Why Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN) and Lean Six Sigma are still KING!

“We can't solve our problems with the same thinking that created them”
~Albert Einstein

Do you have challenges with hiring great people?
Do you have difficulty with staff performing to expectation?
Do you struggle to achieve high levels of quality consistently?
Are you performing >99% and do you think that is good enough?
Do you encounter unknown variance in your product or service performance?
Are your customers <100% satisfied?
Do you know where your defects come from?
Are you aware of all the costs of your defects?
Are you excelling in your financial goals?
Are you able to offer the lowest prices to your clients, pay top dollar to your staff, and still make profit?
Are you tired of throwing money, resources, and assets, at symptoms that never seem to truly fix the problem?

I have THE proven solution!

“The most dangerous kind of waste is the waste we don’t recognize.”
~Shigeo Shingo, the world’s leading expert on manufacturing practices and the Toyota Production System.

If you are not where you want to be in any of the following areas, I have THE proven solution!

People
Quality
Customer Service / Experience
Efficiency
Productivity
Profit

As an Industrial and Systems Engineer with a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and having deep and extensive experience over the past 25+ years leading continuous improvement divisions in some of the most complex operating environments, I can share without a doubt the #1 key to achieving operational excellence is through a sound, solid, and committed approach to continuous improvement (KAIZEN) with Lean Six Sigma tools.

What is Continuous Improvement (KAIZEN)?

The Japanese word “KAIZEN” means change (KAI) to become good (ZEN) and is recognized worldwide as an integral pillar of an organization’s long term competitive strategy towards operational excellence. Companies in all sectors and industries are excelling using these tools and approach.

Continuous Improvement is built on small changes sustained over time for big results and is most successful based on these guiding principles:

Full leadership buy-in
Good practices bring good results (You will reap what you sow! Always!)
Take action to contain and correct root causes of problems
Speak with data, manage by facts
Work as a team
Unleash the power of consistency
Implement changes with systems and mechanisms for sustained improvement
Full ownership

“Where there is no standard, there can be no improvement.”
~Taiichi Ohno, an industrial engineer, considered to be the father of the Toyota Production System.

I have had the most amazing pleasure to work with some of the very best in the continuous improvement business and lead some of the biggest global improvement projects in large and small companies like FedEx, Cameron International, and Amazon.

Many companies today are looking for the “silver bullet” to drive the next major innovation or industry disruptive change that will send shockwaves throughout the industry sector. While the silver bullet eludes most, the secret to sustained improvement may also unlock a major leap forward in your business and industry. Lean Six Sigma tools continue to be the most complete and rewarding approach for continuous improvement (Kaizen), yielding amazing results over time.

Example: Through a weeklong Kaizen event, by improving safety performance in the trailer yard within Amazon Sort Centers, the Kaizen team unlocked opportunities to improve dock door utilization with technology that scaled to all global locations in both the middle mile and first mile. This resulted in significant improvements in safety, efficiency, productivity, and capacity utilization across the entire company and the team won the innovation of the year award!

***“There is no elevator to success… you have to take the stairs.”***

~Zig Ziglar

The right approach combined with excellent leadership and enthusiasm is key to long-term success. There is nothing that can stop a team from success when they are hungry, driven, enthusiastic, possess a CAN-DO attitude, and are properly equipped to meet the challenge.

"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win."
~ Zig Ziglar

Start your journey towards SUSTAINED SUCCESS with the continuous improvement fundamentals training. We also have partnered with Adonis Partners to certify you and your team in the belts of Lean Six Sigma. Engage with our team in a full week Kaizen event and see the power of continues improvement!

“Potential is one of the most powerful words in any language. It looks forward with optimism, it heralds hope. It implies possibilities and it unveils greatness. And to reach your potential, you must grow.”
~John C. Maxwell

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