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LEAN 101, free

FREE, 10 AM, SATURDAY 1/11/20

Leaders, I’m going to review LEAN 101 tomorrow for anyone interested.

You will learn what good looks like when you use LEAN. I’ll cover basics on human behavior, change, seeing waste, doing 6S for workspaces, making & standardizing improvements and if there’s time we’ll solve a problem together.

I’ll be in Roseville from 10am to Noon. Anyone can attend so share it with operators, office staff or leaders.

There is no charge and coffee and donuts will be provided. Cheers.

If you want to attend, text me a note and if there’s room I’ll respond with directions, 248-881-3310.

Don Watza

LEAN Is The Future of Management

Change is worth the effort of change, it is why I love LEAN. Change defines life, work, and all people. Ironically, we all want tomorrow to be predictable. The rate of change in business is advancing quickly. It means disruption in that daily predictable life. What is disruption you ask? Check out Industry 4.0 for that well-detailed answer. The article quoted here is a good one, the point is preparation will require Small Business Owners to see the change coming. And, if they do see it, the Small Business Owner should embrace LEAN. The author proposes the retraining of employees as the answer and should have been more clear with LEAN as the answer.

Small Business Owners should embrace LEAN

Have your heard the phrase, “boil the ocean?” While this is true, it’s hardly the end game. How do you pick what’s next, or where to focus? I like the metaphor to describe both the size of the problem and also the number of problems Small Business Owners face. Often owners feel overwhelmed because it seems like they must “boil the ocean” to achieve the future.

LEAN; Scientific Thinking

There are many ways to think, and thinking has been around as long as us humans have been around. But, has our thinking improved? I’m seeing hope in watching teams who are dedicated to LEAN and improved thinking. These teams are using KATA as a method to learn to think scientifically, differently, unemotionally. KATA is how to learn scientific thinking.

Ways To Think

There are many ways to think. The range spans quiet reflection to the imagination and even letting our minds wander. But, if thinking is what humans are able to do, and if we see ourselves as enlightened why is there such acrimony on youtube? It appears to me that we are thinking less. The lack of conversation, and so much yelling, it appears, at least to me, emotions dominate our thinking.

Laughter is Healthy and Lowers Health Costs.

I found this funny, .

Laughing is healthy and this made me laugh today. The laugh you get is worth the word he chooses to laugh at.

ISMO, “I Didn’t Know Shit.”

Things that are true are right in front of us, and the truth is something we should admit or see more often. I wonder if we could use humor to see the truth in our broken health system.

Article on the “Benefits of laughing”.

Physical health benefits of laughter
Boosts immunity, lowers stress, decreases pain, relaxes muscles, prevents heart disease.
Mental health benefits of laughter
adds joy, eases anxiety, improves mood, strengthens resilience.
Social benefits of laughter
Strengthens relationships, attracts others to us, enhances teamwork, helps defuse conflict, promotes group bonding.

Where can we find humor about what we pay for in our healthcare system?

Enjoy

Youtube link: https://youtu.be/QPTYc3L-ohg

Do You Prefer Cause or Effect?

A Conscious Choice

Recent projects I’ve undertaken have required a great deal of understanding cause and effect, planning, workflow, processes and putting to work LEAN. I searched what it means to be a “detail person.” Continue reading “Do You Prefer Cause or Effect?”