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10 Random Tips to Help Supercharge You on Your Lean
JourneyPresented by
Jeff HajekGotta Go Lean
Tim McMahonA Lean Journey
Version 8/3/2011© 2011 by Velaction Continuous Improvement, LLC and Tim McMahon.All Rights Reserved.
Go to the Gemba• Go see for yourself at the
place the work is done. • Look at the process and talk
with the people• Ask these three simple
questions:1. What is the process?2. How can you tell it is working?3. What are you doing to
improve it (if it is working)?
• Teaches us to see in new ways what we have failed to see before
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Watch and Listen to What People Really Say
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I’m on board with the changes.
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Develop Your People• Encourage learning,
teamwork and continuous improvement.
• Build knowledge in problem solving thinking and countermeasures.
• Continue learning and trying out new ideas
• Encourage experimentation and taking reasonable risk.
• Trust people to do the right thing
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Find Little, Instant Rewards
• Free lunch• Parking spaces• Credit in company store• Leave 5 minutes early (beat
the rush)• Donuts• Mmmmm….Donuts
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Many Small Wins, Rather Than The Occasional Big Win
• Small wins keep up the enthusiasm, and certainly add up.
• Embed your improvements for lasting change.
• “The way we do things around here.”
• Management needs to continually recognize small wins.
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Buy People Books
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Value of information
Cost of a book
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Stop Fighting Fires
• Problems (fires) can be avoided and the resulting fire fighting by trying these proactive steps:– Stop rewarding fire fighting and
start recognizing fire preventing.– Create a corrective and
preventative action process based on root cause analysis.
– Conduct follow-ups.– Share lessons learned. – Use mistake proofing and
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Measure Twice, Improve Once
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Map Your Value Stream• Mapping your processes will
help you understand the actual condition.– The actual place or location in
which a process occurs– The actual employees working in
that location– The actual process in that
location
• A Target is not the same as a Target Condition
• Take a tour from end-to-end of the flow with out prejudice.
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Remember: Lean is a Four Letter Word
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Bonus Tip: Quarter inch steel doesn’t make good shelving
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Or… Learn to Laugh at Yourself
Conclusion
1. Go to the Gemba2. Watch and Listen to What People Really Say3. Develop Your People4. Find Little, Instant Rewards5. Many Small Wins, Rather Than The Occasional Big
Win6. Buy People Books7. Stop Fighting Fires8. Measure Twice, Improve Once9. Map Your Value Stream10. Remember: Lean is a Four Letter Word
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