Drasko Zivkovic
Leadership Coach & Lean Transformation Advisor
28 years. 50+ production sites. Industries from automotive to pharma, on four continents.
I’ve spent my career inside the kind of organizations where performance pressure is real, accountability is public, and leadership gaps show up immediately in the numbers.
I trained under ex-Toyota managers. I led the Daimler Trucks Lean Academy for five years. I’ve worked with Mercedes-Benz, Daimler Trucks, Mann+Hummel, and AGCO Fendt — not from the outside, but embedded in operations.
What I’ve Seen — And What I’ve Learned
Most operational problems are not process problems. They are leadership problems in disguise.
I’ve seen it across industries and geographies. The plant that misses its targets consistently. The team that knows what to do but waits. The manager who escalates everything because he hasn’t learned to decide.
Lean methodology gave me a language. But leadership work gave me the answer.
Credentials That Come From the Field
28 Years
In manufacturing and operational leadership across Europe, Americas, and beyond.
50+ Production Sites
Hands-on transformation work — not theory, not PowerPoint. Real shopfloor execution.
Daimler Lean Academy
Led the Lean Academy for 5 years. Trained by ex-Toyota managers.
Certified Lean Consultant
Reutlingen University. Automotive, pharma, machining, industrial sectors.
How I Work
I don’t arrive with a playbook. I arrive with a method and a discipline.
I ask hard questions. I stay long enough to see what actually happens when the pressure is on. And I work alongside leaders — not ahead of them.
The goal is always the same: make the organization stronger after I leave than before I arrived.
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