Lean Concepts WWII – Continuous Improvement by People Doing the Work.

This is a quick one minute video that packs a punch to convince leadership to act on continuous improvement and get the people doing the work involved.  This isn’t a new concept.  We use a poster from World War II to show it isn’t a new concept.  This has been around for a long time.  You don’t need to be an expert in continuous improvement to get the ball rolling.  If your company isn’t getting the people involved doing the work then it is basically saying your leadership style is pre 1940s.  A little bit of sarcasm there but hopefully that will get people to think.

Continuous Improvement Training

Quotes from Great Minds

• “The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” ~Henry Ford
• “It’s our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better.” ~Jeff Bezos
• “The widespread availability of information is the only basis for effective day-to-day problem solving, which abets continuous improvement programs.” ~Tom Peters
• “The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we do not recognize.” ~Shigeo Shingo
• “I probably have traveled and walked into more variety stores than anybody in America. I am just trying to get ideas, any kind of ideas that will help our company. Most of us don’t invent ideas. We take the best ideas from someone else.” ~Sam Walton
• “The Hacker Way is an approach to building that involves continuous improvement and iteration. Hackers believe that something can always be better, and that nothing is ever complete.” ~Mark Zuckerberg

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