Threats may lead employees to focus on short-term goals and immediate results, rather than strategic thinking and long-term planning. This approach may yield some quick wins, but it can hurt the organization's overall progress and innovation in the long run.
When we create or update processes and they are not fully understood by the people doing the work, they will find ways to get the work done based on their own experiences. Evidence of this is when you try to train someone with different people and the trainer remarks "we don't do it that way on our shift." LOL. This is probably heard more often than not.
The difference between a successful Kaizen event and an unsuccessful one is getting buy-in on these six key items. Downloadable template included.
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.
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.
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
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