Many organisations wonder why their improvement efforts seem limited and their teams show little engagement in the initiatives. This is often due to the poor cultural development of the organisation….a culture that perhaps suppresses the willingness of people to communicate the fact that they have problems.… Read more
What do you think are the most likely obstacles to implementing Lean in your company? According to one survey of 2,500 business people, the top three obstacles to Lean implementation are: middle management resistance (36.1 percent), lack of implementation know-how (31 percent), and employee resistance (27.7 percent).… Read more
How do you lead your people? Do you treat your respect for people as a scheduled activity or a behaviour that you exhibit all the time? As you will read the “Respect for People” principle is not a toy to play with.… Read more
As I talked about in my previous post, striking the right balance between Lean Tools and Lean Leadership can be a complex mix of priorities and practices, and I’m not suggesting you do one or the other – both go hand in hand.… Read more
Too often we see the initial efforts of a Lean Implementation fall by the wayside because there is too much emphasis on just applying tools. Many practitioners portray Lean as just a collection of tools and miss the deeper opportunities that these principles bring.… Read more
One of the Marlborough’s important economic assets is Kaituna Sawmill, a short distance from the Wairau River bridge. The Nelson Forests-owned company employs more than 60 people and supports many more suppliers, contractors and service providers in the region. … Read more
