ACU management professor, Dr. Don Pope, recently published an article in the Christian Business Review entitled, “What Christian Leaders Can Learn From Lean.” The manuscript features a quality review of the Lean management system and then highlights unique parallels between Lean and Christian leadership principles.
Three (of the seven) lessons that Dr. Pope and his co-author Dr. Parris found in Lean that were applicable to Christian Leadership included:
- Focus on pleasing God and providing value to your customers
- Identify and eliminate waste and sin
- Work on the root
Dr. Pope has been working at ACU for 20 years following a 20 year career in aircraft manufacturing. His courses include: statistics, operations management and business analytics for the MBA program. Dr. Pope is a stellar example of a servant leader. While he never seeks the limelight for himself, he is always looking for ways to help students and his fellow COBA faculty shine.
Dr. Pope, what is your favorite part about working at ACU?
Working with students. I enjoy creating teaching materials that are relevant and clearly written, and I enjoy having a meaningful and lasting impact for Christ in the lives of students.
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