Mankato, MN -- (SBWIRE) -- 05/06/2015 -- The culture of kaizen is irrelevant if manufacturing executives do not communicate it with the plant floor workers.
Gemba Academy recently announced a new course entitled "Culture of Kaizen," an 11-part series that emphasizes the importance of people in continuous improvement methodology. While equally informative and inspirational, this new course is radically different from traditional material and is the first of its kind in the lean training industry. Instead of focusing on the use of various Lean and Six Sigma tools, "Culture of Kaizen" teaches subscribers how to set the stage for success by instilling an improvement-oriented mindset that applies to lower level employees and managers alike.
"The two pillars of lean are respect for people and continuous improvement. In my opinion respect for people is the most critical and powerful pillar, yet it is often forgotten or misunderstood, thereby leading to lean transformation failure. With this course Gemba Academy is once again setting itself apart by providing training not just on tools, but on the culture and framework necessary for lean success," explains co-founder Kevin Meyer. Small and mid-sized manufacturers were recently interviewed and admitted that the crisis management approach to production is not helping to create the culture they want and are eager to look at alternatives.
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People Driven Performance (http://www.pdpsolutions.com) impacts improved internal communications, via interactive design, delivers an employee-centric engagement system driving improved employee retention, best-practice lean productivity, and increased bottom-line profitability.
Unlike desktop solutions promising better engagement, the PDP solution is uniquely suited to on-the-move plant floor production employees ensuring a simple and straightforward way to access key company metrics and other information. The result is full participation and understanding of the functions, status, and standing of the company. Employee communication ensures a personal responsibility for well-being of management and colleagues with whom they work each day.
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