Are you ready to take your Lean journey beyond tools and processes and into the heart of what makes organizations truly thrive — people?

The Respect for People Roadmap is opening its March & April  2026 cohort, and this is an excellent opportunity to participate in a learning experience designed to strengthen culture, connection, and performance. If you believe Lean is as much about behaviors and relationships as it is about flow and efficiency, this program is worth serious consideration.

What Is the Respect for People Roadmap?

The Respect for People Roadmap is more than a training program — it is a behavioral and cultural learning experience rooted in the Toyota Way. Rather than focusing solely on tools and methods, the Roadmap emphasizes how people show up, communicate, and work together every day.

Participants explore practical behaviors that bring respect for people to life, including:

• Engaging with compassion
• Treating people like they matter
• Partnering for mutual benefit
• Moving from conflict to collaboration

These are not abstract ideas. They are learnable, practice-based skills that directly influence trust, engagement, and sustainable performance.

My Experience with the Respect for People Roadmap

I had the opportunity to go through the Respect for People Roadmap myself last year, and I found the learning model to be highly effective and refreshingly different from most traditional training programs. The combination of short, focused learning modules with structured reflection and live cohort discussions made the learning practical and memorable.

Instead of passively consuming content, I was actively applying what I learned to real situations, reflecting on my own behaviors, and learning alongside others facing similar challenges. What stood out most was how intentionally the program creates space for thinking, dialogue, and behavior change — not just knowledge transfer.

The cohort-based approach and facilitated conversations significantly deepened the experience and reinforced that respect for people is something you practice every day, not something you simply understand conceptually. It’s a learning model I wish more Lean and leadership development programs would adopt.

March & April 2026 Cohort: What to Expect

The March cohort begins on March 26, 2026, and runs for approximately ten weeks, thoughtfully designed to fit alongside your regular work responsibilities. The April cohort begins on April 21, 2026, and runs for approximately ten weeks.

Participants can expect:

• Six live virtual cohort sessions (“Roadside Reflections”), each 90 minutes, focused on dialogue, reflection, and shared learning
• Self-paced micro-learning that reinforces key concepts between live sessions
• Peer learning and facilitated discussions that make this a shared journey rather than an isolated training experience

This program is valuable for Lean practitioners, leaders, coaches, and anyone serious about improving how people work together.

Why This Matters

Many organizations invest heavily in Lean tools while underinvesting in the behaviors required to sustain them. The Respect for People Roadmap helps close that gap by developing skills that support:

• Clear, respectful communication
• Productive conflict and problem solving
• Psychological safety and engagement
• Stronger alignment between people and purpose

When respect for people is practiced consistently, performance improves naturally — not through compliance, but through commitment.

Ready to Join the January Cohort?

If you are looking to strengthen your Lean practice by deepening your understanding of respect for people, I strongly encourage you to consider the March or April 2026 Respect for People Roadmap cohort.

👉 Register here:
https://events.humanitix.com/202603?accesscode=ALJ

https://events.humanitix.com/202604?accesscode=ALJ

This is a meaningful opportunity to start the year by investing in the behaviors and culture that make Lean truly work.