In his latest article Michale Ballé asks a simple but profound question Where do you start with developing people?. Along the way he advocates a definition of Lean.
Overall, this is what lean is about:
- Plan, check where you are against plan, and think through the gap
- Have a team leader, coordinator or coach help you to actually look at the gap rather than avoid it
- Combine both to come up with something new to try and learn to stay cool out of your comfort zone
Andon will give you the frame for on-the-spot routine. Kanbans for a daily routine. Hoshin Kanri for a yearly routine. They are numerous other examples. But the secret sauce of Lean is to repeat over and over such simple steps: sustainability to bridge the gaps breeds success...
