{"id":3499,"date":"2025-11-26T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/?p=3499"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T10:59:07","slug":"gemba-summit-keynote-brian-meyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gembadocs.com\/learn\/gemba-summit-keynote-brian-meyers\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean leadership: change yourself first"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3499\" class=\"elementor elementor-3499\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2859f6d4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2859f6d4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aadd3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aadd3a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote from Brian Meyers from Fat American Manufacturing at Gemba Summit 2025<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c5403e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49c5403e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brian Meyers, owner of Fat American Manufacturing, delivered a powerful keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 that challenged conventional thinking about lean transformation. Opening his presentation wearing a blindfold adorned with an American flag and eagle, Meyers used this striking visual metaphor to illustrate what every lean leader experiences: the feeling of moving forward without a clear map, navigating obstacles, and trusting the process even when you can&#8217;t see the destination. His message was clear-lean transformation isn&#8217;t a straight line from point A to point B, and that&#8217;s exactly as it should be.<\/p>\n\n<p>Over the past 14 months, Meyers has transformed his 20-year-old batch-and-queue operation into a flowing lean enterprise, learning hard lessons along the way. His presentation wasn&#8217;t about theory or perfection; it was about the messy, uncomfortable reality of change and the unwavering commitment required to make it stick. Drawing from his own experiences-complete with video evidence of improvements, setbacks, and yes, even burning binders in the company parking lot-Meyers shared three essential rules that have guided his transformation journey and can help any leader navigate their own path forward.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6776171 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6776171\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6569320 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6569320\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Watch keynote<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73803eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"73803eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;vimeo&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<iframe class=\"elementor-video-iframe\" allowfullscreen allow=\"clipboard-write\" title=\"vimeo Video Player\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1136030728?color&amp;autopause=0&amp;loop=0&amp;muted=0&amp;title=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;byline=0&amp;h=38f54e2165#t=\"><\/iframe>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c640fe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0c640fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e993182 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e993182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Listen to Keynote with GembaTalk Podcast<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d3165d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2d3165d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/cd222594-cf85-4e69-b331-71a07a3f7834\/\"><\/iframe><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90205d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"90205d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c21af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d1c21af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key takeaways<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a8b74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a8b74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>1. Never Go Backwards<\/h3>\n<p>Once you make an improvement, that becomes the new standard. Meyers learned this lesson when an employee created a digital solution to replace bulky binders of standard operating procedures, only to find someone had retrieved the old binders &#8220;just in case.&#8221; The temptation to keep backup plans is universal, but it undermines commitment to improvement. If a new process fails, the answer isn&#8217;t to revert-it&#8217;s to improve again.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Total and Unwavering Commitment<\/h3>\n<p>Meyers invoked the story of Hern\u00e1n Cort\u00e9s, who burned his ships upon landing in the New World, eliminating any possibility of retreat. While dramatic, the principle applies to lean transformation: if you leave escape hatches open, people will use them. True commitment means removing the option to return to old ways, even when the new path feels uncomfortable or uncertain.<\/p>\n<h3>3. Focus on Burden and Flow<\/h3>\n<p>Rather than chasing the eight wastes individually, Meyers discovered that burden and flow are the root causes creating those wastes. When employees are burdened-reaching, bending, struggling with poor processes-they become frustrated and burnt out. When work doesn&#8217;t flow, inventory accumulates, defects multiply, and customers wait. One disgruntled employee who dismissed lean as &#8220;rah rah bullcrap&#8221; became a believer after his team simply removed the burdens from his area without requiring him to embrace the philosophy first.<\/p>\n<h3>4. Learn from Those Who&#8217;ve Gone Before<\/h3>\n<p>Meyers credited Ryan Tierney with lighting his &#8220;mind on fire&#8221; and setting him on the lean path. Throughout his transformation, he followed leaders like Tierney and Oliver Conger, trusting that their guidance would help him navigate the blindfold journey. Even industry leaders like Toyota are learning daily, currently exploring AI integration in completely uncharted territory.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Action Beats Understanding<\/h3>\n<p>Meyers emphasized moving quickly from learning to doing. The faster you go from understanding a principle to putting it into action, the faster it will stick. Don&#8217;t just collect ideas-implement them immediately upon returning to work. As he put it on his YouTube channel &#8220;Lean by Doing,&#8221; the philosophy is simple: &#8220;We do lean, we just do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>6. A Bold Vision for the Midwest<\/h3>\n<p>Inspired by Ryan Tierney&#8217;s declaration to make Ireland the next Japan, Meyers made his own bold commitment: to make the Midwest the next Ireland. He&#8217;s already working with five to seven companies within hours of his location, creating pull and driving momentum. 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