Lean Productivity Systems PaulHager

Executive Summary

Paul is an associate of LPSinc and enables the organization to promote and develop the TPS/Lean message around the world.

Paul is now an expert in R&D in a variety of industries, communications, IT support, creative development, as well as a consultant in the TPS systems and thinking.

Paul is experienced in people development, having held many positions, both in employment and volunteering experience. He has been helping individuals, families, youth and children for many years through community development, employment and non-profit organizations. Paul was helping people with same philosophy as Toyota, long before he even knew about the Toyota thinking way. He is well experienced improving thinking through identifying and solving problems. We call this "creating solutions by developing problem solvers."

Paul has worked with many people groups and individuals, using therapy, coaching, teaching, facilitating and mentoring both in crisis and non crisis environments. He is now helping LPSinc clients with the same people development expertise.

Expertise and experience:

The following is a compendium of Paul's varied expertise. The theme is all about people development.

LPSinc -VP communications/IT/People development/R&D/marketing

Project manager- non-profit organization - oversee, plan, purchase, motivate, organize and develop both people and program-Blessing Centre- Brantford Ontario

Director - non-profit organizations - BBC, GVCC- plan, mentor, motivate, oversee, teach, facilitate- member of the board of directors-responsible for setting up Mission, Vision, Values of the organization.

Supervisor/therapist- non-profit organization - Plan, motivate, mentor, record, develop, and administer both programs and people- Woodview Children's Centre, Brantford,

Group Facilitation manager- non-profit organization - Plan, motivate, teach, mentor, administer, enable people -Grand Valley Christian Centre, Brantford

Young Adult group supervisor/facilitator - plan, motivate, administer, develop people- GVCC - Brantford

Worship supervisor/leader - non profit organization- plan, motivate, administer, develop, people- Cornerstone - Brantford

Manager/Technical - Leading electronics company - Plan, learn, administer, develop, train, implement, people and product- Brantford

Technical consultant - Agricultural organization - train, develop, implement, people and product Ontario

Education

Paul is enrolled at Athabasca University in the English program.

Paul is a trained facilitator through ICA international.

Paul has been mentored by Lean "Sensei," Erik Hager, to become a TPS expert with extensive hands on training in Lean discipline.

He has taken courses in a variety of disciplines including psychology, english, history, and the bible.

Paul is a lifelong learner beginning with a trade in Farm Equipment. This training included many courses in agricultural technology, geography, as well as technical proficiency. Paul also has experience with Land use surveys and interpreting satellite photos.

Inside the Mind of Toyota, by Satoshi Hino

"The phrase, "Cultivating people" ordinarily means raising skill levels, but at Toyota, hitozukuri, refers to the same thing that Eiji Toyoda talked about, ie., motivating people. This is accomplished by a psychological approach, with education and training only one means among many. Managers and more experienced employees in Toyota are always looking for ways to maintain contact with junior colleagues. ... Toyota freely uses a string of behaviourist Theories such as Maslow's five-stage Hierarchy of Needs, Mcgregor's Theory x and Theory Y, Herzberg's motivation-Hygiene Theory...as well as counseling and coaching theories."