Imagine a world where you could take the Lean Tools and simplify them for the common man. So many Lean Practioners are quick to tell you how many years they have studied Lean and how important it is to only utilize experienced consultants. But what if you don’t work for a company that is rolling out an Enterprise Wide Lean Deployment? What if your business doesn’t have a culture or philosophy of improvement? Can you still implement the principles of Lean?
The answer is YES YES and YES if you FOCUS. This article will demonstrate how to experience pockets of excellence using the FOCUS methodology for Lean. A method aimed at simplifying lean and making it palatable to the new practioner.
None of us operate in a perfect environment. As we have seen from the latest crisis, even Toyota makes mistakes. It doesn’t mean that as an individual or an organisation you should miss out on the power of utilizing lean to streamline your business processes.
It was the best of times; it was the worst of times. Two companies, one thriving and one fighting for its life. It was a time where change fails time and time again and the other experiences success after success. This is the story foretelling the secrets of Long Lasting Change.
How is it possible that two companies can deal with change so differently? One company can execute change effectively but others attempt change only to see the old ways creep back in? The following are two case studies outlining the differences we have seen. They outline the key factors that contribute to the differences between success and failure.
Case One: It was the worst of times but the best of times to change.
This is the story of an insurance company that was bought by a very well known conglomerate. The buyer soon realized it was a poorly researched acquisition. The company, in the Financial Services Sector soon, discovered that their book of business was under reserved by $100million. The business was in dire straits and was identified by the Conglomerate CEO as “The Disaster in Denver.”
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