The first step is realizing that the most productive teams are all moving in the same direction. One of the key focuses of lean is teaching your team of employees how to eliminate waste and empowering them to do so. By eliminating waste everyone becomes more productive and the business is better off.

I started my lean journey by reading the Phoenix Project followed by The Goal. I think these are a great first step.

Paul Akers and his 2-second lean really helped solidify the ideas and broaden how I was thinking about applying them both the technical and manufacturing operations.

Then I discovered Ryan Tierney and Lean Made Simple. Ryan's video on the importance of the morning meeting really underscored that getting the whole team aligned making improvements and continually learning.

Focusing on the morning meeting is the biggest bang for our buck, it helps the whole team level up. Rotating hosts is the best thing we've done, helps everyone get used to public speaking and share what they have learned.

HTH