sales, operations and management. Discover how Lean thinking can help your business work smarter, improve performance and build sustainable growth.

Participants will learn how to:

• Improve efficiency and productivity.
• Reduce unnecessary costs and wasted time.
• Streamline business processes.
• Enhance customer experience.
• Improve communication and collaboration.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement.
• Engage employees in problem-solving and innovation.
• Develop practical actions that deliver measurable business results.

Programme Structure

Module 1: Lean Workshop

Half-Day Interactive Online Workshop - Tuesday 5th November, 9.30am - 12.30pm

Delivered by an experienced Lean consultant,Stuart Nelson -Jigsaw Better Business 

This practical three-hour online workshop is designed for businesses that already have some Lean experience and want to take the next step towards building a more consistent, efficient and high-performing business.

You’ll explore the core building blocks that strong Lean organisations do really well, including:

• Workplace organisation and 3S/5S
• Visual management
• Standard work and practical SOPs
• Flow and waste reduction
• Making improvements part of everyday work

The focus is simple: helping you make your business easier to run, better for customers and employees, and faster and more reliable in how work gets done.

The workshop will also prepare you for the visit to ATC, helping you understand what to look for, why it works, and how the same principles could be applied in your own business.

Outcome: Participants will gain the knowledge and framework required to identify opportunities for improvement within their own businesses before attending the site visit.

Module 2: Best Practice Visit

ATC Group, Shannon , Wednesday 18th November, 9.30am -12.30pm

See Lean in Action

Participants will visit Advanced Technical Concepts (ATC Group), Shannon, an award-winning engineering and manufacturing company recognised for its commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

During the Visit Participants Will:

• Experience a guided tour of a live manufacturing environment.
• Observe Lean systems operating in real time.
• See examples of visual management boards and KPI tracking.
• Learn how continuous improvement is embedded across teams.
• Observe workflow management and process optimisation in practice.
• Understand how Lean principles support quality, delivery and customer satisfaction.
• Explore how Lean methodologies extend beyond production into administration and support functions.
• Learn about leadership's role in driving a culture of improvement.
• Discuss challenges, successes and lessons learned directly with the ATC management team.

Key Learning Themes

✅ Continuous Improvement Culture

✅ Lean Leadership

✅ Employee Engagement

✅ Operational Excellence

✅ Waste Reduction

✅ Performance Management

✅ Problem Solving

✅ Innovation and Competitiveness

Outcome: Participants will gain practical ideas and insights from a leading Clare-based company that can be transferred directly into their own businesses.

Module 3: One-to-One Lean Mentoring

online one to one mentor clinics, 1.5 hour for each client , 19th, 23rd & 24th November

Following the workshop and site visit, each participating business will receive an individual mentoring  session with Stuart.

Mentoring Focus

• Review of current business processes.
• Identification of improvement opportunities.
• Prioritisation of Lean projects.
• Implementation planning.
• Process improvement recommendations.
• Action plan development.
• Guidance on embedding Lean practices within the organisation.

Outcome: Each business will leave with a practical roadmap for implementing Lean improvements tailored to their specific needs.

Programme Fee

€80 per participant

• Limited to one participant per company
• Places are strictly limited
• Selection may apply based on demand and business suitability

Important dates 

• Lean Workshop  - 5th November
• ATC Visit - 18th November
• 1:1 Mentoring - 19th, 23rd & 24th November