LOST FOCUS
There comes a time in every organization when things just seem to be unraveled. It is often characterized by complacency in the workplace, equipment breakdowns, poor production yields, and increased customer complaints. Months ago, operations performed like a Swiss watch when everyone was engaged, and life was good. Life goes sideways at times and you need to refocus your thoughts and behaviors to operate like in the past. Return to implementing Kaizen in your business.
It’s likely that your workforce is less experienced than before due to the last two years of turmoil that has impacted our lives. People have turned their focused upon their health, family, politics, moral behavior, and basic financial survival and turned their careers into anything that aligns with their new philosophy on life.
When things are blurred it is time to refocus your attention to a philosophy that worked before. Your business may need a refresher in some basics principles that help the operations return to their prior efficiency or just maybe the ops were never performing at a satisfactory standard, they were just maintaining status quo.
Listed below are valuable lessons in checking your ticket to a better tomorrow.
- Perform a Gemba Walk
- An education of “The 8 Wastes”
- Implementing a Process based upon Takt Time
- Asking “Why 5 Times” and It’s Result
- Standardized Organization through 5S
- Mapping Out Your System
If you need assistance in getting your business, operations, and associates back on focus, contact pverschaeve@surefoundationsllc.com