The 4 Words that Matter--Really!
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“Flavor of the Month” or Making It Stick?
“This sounds like just another ‘flavor of the month’ ”
“We’ve had several like you (meaning consultants) through here already—none of it (these new initiatives/changes) has stuck because we are always moving on to the next thing”
“Just you watch—wait a month, two, six or maybe a year, but it won’t last—it never does”
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How to Implement an Ergonomic-Lean Initiative—And All But Guarantee Failure
Has your company implemented Lean or Ergonomics? Or, is your company more forward thinking and knew that both systems are best done in tandem and tried to implement them at the same time? How successful have you been?
3 Tips on How to Get the Most Out of L.E.S.S. (Focus on continuous improvement)
(If you’re a regular reader of my newsletter or have had the opportunity to work with us, you are very familiar with our Do More With L.E.S.S. (Lean, Ergonomics, Six Sigma and Systems Thinking) strategy and approach to problem solving and increasing organizational performance. Today I want to give you the top 3 ways of getting the most out of L.E.S.S.)
Ergonomics and Lean Simplified
Two of the questions I get asked over and over depending on my audience and their familiarity with the “what, why and how” I do what I do are: “Just what exactly is ergonomics?” and/or “Just what is this lean thing about?” To answer those two questions I decided to define them by using the words themselves. Below are the meaning of ergonomics and lean:
Easy
Respect for people (user & misuser)
Great fit, function and looks
Optimize human and system performance
Neutral postures and positions
Lean, Ergonomics, Six Sigma and Systems Thinking (L.E.S.S.™): Part 3: Overview of Ergonomics
In part two of this blog series I gave an overview of Lean. Now we’re moving onto the second component of L.E.S.S.™ which is Ergonomics.
Ergonomics (synonymous with Human Factors) Defined
Lean, Ergonomics, Six Sigma and Systems Thinking (L.E.S.S.™): Part 2: Overview of Lean
In part one of this blog series I went over the case for integrating two common and two not as common methodologies for business systems improvement: Lean, Ergonomics, Six Sigma and Systems Thinking. Although most are probably familiar with all four of them I think it’s worthwhile to spend a blog on each one in order to highlight their definition and purpose, common tools and uses.
Lean Defined