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CEO | President
Damon Baker has been implementing Lean practices in various GM & VP-level capacities for more than 25 years, but it was at Danaher that his passion for true business transformation was born. He was instrumental in developing Danaher’s company-wide Problem-Solving Process, and was inspired to create a new, comprehensive business system that enables organizations to improve on all fronts—not just Lean. Today, that system is known as the Lean Focus Business System™, and it’s not only the foundation on which Lean Focus was formed, it’s the method with which businesses all over the world are able to transform for the better, and for the long term.
Looking to motivate and educate your team on Lean? Schedule Damon for Lean public speaking.
DAMON IS A NATURAL LEADER WITH AN APPROACHABLE, DOWN-TO-BUSINESS DEMEANOR. HE’S WELL-KNOWN FOR HIS CANDOR, HIS INSIGHTFUL FEEDBACK, AND HIS UNIQUE ABILITY TO MOTIVATE TEAMS WITH TRANSFORMATIVE METHODS. HE WAS RECENTLY NAMED A 2021 IN BUSINESS “EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR.”
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Recent Articles
Beware the Empire Builder: Why Building Big Teams and Complex Systems Isn’t Lean Transformation
Ride-Alongs: The CEO’s Secret Weapon for Real Customer Insights—If You Use It Right
Break Free From “Either/Or” Thinking: How High Performing Companies Achieve More
Developing Great Problem Solvers: 10 Essential Questions Every CEO Should Ask
Corporate Bystanders: The Leaders Who are Just Along for the Ride
Lean Sabotage: 5 Leadership Styles That Secretly Undermine Transformation
Recent Webinars
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO BUILDING A LEAN BUSINESS SYSTEM
GROW PROFITS SUSTAINABLY W/ VALUE ANALYSIS & VALUE ENGINEERING