Stress-free, Waste-free, Resistance-free Implementation of Change
Imagine your strategy to implement Lean as a racetrack.
Imagine your organization as a first time driver.
Imagine Lean methods as the car.
The car (Lean) is ready. The track (Lean strategy) is waiting. However, the driver is not. The driver is naturally concerned.
How do you get your driver up to top Lean performance in the shortest time possible and with virtually no waste?
Basic training to explain how the car operates.
Put the driver in the car.
Experts guide the driver through the headset. Guidance is persistent through the first laps around the track.
Your driver (organization) gets the feel of the car and the track.
Your driver (organization) gains confidence. The car feels faster. The tires grip tighter and the brakes feel more reliable.
A tracer line on an electronic image of the car and the track shows the driver adjusting the line of attack to take advantage of the power available. The driver is finding the winning line.
As the tracer line indicates fewer, smaller adjustments, the speed indicators show your driver closing in on top speed. Guidance from the experts over the headset becomes more scattered.
Soon you realize the experts are barely there at all. It’s you on the headset now, calling out faster and faster lap times. Your driver is confidently pushing the envelope now.
You turn your attention to upcoming races. You know your driver wants to move at speed. You know how to ramp up to top speed next time out. You know your process will bring your driver up to top speed faster and faster with each new track you conquer.
You are on the winning line now, you see your competition falling behind. Victory is secured.
