Lean Expansion caters to large organizations targeting rapid results. Based in Toronto, lean business consultant Leslie Barker works across North America. Backed by an MBA and profit and loss expertise in a broad range of industries, her portfolio includes Fortune 500 companies and other notable brands. With over 20 years’ experience, Leslie deftly maps operations, working to understand individual challenges before coming up with solutions to improve productivity, cycle times, efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
Increase value by focusing on strategic touchpoints of your customer’s journey and coming up with actionable strategies to build a customer-focused culture.
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Align improvement activities with strategic objectives. Hoshin Kanri (policy deployment) is a method for creating and executing a simple, comprehensive plan to meet important goals on your timeline.
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By dissecting your business model, it’s possible to challenge assumptions and come up with creative, scalable solutions that will work now–and long into the future.
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Give team leaders the tools for success. Learn the principles of continuous improvement and collaboratively chart a course that leads to sustainable, competitive growth.
Learn MoreDoubled company sales (215%) and improved product delivery (267%)
Designed comprehensive systems that staved off aggressive competitors and saved +$15 million of revenue in year one
Strengthened revenue streams (109.3%) and reduced staffing needs (96.7%) while improving employee engagement +12%
Businesses are evolving. No longer run as a linear set of activities, they have become platforms that connect producers and consumers. As a business consultant in Toronto, Leslie teams up with organizations to create systems for continuous and sustained improvement.
With a background in finance and a Masters of Business Administration, Leslie spent much of her career focused on manufacturing, either navigating internal transformations or consulting to expand the knowledge-base of leadership teams. Early on, she learned the principles of TQM, which provided undeniable results. Leslie then experimented with Six Sigma and the Toyota Production System (Lean Thinking) before transitioning to Lean Start-up, Lean Digital, and the 4D process. Today, Leslie draws on all these, tailoring management systems for businesses that want to streamline waste and improve profitability.
Leslie launched Lean Expansion in 2009. As a lean business consultant, she offers demonstrated ability working in industries such as Aerospace Engineering, Consumer Manufacturing, Healthcare, Software Development, & Agriculture, as well as considerable experience advancing global strategies for multibillion-dollar companies.
As a business consultant who understands the challenges of iterative learning, Leslie is skilled at making connections and collaborates with organizations looking to implement sophisticated yet streamlined management systems.
Creating management systems for continuous and sustained improvement.I've had the pleasure of working with Leslie on a project to double our company's revenue over a 5 year period. Leslie worked with the senior team, not only to develop the strategy to achieve our goals but to build the teams capabilities in order to execute using Lean methodology...With Leslie's expertise and guidance in problem solving and PDCA we achieved our goals...
Leslie and her team bring a high level professionalism and in-depth knowledge on developing high efficiency workplaces. I have worked with Lean Expansion on many occasions, across various industries, in all cases, Leslie’s ability to coach and mentor across all levels of an organization stands out. The results have been remarkable, most importantly, coming from the teams and individuals she has coached. We can all improve, Lean Expansion is able to help us define our goals and exceed them.
Leslie challenges organizations to consider the systems that will support thinking patterns and routines for success. The teaching and coaching I received from Leslie changed me forever, helping me see with new eyes.
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Reach out to get in touch. I'm open to learning about challenges, opportunities, and discussing how lean thinking can increase profits or prepare your company for growth.
Phone: 416.528.7990
Email: leslie@leanexpansion.ca
Address: 1805 - 3230 Yonge St
Toronto, ON. M4N 3P6
