Steve Halpin
Lean Trainer And Mentor
I come from an Engineering background and held Operations Management roles with multi-national organisations for over 20 years. In my first operations management role in the late eighties, I became acutely aware of the non-technical challenges of the business, such as commercial pressures and industrial relations. I was fortunate to meet a lean trainer back then and I felt that the approach was worth trying. I picked a poorly-performing product line in our business and decided that this was low risk as we were in danger of losing this business.
Within weeks, the team were solving long-term quality issues and within a few short months, customers increased their business with us, and we began hiring in this area. By focusing on the product and process and engaging all of the staff, a sense of achievement emerged and the issues of the past began to fade away. In time, we adopted the same approach across our entire plant.
I’ve been applying lean thinking ever since and set up the business in 2006. Initially, we were very project-based and took on process and systems challenges for businesses. However, over time, we realised that any change was more sustainable when we educated organisations to take this approach themselves. We now focus on training and mentoring to achieve lasting change.
For the last year, I have been Chairman of the Dublin Lean Network. The Dublin Lean Network was formed to bring businesses of all sizes and industries together to share Lean business ideas and best practices. Through free webinars, Q&A sessions, company site visits, and networking opportunities, this network of Lean Practitioners educates organisations on how to implement Lean in their business.
If you would like to join our growing network, please register here. You can also find us on Linkedin.
You’ll often find me tapping away to tunes – music is my escape – and I like nothing better than live music. I’ll often coerce one of my four children to a gig – come along – you’ll love it! Family is really important and we love to get away especially on ski holidays – it avoids having to please everyone each day – “what are we doing?” – heading back up that mountain! I love living in Dublin. I’m also a long-suffering Leeds United fan, love photography and walking our two dogs in the park or on the beach.
Areas of Expertise
- Lean Manufacturing
- Change Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Operational Excellence
- Six Sigma
- Manufacturing
- Program Management
- Value Stream Mapping
- Supply Chain Management
- Kaizen & Problem Solving
- Business Strategy
- 5S Workplace Organisation
- Management Consultant
- Start-Ups
- Quality Management
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