Hugh shares with us 10 Years of waste in China. Are you fixing what bugs you?

My buddy, Brad Cairns, shared this article on the Woodworking Network blog. Brings back such good memories!!!

“If you are anything like me and, dare I say, most business owners, you are up before the birds trying desperately to get some work done before everyone gets to the shop and the rest of the day goes sideways. We don’t usually head home until the sun is going down or the necessity to eat overcomes our ability to work.

This is the million-dollar question, “How many walls do you see?” Not physically, but metaphorically.

It’s likely that you only see your four walls. For about 20 years I was no different. But then something amazing happened. I’d like to share that story with you.”

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Dan Markovitz posted this article on his blog. Very thought-provoking.

“It’s time to admit that one of my consulting approaches has failed.

I’m a huge fan of Paul Akers’ 2 Second Lean philosophy. It’s simple, easy to understand, and has an intrinsic appeal: “fix what bugs you.” “Figure out how to do your job two seconds faster each day.” Who wouldn’t sign on to a lean program that promotes that mindset?

So off I went to my clients, with Paul’s videos embedded in my PowerPoint presentation, ready to show them how 2 Second Lean is the answer to their productivity problems, their low employee engagement and morale scores, their mediocre customer service, and their too-high defect rates.

And I failed.”

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Paul Akers summarized the 2018 Global Lean Leadership stop in Germany. It was hosted by the very Lean organization, Yellotools. For more information on this wonderful organization, visit their website.

This Grocery Store is one of the stops on the Japan Study Mission. If you are serious about Lean, join me in November 2018 for the next Japan Study Mission. To learn more, go to this link.

Filipe Marques, of Torre, compares the airport escalator, wich is one piece flow, to the airport elevator, which is batch.

Check out this incredible 2 Second Lean improvement video by Seating Matters! You gotta love these guys!

Paul Akers discusses how to do Lean when your boss or co-workers don’t get Lean.

Paul Akers visits a boat seat manufacturer in Shanghai, China where they are doing 2 Second Lean. Use your head, not your wallet!

Paul Akers tours Seating Matters in Northern Ireland to see the amazing job they are doing with Lean. Every single person is involved!

For more information on Seating Matters, visit their website.