There's a great book on Kaizen and continuous improvement called All You Gotta Do Is Ask
We see, in Sunday's Dilbert, that the pointy-haired boss asks for ideas and then does just about everything possible to squash participation:
What other leadership behaviors do you see that keep people from participating in Kaizen? Sadly (and not surprisingly), Dilbert's boss blames the people, not the system (and certainly doesn't look in the mirror as enlightened and self-aware leaders would do).
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Putting the NO in INNOVATION!
“We don’t have time.” I hear that statement coming from management all the time.
That’s why I say “lack of time is a problem statement, not an excuse.”
https://www.leanblog.org/2011/09/lack-of-time-for-kaizen-is-a-problem-statement-not-an-excuse/
Thanks, Mark. The Dilbert strip points out, once again, why things are so busted It’s the Mura + Muri problem all over again, isn’t it? There’s a meeting called (Mura) where the employees are asked to come up with ideas on the spot (intellectual muri), only to be criticized when they don’t have the “right” ideas (emotional muri again), and given an increased workload to complete the project (mura + all kinds of muri).
Sad thing is, the people in that room probably had many, many ideas – it’s just the disillusionment, distrust and fear that prevent them from expressing what they know or believe.
@Mark Graban
I have to agree, time management is essential.