Maybe your organization has to pivot into new areas since the COVID19 pandemic. One way to increase the speed of pivoting is to unleash your internal intrapreneurs. As they drive change, offer fresh opportunities and improvements, they will run into barriers. Here is what managers can do to support intrapreneurs. 1. Co-create a vision that …
Maybe your organization has to pivot in areas since the COVID19 pandemic. One way to increase the speed of pivoting is to unleash your internal intrapreneurs. As they drive change, offer fresh opportunities and improvements, they will run into barriers. Here are some ways senior leaders can support intrapreneurs. 1. Increase the discomfort in keeping …
Driving improvement and change in an organization is hard. It requires a lot of heavy lifting. Employees rarely embrace change because the mind doesn’t like uncertainty. When you talk about change, that leads to an uncertain future in many people’s minds. Here are four tips to make change stick in your organization. 1. Your company …
Since the COVID19 pandemic, many employees have been asked to work from home. How can you build connections with people that you can’t walk up to and start a conversation? Here are tips to improve culture, connection, and camaraderie. Culture 1. Develop a True North Management System Your True North Management system acts as a …
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Since the COVID19 pandemic has impacted many businesses, some have had to pivot to stay in business. Putting the right team in place can help you pivot your business quickly. Even General Motors has been able to pivot to making respirators and masks to help fight COVID19. Idea People This can be anyone in …
Many company cultures are reactive. People love firefighting. Something happens and then everyone reacts to what happened. Decisions are made with little data collection. I’m sure your company isn’t like that but in case you are, here are four tips to build a proactive culture. 1. Establish the company Lean Management System When you operate …
Much of your Lean transformation will be driven by employee engagement and teams. Value Stream Mapping teams. Rapid Improvement teams. TPM teams. 6S teams. Safety teams. Problem-solving teams. People working closely together on teams to make a positive change within your business. Here are tips to build high-performance teams. 1. Provide clarity and measurements for …
Why change is hard. I could give a short answer and say that it is because you have to work with people. Why are people so hard to deal with in making a change? It comes down to two things hard for people to deal with. 1. Uncertainty The human mind doesn’t like uncertainty. It …
Have you worked in an organization where no one seems to take any personal responsibility for meeting their deliverables, deadlines, or project results? As a top performer, how does that make you feel? Let’s talk about how we can develop a culture of personal responsibility and drive results! 1. Understand the Aim of the organization …
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When part of a team focused on making improvements, many opportunities arise when you have to make good decisions. Where are we going to put this equipment? How many should we design the line for? Who needs to be in this event? There are many opportunities to make decisions during a three, four, or five …