This is a video introduction into the playground.

George Trachilis is a professional engineer who consults throughout the world. During the past thirty years implementing Lean, he has helped over one hundred organizations with the tools, systems, and principles that drive the right culture for continuous improvement. After ten years as an executive leading change, he started a consulting firm implementing Lean. His firm grew to become one of Canada’s Fastest Growth Companies by 2006. The government of Canada contracted George to create an online course to teach this topic. This course educated over three hundred companies in Alberta, Canada, and was later transcribed to become his first book, OEM Principles of Lean Thinking.

His second book was with Dr. Jeffrey K. Liker, the best-selling author of the Toyota Way. This book was called Developing Lean Leaders at All Levels: A Practical Guide and won the Shingo Research Award in 2016. Jeff Liker asked George to partner in business to market and sell the online course from this book. The company, Global Leadership Institute, currently runs on its own and is sure to outlive its founders.

His third online course was created with Norman Bodek, the Godfather of Lean. Norman was the first person to introduce Lean, and Shigeo Shingo, to North America. The course, the Harada Method, is the people side of Lean. George is the foremost expert in the world on the topic (outside of Takashi Harada in Japan). George spoke in Baltimore on this topic and shared with everyone in the audience that Shohei Ohtani, a student of the Harada Method, would be the next George “Babe” Ruth. Six years later this became a reality with almost everyone in baseball comparing him to Babe.

In 2017 George was asked to consult with Parson’s Electric, a trade partner to the construction industry. After much success over a period of five years, his client Perry Thompson, decided to retire and start his own consulting business. George’s most recent publication, Lean Construction Leaders: A Trade Partner’s Guide, describes the journey Parson’s took from being average to becoming the best in their industry.

Over the past seven years, George recorded Ritsuo during two visits to Japan, two leadership summits in Santorini, Greece, events in Chicago, Washington, and many online coaching sessions. These recordings will be made into an online course about Ritsuo Shingo’s life and experiences.

George is one of the most experienced and knowledgeable people in the Lean world today. Leadership excellence is more focused on developing today’s and tomorrow’s leaders for success.

Connect with George at https://GeorgeTrachilis.com/book-me/