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The Shift Playbook

January 24, 2021 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

"How do we know what to improve if we don't know what's happening?"

Smartsheets For Lean Safety Management

January 20, 2020 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

A simple form created for the incident management sheet allows inputs for notifications from a desktop, mobile phone, or tablet. No user license is necessary to be able to use the input form meaning you can deploy to anyone involved in any activity with your organization.

Kaizen Event Code Of Conduct

December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

The difference between a successful Kaizen event and an unsuccessful one is getting buy-in on these six key items. Downloadable template included.

Meetings Aren’t Bad, Bad Meetings Are Bad – Part I

December 14, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

Answering these critical 7 Questions will enable you to increase your meeting effectiveness, increase the value proposition, and reduce the time you spend on non-value activities.

Meetings Aren’t Bad – Bad Meetings Are Bad Part II

December 14, 2019December 17, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

Answering these critical 7 Questions will enable you to increase your meeting effectiveness, increase the value proposition, and reduce the time you spend on non-value activities.

DMS 2.0 – Process Flow

December 11, 2019December 11, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

Your data displayed is either visible or visual. If the data is displayed and your business is “business as usual” then your data is visible - not visual. If it triggers actions based on gap identification resulting in an improved process then it is visual.

Leader Standard Work – PDCA

December 1, 2019December 2, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

The art of using LSW as an improvement tool is to be able to read the sheet with your "process" eyes. What this means is not to focus on reds and ask "why didn't they get done?" What you are looking for as a lean leader are process gaps.

Process Innovation An Essential Ingredient of Competitive Advantage – A.T. Kearney

October 4, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

Preeminent innovators are supercharging process innovation to disrupt manufacturing—creating unprecedented value and leapfrogging competitors. Source: Process Innovation An Essential Ingredient of Competitive Advantage - A.T. Kearney

Stakeholder Analysis

August 15, 2019August 15, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

There is no way to guarantee your change proposal won’t result in anyone reacting negatively. Change is hard. There is hope though. Use this tool to mitigate the chances of missing someone

Can Your Team Handle the Change?

August 13, 2019 ~ richardorich ~ Leave a comment

Can Your Team Handle the Change? The next step in managing change is to assess how ready your team or organization is able to deal with the changes you are proposing.

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