The Victorian LEAN Leaders Program is a dynamic leadership development initiative, ideally suited for current and emerging leaders in any industry. This program combines the principles of LEAN and continuous improvement with modern leadership strategies to create impactful, sustainable changes within businesses. Delivered online for convenience and accessibility, the program equips leaders with practical tools to drive efficiency, reduce waste, and ultimately increase profitability.

Why Choose LEAN Leaders?

This program is designed to provide a transformative learning experience, empowering leaders to:

Develop Leadership Capabilities: Gain essential leadership skills that are applicable to today’s fast-paced, ever-evolving business landscape. Build confidence in decision-making, strengthen team management, and inspire meaningful change within your organization.

Master LEAN and Continuous Improvement Principles: Learn the key concepts of LEAN and continuous improvement, equipping you with a toolkit to identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, and implement process improvements that directly impact the bottom line.

Take Strategic Action for Tangible Business Improvements: Through real-world applications and guided planning exercises, you’ll develop actionable steps to drive productivity and quality in your business operations.

The program also promises an impressive return on investment. On average, businesses see a minimum financial gain of $40,000 from implementing the skills and strategies acquired in LEAN Leaders—a remarkable 10x return on program costs!

What Makes Moshie’s LEAN Leaders Unique?

Convenient Online Delivery: Participate in engaging, interactive sessions from anywhere, allowing for flexible learning that fits your schedule.

Expert Guidance and Support: Work alongside experienced instructors who provide ongoing support, feedback, and real-world insights.

Practical Tools for Immediate Impact: Acquire and apply simple, effective tools to address waste, improve productivity, and maximize operational efficiency.

Join the National LEAN Leaders Program to elevate your leadership skills, drive measurable improvements, and secure a stronger, more profitable future for your business. Let’s work together to build the leaders who shape tomorrow’s efficient, resilient, and thriving organizations.

FAQ

• HOW WILL THE LEAN LEADERS PROGRAM IMPROVE LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF PARTICIPANTS?

  Our program content is aimed at building competence. With the help of our facilitators, participants will learn about different leadership styles, the importance of seeking and obtaining clarity within roles and exploring the behaviours of great team culture and having coaching plans.

• WHAT IS THE COST OF THE LEAN LEADERS PROGRAM?

  The cost of the Lean Leadership Program is $4,000. A number of part-funded scholarships are available from various Hort Innovation groups as well as private scholarships.

• WHAT ARE YOUR PAYMENT TERMS?

  We require full payment prior to the commencement of Lean Leaders. We can split payments by request - but note that admin fees may apply. You can pay via direct bank transfer or credit card.

• WHAT IS THE AVERAGE RETURN FOR PARTICIPANTS OF LEAN LEADERS?

  The minimum ROI participants of Lean Leaders who go back and apply the concepts and principles we have found over 5 years of the program was $40,000, and the maximum was $4.2 million! The average is around $80k - a 20x ROI.

• WHAT SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE?

  NURSERY PRODUCERS VIA HORT
  INNOVATION

  100% Funded Scholarships x 6

  EVERGREENCONNECT CUSTOMERS

  25% Funded Scholarships x 9

  ENHANCED NURSERY SOLUTIONS -
  SUPPLIER SCHOLARSHIPS

  25% Funded Scholarships x 9

  ENHANCED NURSERY SOLUTIONS -
  RETAILER SCHOLARSHIPS

  25% Funded Scholarships x 6

  MOSHIE NOT-FOR-PROFIT/SOCIAL
  ENTERPRISE SCHOLARSHIPS

  75% Funded Scholarships x 9

• WHAT IS INVOLVED IN APPLYING FOR A SCHOLARSHIP?

  Scholarships are highly competitive, and the scholarship application takes around 30 minutes to complete. The best applications will detail how the participant will use this scholarship for the benefit of their industry, the benefit to their business as well as how the will contribute to the development of future leaders.

• WHO REVIEWS SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS?

  For Hort Innovation Scholarships, a representative of Hort Innovation will review and approve scholarships. For private scholarships, the private business will nominate a representative from their business to review and approve the scholarships provided. For the Social Enterprise Scholarships, Moshie will review and approve these scholarships.

• CAN I PUT MORE PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROGRAM THAN JUST THE SCHOLARSHIP RECEIVER?

  Yes, we actively encourage businesses to put at least 2 people through the program to ensure participants have someone else to bounce their ideas and implement the concepts they learn. We have found historically that the impact from Lean Leaders is magnified when 2 or more people go through the program.

• CAN I OFFER A SCHOLARSHIP TO MY NETWORK?

  Yes. By helping your customers or suppliers to improve their business you will likely see a flow through into your business, too. This could be by making their business more sustainable meaning they stay in business longer, they may maintain or grow their sales with you, doing better planning meaning you can do better planning, working through improvement suggestions and reducing issues in your supply relationship. A small investment may equate to a customer for life.

• WHAT IS REQUIRED FROM MY BUSINESS TO PARTICIPATE IN LEAN LEADERS?

  Lean Leaders is a commitment, and you should ensure you support the participant to complete the program over 20 weeks. This may include covering their shift, communicating with your broader team and supporting implementation of concepts learnt. You will also need to nominate a Mentor to support the participant before, during and after Lean Leaders. We also invite representatives of your business to attend the week 10 graduation to celebrate the efforts of participants.

• HOW WILL OFFERING A LEAN LEADERS PLACE HELP MY BUSINESS BEYOND SAVING SOME MONEY?

  A place in Lean Leaders builds your relationship with your team and acts as a training and development opportunity. Participation in Lean Leaders can very quickly change the way your team think, and continuous improvement can become infectious. Your broader business can also benefit from involvement in Lean Leaders as well as the participant. We can also support you to incorporate Lean Leaders into your professional development plan, simply ask us how.

• WHAT IF I AM IN A REGIONAL LOCATION?

  We offer national LEAN Leaders programs delivered online with the same structure and cost, but extra support provided to participants.

• IS LEAN LEADERS SUITABLE FOR ROLES LIKE SALES, FINANCE AND HR AND FOR DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES?

  Several sales, HR and finance professionals have completed Lean Leaders as well as operations roles. Lean principles and the content we deliver are applicable to every role and we work with all participants to apply our concepts to their role. While the majority of our graduates are from horticulture businesses, Lean Leaders is suitable for any industry.

• I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY PRIVACY

  We take privacy seriously and handle data in accordance with our privacy policy, but we may need to share data with scholarship providers. We are also more than happy to refer you to previous clients to help increase your confidence in us.