Factory Reflects the Leader’s Mind

Factory Reflects the Leader’s Mind “Factory Reflects the Leader’s Mind.” Walk into any factory and look at the condition of 5S Practices. Are tools in place? Are aisles clear? Are locations defined? Are standards followed even when no one is watching? Within minutes, you can understand the leadership. Many think 5S is about housekeeping.Cleaning. Painting. […]
Gamification Lessons from Candy Crush Saga!

Gamification Lessons from Candy Crush Saga! In most companies, the Manufacturing shopfloor is not a pleasant place to be in. They are very Hot (Furnaces / Ovens, etc.) Noisy, Low Lighting, Oil spillage in the floor, etc. It is very normal to get demotivated after a few months/years. In this situation, how can the employees come […]
Why Transformation of Senior Management is Difficult?

Why Transformation of Senior Management is very Difficult? Many reports indicate that more than 75% of consulting engagements fail to deliver the results. Results can be sustained only if there is a culture change in the company. The Culture for any organization is SET by the Leader of the company. All the other employees mimic/follow […]
How to Sustain the Improvements in Shopfloor?

How to Sustain the Improvements in the Shopfloor? Why Sustaining Improvement projects are very difficult? I think the primary reason for this is the Supervisors/ Shop floor engineers (who are supposed to do improvement projects) are caught in the daily activities / fire-fighting. In many cases the top management / Managers also try to support […]