Poka Yoke
Three Effective Methods to Reduce Rework and Defects "Poka-Yoke" a Japanese term coined by Shiego Shingo in the 1960's meaning "mistake-proofing". It is a highly effective quality control tool. It stems from recognising that making mistakes is part of being human. A...
RESPONSIBILITY Is A Very Big Word.
What exactly is "responsibility"? While many people have varying views of its meaning and indeed, its context in the workplace, the dictionary provides six distinct definitions of the word: The state of being the person who caused something to happen.A duty or task...
Who is TIMWOODS
and why is he killing your business? TIMWOODS is a waste of time, resource and energy. Every company, department and role feel his impact. Often employees go about their daily tasks, doing things the way in which they "have always been done" and not questioning...
DMAIC – 5 Steps to Solving all Your Problems
DMAIC which stands for Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control is a powerful problem solving tool. Given time DMAIC could solve all your company's problems using data from the process. When used cyclically DMAIC in a key component of...
Mythbusters: tackling the biggest misconceptions about Lean
Those of us who help companies implement Lean thinking know the methodology is often misunderstood at the onset of an engagement. It's regularly the case that "Lean" is considered to be just another industry buzz word, associated with cost-cutting exercises. And,...
4 Key Steps to Using A3s for Problem Solving
Going from Pain to Countermeasure Continuous improvement is a defining element of Lean. Every day, we seek ways to make things better, easier, less frustrating and more effective. Improvement is achieved through solving problems; and thus, continuous...
Mindset by Carol Dweck – The New Psychology of Success
Review by Gene Leonard Our mindset shapes whether we believe we can learn, change and grow - or not. An individual's abilities are set in stone in the fixed mindset. Growth and development are possible in the growth mindset. People with a fixed mindset seek...
The Lean Rule Of Three
Leaders of great organisations focus on three things: 1) Mastery of the Product, Process or Service2) The Development of people and3) Creating the passion to make things better 1) Mastery of the Product, Process or Service These great organisations exude mastery of...
Meeting the Challenge of 6S Workplace Organisation
Disciples versus Discipline Of the foundational tools and approaches associated with Lean implementation, 6S workplace organisation is probably the most widely known and, arguably, the most commonly misapplied. Oftentimes companies attempt to implement 6S on their own...