Kaizen
Letting Others Solve Their Problems Is a Show of Respect
Lee Fried on the Daily Kaizen blog mentioned that, through his mentoring of kaizen, lean and gemba in the workplace, he has gotten to know one particular manager who constantly felt that it was his job, as the leader, to try and solve the problems that arose for his employees during his gemba walks -…
Mike Wilson | August 27, 2012 | Safety Solutions | Gemba, Kaizen
Funny Lean-Based Humor
Sometimes, lean and its components can be a little dry and serious–but that doesn’t mean the folks who use it are. I recently discovered a website (started by Lean Blog author, Mark Graban) that has funny lean memes, including humorous 5S, Kaizen, 3 Wastes (Muda, Muri, Mura), Six Sigma and PDCA sayings that go…
Mike Wilson | August 27, 2012 | Safety Solutions | 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma
Lean and kaizen are not meant to eliminate people — they’re meant for improvement
Ever dream about reaching an efficiency of 95%?! Think that is a crazy goal for your company? It’s not! That is what lean and kaizen help you achieve. It can also help you get rid of employees. Well, that’s how an article in Business Today titled “How Toyota Uses Kaizen for Efficiency” would have you…
Mike Wilson | July 26, 2012 | Kaizen, Lean | Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Kaizen Events, How vital is it to Lean manufacturing
Change for the better. Continuous improvement. Kaizen Event. This is quite important in most areas of life. The concept – called kaizen – is vital in Lean manufacturing or a Lean business. What exactly is kaizen? James A Bruce tells us in his article What Is Kaizen?: Kaizen is a Japanese word which means “change…
Mike Wilson | July 13, 2012 | Kaizen, Lean | Kaizen, Lean Manufacturing
Why Rethink Business With Kaizen?
What is it? How can this help my company achieve higher goals? In an economy focused on regrowth and restructure, businesses all over are trying to innovate wherever they can. Kaizen can be the beginning of looking at business like never before. In a typical corporate structure top to bottom, the corporate level makes all…
Mike Wilson | July 10, 2012 | Kaizen | Continuous Improvement, Kaizen
What is needed for Hiring for a Lean Culture?
Here’s a question from a healthcare leader that I thought I’d share for input from you, the blog readers. This person is looking to change their hiring and people “sourcing” practices, after visiting ThedaCare and learning about their “Human Development Value Stream” work. Based on your experience, what do you think are the most important…
Mike Wilson | July 4, 2012 | Lean | Continuous Improvement, Kaizen, Lean Culture, Lean Manufacturing