My name is Stephan Drees. 

I am a Lean practitioner, a factory-floor leader, a reader, and a man who has rebuilt himself more than once. 

For years, I believed leadership was about control about pushing performance, fixing problems, and demanding results. I thought if the company wasn’t working, the people needed to change. 

But I was wrong. 

The real transformation did not start in the factory. 

It started in my mind. 

My book, The Lean Transformation – Part 1: Change My Mind and the Company, tells that story. It’s not just about implementing Lean tools. It’s about shifting mindset from ego to growth, from blame to ownership, from control to collaboration. 

When I changed the way I saw leadership…
 The company began to change as well. 

This podcast is an extension of that journey. 

Here, we talk about resilience, mindset, leadership, failure, rebuilding, and what it truly means to grow — not only in business, but in life. 

Because Lean is not just a system. 

It’s a way of thinking. 

And transformation always starts within.