NOT part of the post: Kaizen is the practice of continuous improvement. One of the most notable
features of kaizen is that big results come from many small changes accumulated over
time. However this has been misunderstood to mean
that kaizen equals small changes. In fact, kaizen means everyone involved in
making improvements. While the majority of changes may be small, the greatest
impact may be kaizens that are led by senior management as transformational
projects, or by cross-functional teams as kaizen events. (from www.kaizen.com)
Luca Palermo
Accounting experienced & Lean Kaizen
Practitioner
10 rules
I have learned about Kaizen
It's going to be a very short post. If you have ever attended a lean six sigma
course, for sure someone have explained to you what are the basic rules for
Kaizen. Indeed, there are several ground rules.
Mine are recap below.
That’s what I have learned so far.
By the way, you can
apply these rules also in your daily life. After all, it’s all about changing
attitude first.
1. Don’t try to
justify the past. Challenge fixed ideas
2. Be positive.
Think how things can be done instead of focusing on why they cannot be done
3. Use data, not
theories or guesses
4. Use wisdom.
Don't jump to conclusions too quickly
5. Work smarter
not harder
6. Set high
standards
7. Correct failure
immediately. 70% now is better than 100% never
8. Lead by example
9. A team is better
than one expert. Involve people
10. Identify the
root cause
What are your ground
rules?
