In this episode, Trina Poston and I highlight the unique benefits lean brings, explore its next evolutions, and discuss the crucial skill set of a successful lean leader. What You'll Learn: What is your background / how did you get into lean? Many lean practitioners have engineering backgrounds, how do you feel having a non-engineering background benefits you as a lean practitioner? What is your favorite lean practice? In your opinion, what's the next evolution of lean? What do you feel is the most necessary skill set of a lean leader? About the Guest: Trina Poston is a leadership consultant, adjunct facilitator, speaker, strategic portfolio manager and experienced Lean practitioner. As the Founder and Principal of MAP Coaching + Consulting, a business consulting and personal coaching firm, Trina is devoted to serving clients through customized solutions to improve performance. Leveraging a background in strategic development and program execution across multiple industries, Trina brings a multimodal style from a toolkit of Design Thinking, Lean and scalable Project Management principles. This unique approach combined with a focus on training and development and civic engagement have led to Trina being recognized by the State of Michigan Office of Good Government with the Symbol of Excellence. Links: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Click here for more information on Trina Poston --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leansolutions/support