When a Worker Doesn’t Follow Standardized Work
During one of my recent client visits, a Team Leader told me that one of his Team Members "refuses" to follow the Standardized Work for the daily production process. The…
“We Need Their Hearts and Minds.”
"In order for leaders to create environments where skilled and motivated people can bring their skills, work together in a safe environment as well as a smart environment, to make…
The “Curse”, God’s “Common Grace”, and the Lean Business Culture
(Note from Ray: I took break from Posting back in mid-December. I plan to resume--probably at a pace of about 1 post per week. Here's a re-write of a post…
Create a “Continuous Improvement Machine”
"Lean is a transformation that builds toward a continuous improvement culture, not just a 'program' that's designed to make tactical gains. Lean can certainly help as a short-term tactical tool,…
How To Get Good Ideas
In the Lean Business Culture, we talk about having ideas for improvement, testing them, and then implementing the ones that work. So, how do we get GOOD ideas? After all,…
People are the Key to Lean
Lean works when leaders cultivate and mobilize the creative power of people. Christians believe that people are created in the "likeness of God." As a result, people have as set…
Seven Benefits from Following Standards
Companies that are serious about the Lean Business Culture standardize everything they can. The most important things to standardize are are the procedures we use to create value for our…
Juicy Quotes going Weekly thru 12/31/24
For the remainder of 2024, I plan to post "juicy quotes" weekly instead of daily. I have several training development projects going, and want to focus on them for the…
Standard Work Drives Learning
"… We distinguish Lean from all other process improvement methodologies by the characteristic of collaborative continual problem-solving i.e. organizational learning. This simply can't happen without standard work." "...individuals can learn…
Will Standards Turn Us Into Robots?
Here’s a question that might come to mind when we consider standardizing work procedures. “Will standards turn us into un-thinking robots?” This is a reasonable concern, and it HAS happened…
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