Fix Low Hanging Fruit To Build Momentum
When starting any improvement initiative, it’s important to have early successes in your efforts. The saying, “Nothing motivates a team like success” is so very true. If a team has to wait months before it sees improvement in the process it’s working on, there will likely be a drop in motivation for the team. To make sure this doesn’t happen teams should begin...
Read MoreUse Gemba Walks to Uncover Problems & Promote Accountability
Gemba is a Japanese word that means the real place where value is created. A gemba walk is a management tool whose purpose is to have managers walk the front line where they can see problems as they are occurring, ask questions and allow them to create follow-up on problems and promote accountability. Problems are most visible where they occur and the best ideas for solving them will come...
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