Precision. Momentum. Results.
Leap Forward. Stay Ahead
Most organizations know what needs to change. The hard part is making it stick. At Balestra, we don't just help you improve, we help you build the capability to keep improving long after we're gone. Our focus is getting you to develp your capacity to continuously improve, with our world-class consultants who have the knowledge and results to move you forward on your Lean journey.
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Our Consulting Services
Getting Lean to stick is the hardest part — and it's where most efforts fall short. What sets Balestra apart is experience, hands-on partnership, and a relentless focus on building your team's capability. We're not here to create dependency. We're here to make ourselves unnecessary.
Lean Transformations
Lean transformations have the ability to improve productivity, customer satisfaction, and profitability. From strategic planning to building Lean Leaders at every level, we help you build your roadmap, and the coaching to make your Lean Management System succeed.
Kaizen Workshops
Sometimes you just need to get it done. Our consultants don't just facilitate Rapid Kaizen Improvement Workshops - they make sure your team is building the capability to do it on your own. We implement alongside you, not above you.
Tailored Trainings & Events
Off-the-shelf training rarely fits. We design programs built around your people, your challenges, your processes, and your goals. From straightforward trainings, or internal conferences with world-class Lean experts to customized learning missions that actually change behavior, we design trainings to be internalized and applied.
Lean Leadership Development
Lean initiatives fail without leaders who both believe in it and live it. We develop leaders at every level of your organization. From frontline team leaders, to the executive suite we coach and mentor so that Lean thinking becomes a natural part of the job. We help you develop Lean Leaders who sustain a culture of Lean after we leave.
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ABOUT US
Building a network of Experienced World-Class Consultants
For the past three years, Balestra Consulting Group has been building up a network of the right people to help you solve the challenges you are facing. They have the results. They have worked for some of the most well-known companies in the world: Toyota, Daimler, Amazon, and many more. We are all passionate about helping you not only achieve your results, but teaching you how to sustain your gains after we leave.
Anna Thatcher
Founder of Balestra
Why Balestra?
"Balestra"
The 'Balestra’ is a fencing move - an offensive move where you leap forward (gaining ground) and then immediately lunge forward with a precision strike before the opponent even realizes what happened.
That's exactly how we think about engaging in a business transformation. A big leap forward means nothing if you cannot sustain the gains. At Balestra Consulting Group we are focused in moving you forward with precision, momentum, and results. Quickly building up your ability to sustain your own Lean Management System for sustained growth.
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We are headquartered in Gig Harbor, Washington, but have clients all over the world.
