We live in a changing world in which organizations find it increasingly difficult to stay ahead of the changes needed to be successful without thriving people. The authors believe that when people are valued and respected it makes them more motivated to help meet the purpose and objectives of the organization and adapt to external drivers.

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Chris Warner is an author, speaker, and coach. He has been applying and teaching the Lean methodology within the automotive and mining industries for the past twenty-five years. His career has allowed him to work globally within numerous large multinational organizations. He received senior executive training and accreditation at the Toyota Motor Company on the Toyota Production System. Chris has been one of the foremost thinkers on the application of the Lean methodology within the mining industry. He authored the first book on Lean within the mining industry Flick The Switch: Five Principles to 'Flick The Switch' from Good to Great within mining. Chris is a mental health advocate and has shared his own story dealing with mental health challenges to many people. As a co-author of Why Care? he seeks to help bring more awareness of the critical role mental well-being has in ensuring organizations create a thriving culture of continuous improvement. He can be contacted at www.flicktheswitch.com.au

Caroline Greenlee is passionate about developing people and partnering with organizations to learn together to achieve exceptional performance. She has extensive first-hand experience working as a Lean/ Continuous Improvement Coach, both inside and outside organizations, achieving double-digit improvements in quality and productivity, whilst also improving the working environment (Safety, Well-being) and empowering people. Her background in Lean is complemented by her work in Learning and Development and Organizational Development, and her Masters specialized in Management and Leadership, underpinned by the real-life experience of working as a leader for over 20 years. She is a qualified Executive Coach, a certified Systemic Team Coach, a member of the International Coach Federation, a member of the British Psychological Society, EFQM examiner, and Six Sigma Green Belt. She can be contacted at: www.sustainablepeopleperformance.com

Chris Butterworth is a multi-award-winning author, speaker, and coach. He is a certified Shingo Institute master-level facilitator and a Shingo Institute Faculty Fellow and examiner. He is the winner of the Best New Speaker of the Year Award for The Executive Connection (TEC) for his talk on Lean Thinking and the co-author of the widely acclaimed Shingo publication award-winning books 4+1: Embedding a Culture of Continuous Improvement and The Essence of Excellence and is also the editor of the Shingo Institute book Enterprise Alignment and Results.