Explorez tous les épisodes du podcast Lean Thinking for Business Excellence with Thom Keehan of Enterprise Kaizen

Enterprise Kaizen has released a book! Enterprise Problem Solving: Seven Methods to Improve the Efficiency and Predictability of Your Business Operating Model. In this episode, we breakdown why we wrote this book and what you can expect to find in it.

You need to gain acceptance to implement change which means "Why?" is your focus. I discuss the need to not only accept the change, but to USE the change.

This is episode 3/4 on the four main elements of Continuous Improvement. Now that we have seen the waste with Lean, figured out which Problem Solving Method to use, now we use Data to make our decision on the solution that we can sustain and start to tell the story.

This is the 2nd out of 4 for our short series of Continuous Improvement. We discuss how to approach solving the problems the waste you have identified in the first episode, Lean Thinking.

This is the first in a four-part series defining the basic four elements of Continuous Improvement. I discuss the definition of Lean, the 8 Wastes, and understanding where to look for them. The other episodes will be on Problem Solving, Data Driven Decision Making, and Adopting Change.

Information flow is just as critical as process flow and the flow of time.

How do you communicate your "theme"? Do you know what your theme is? Mine have always balanced around three things and I discuss them in this podcast.

Do your improvements outpace the capability of your people or equipment? This is a quick episode to discuss why to keep them in line with each other.

In this episode, we talk about the existence of shame in the implementation of 5S and how to get around it as there is no shame in 5S. 

We explore the idea of evolving from an Operational Excellence Leader to a Chief Problem solver.

Another example of me making a fool of myself and learning in the process.  Enjoy my antics!!

Whether you are making a change or developing a new product, pace (or Take) is very important. You can't drive change faster than people can absorb it and you should be working at the pace of your customer.

Navigating the transition state, located between the current and future states, requiring commitment, communication, and patience. 

Learn about the 5 steps of visual management and their application to your business.

Discussing lean and all the basic questions one might have.

In this episode we discuss the 6 main elements your operating system should have from strategic planning to a balanced scorecard.

This episode focuses on how to create an effective Obeya within your office, conference room, or production floor in order to have the ability to quickly see and understand the program/project you're working on.  I discuss how to do both individually and for teams.

This episode focuses on the fundamentals and flow for Rapid Problem Solving.  We discuss nine actions, in order, and how to use them to be able to complete your problem within a month.

This episode will cover the methodology of Strategy Deployment, also known as Hoshin Kanri.  It is a very powerful methodology to create focus, priority, and alignment to the execution of your strategic plan.  I have implemented this approach successfully in several companies and believe it is one of the best methodologies to use for both changing and growing your business.

Welcome!  This brief episode explains who we are and what the follow on episodes will cover such as Business Excellence, Transformation, Operational Excellence, and Strategy Deployment.  We are excited to have you take this journey with us!