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I’ve had a few discussions recently regarding the need to visualise something if we know/are aware of the status, especially for short-term events. Why write it on a white board just in case somebody pops by and is interested? What […]
October 01, 2015 - (0) comments - Communication, Dynamic Organisations, Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Standards, Visual Management
I wrote last week about making problems obvious and the importance of quick & direct feedback loops to enable rapid problem detection & rectification. Last week I focused on the speed of the feedback, this week we’ll look at the […]
December 09, 2014 - (0) comments - Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Solving Problems, Visual Management
I’ve written a few times about using visualisation to make problems obvious. Most people understand the thinking behind that & I have few issues when I discuss this with people. However, I have had many occasions where the gathering of […]
December 03, 2014 - (0) comments - Learning, Make Problems Obvious, Systems Thinking, Uncategorized, Visual Management
I was recently in a daily performance review where the team was struggling to achieve their expected performance on a certain KPI. They then said it’s OK, we’re going to change the expectation for the KPI to make it easier […]
April 01, 2014 - (0) comments - Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Visual Management
We’ve probably all seen them; the managers who like to “drive the desk”. The ones who think they know what’s going on without ever having to get out to the Gemba (shop floor – where work actually happens) – Go […]
November 12, 2013 - (0) comments - Leaders Developing People, Leadership, Make Problems Obvious, Solving Problems, Visual Management
All organisations face problems, most will see them on a daily basis; some small, some rather large. The key is to be able to identify them as a problem quickly. When your systems & processes are designed/developed to highlight problems […]
August 13, 2013 - (0) comments - Dynamic Organisations, Make Problems Obvious
I’ve been running some basic 5S introduction sessions over the past few weeks & there have been quite a few knowledge workers (office staff) in the sessions & the inevitable question comes up about how far do you go. Personally […]
July 16, 2013 - 2 Comments - Change, Leadership, Lean, Standards, Workplace Organisation
I’m currently setting up some visual management team boards for a client organisation but at the same time there is a team of managers also looking at an electronic system to do the same. Touch screens all over the shop […]
May 07, 2013 - (0) comments - Lean, Visual Management
Spending money on fancy white boards that all look the same? Here’s why I say they should be developed in-house & remain flexible with tape, magnets & stickers, not behind the film laminated permanent layouts.
April 09, 2013 - (0) comments - Visual Management
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