Has Strategy Deployment Lost Its Lean?

Has Strategy Deployment Lost Its Lean?

January 6, 2026 · 18 min · Episode 90

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Sean Buckland discusses the drift of Lean strategy deployment from its original principles.

If your strategy deployment feels like a box-ticking exercise, it’s a sign that something fundamental has been lost along the way. In this episode of Uncommon Sense, PMI Director Consultant Sean Buckland explores how Lean strategy deployment has quietly drifted away from its roots. Instead of connecting strategy to value streams, teams and learning, many organisations have replaced process with targets, and called it progress. Listen now and discover what true Lean strategy deployment looks l...

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Host: Sean Buckland

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Organizations: Process Management International

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