Michael Althoff (52) is a pioneer for a LEAN transformation in companies, organizations and private environments. In over 30 years of self-employment he was confronted with barricades and organizational problems that both him and his Preventing or slowing teams from growing. He found his solution in LEAN management and often "translated" it incomprehensible technical terms and concepts into an easy-to-understand "do-it-yourself solution" in a step-by-step principle.

As an entrepreneur in global businesses, more than 13 years ago he found his recipe for success in LEAN with employees to prepare for the growing challenges of a global world and to relieve the omnipresent pressure from day-to-day business.
"We have created a professional world in which we can all look forward to the coming Monday every Friday," said Althoff.

The international prizes and awards for himself and his company, Yellotools, show that he is exactly right with this concept. In 2019 he was awarded the "LUDWIG" for special entrepreneurial performance.

As a LEAN Trailblazer (trailblazer), Michael Althoff inspires companies worldwide at congresses, specialist events, symposia and individual ones Individual events to get involved in the logical magic of LEAN and understands it "down-to-earth" both the employees and the executives to be infected by the radiance of Japanese economic philosophy.