In this episode of The Purposeful Strategist, Belden Menkus speaks with Steve Boam, CEO of Develop Consulting, who shares a bold vision for productivity in the UK.

In their conversation, they discuss:

· Why Lean is fundamentally about people and process, and how these principles can be applied far beyond the car factory floor, regardless of scale or speed of production.

· How Develop works shoulder to shoulder with clients to transfer knowledge rather than simply handing over a report.

· What Lean thinking offers UK healthcare: designing care around the patient rather than the institution, and helping the NHS meet its productivity challenges.

· Why worker empowerment means flipping the pyramid: putting the person doing the work at the top.

· Why middle management is often a sticking point for change, and what to do about it.

Develop Consulting: https://develop-consulting.co.uk/

Menkus & Associates: https://www.menkus.com/

Supported by Norman Broadbent: https://www.normanbroadbent.com/

Belden Menkus is the Managing Director of Menkus & Associates, a senior strategic advisory practice that provides strategic clarity for businesses with a public remit, where scrutiny is high, governance is complex, and the answers aren’t obvious. His McKinsey training combined with more than 30 years working at Board and ExCo level gives him both the analytical rigour and the relational experience that complex, high-stakes leadership situations demand.

Belden hosts The Purposeful Strategist, a weekly podcast. It explores how senior leaders bring purpose to life through strategy and reflects the same questions that drive the consulting work.