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Journey to a Lean Enterprise: New Frontiers

President, The Karen Martin Group, Inc. at TKMG, Inc.
May. 6, 2011
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Journey to a Lean Enterprise: New Frontiers

  1. Journey to a Lean Enterprise: New Frontiers Lean Webinar Series May 5, 2011 Company LOGO
  2. Welcome! To new friends and old across the U.S. (28 states)  Special welcome to our friends at the Veterans Health Administration. To our global friends in:      Australia Canada Romania Switzerland Uruguay © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 2
  3. Consider this… Success with Improvement Efforts None 17% Lasting 20% Temporary 63% The Economist, 2000 © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 3
  4. A decade later… Financial Impact of Improvement Efforts Minimal to None 55% Some 45% View of Existing Improvement Efforts Re-eval needed 67% OK as is 33% Accenture, January 2010 © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 4
  5. Industry Week’s 2007 Census of Manufacturing 433 Respondents 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Adopted Lean © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates Seeing Anticipated Results 5
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  7. Our initial understanding was tools-based The words “leadership” and “culture” aren’t listed the book’s index. © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 7
  8. Toyota’s 4P Business Model Where most “Lean” organizations are Problem-Solving (Continuous Improvement & Learning) People & Partners (Respect, Challenge, & Grow Them) Jeff Liker The Toyota Way, 2004 Process (Eliminate Waste) Philosophy (Long-Term Thinking) 8
  9. What is Lean? “The pursuit of perfection by constantly eliminating waste through problem-solving.” — Jeff Liker, The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement “Lean isn’t about eliminating waste. It’s about developing people and building organizationwide problem-solving capabilities to enable us to eliminate waste.” — Mike Rother, Toyota Kata workshop © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 9
  10. Toyota’s 4P Business Model The New Frontier Problem-Solving (Continuous Improvement & Learning) People & Partners (Respect, Challenge, & Grow Them) Jeff Liker The Toyota Way, 2004 Process (Eliminate Waste) Philosophy (Long-Term Thinking) 10
  11. “We build people before automobiles.” – Toyota Motor Corporation May 2004 11
  12. Effort Expended on Successful Lean Transformations Changing leadership practices, behaviors, & mindset 80% Tools 20% Creating a Lean Culture, David Mann, 2010 © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 12
  13. The Role of the Sensei “The relationship between the sensei and the student (deshi) in Toyota is a key success factor, and one that is very much underappreciated in the lean movement.” “We see process improvement and people development as two sides of the same coin in organizations.” — Jeff Liker & James Franz, The Toyota Way to Continuous Improvement © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 13
  14. If you want one year of prosperity, grow seeds. If you want ten years of prosperity, grow trees. If you want one hundred years of prosperity, grow people. — Chinese proverb © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 14
  15. What is the Role of the Manager? To develop his/her people into proficient problem-solvers. Manager = Coach © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 15
  16. New Understanding about how Toyota Operates Leaders coach and mentor. The workers identify and solve problems daily. Management’s job is to develop the workforce (and help remove roadblocks to their success). © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 16
  17. Coaching Relationship Mentoring Relationship Wisdom Wisdom ? ? ? ? ? ? Coach Coachee Focus: Asking questions Mentor Mentee Focus: Providing information
  18. Everyone in the organization must practice PDCA • Grasp a deep understanding of the current state. • Set a target condition. • Identify obstacles to achieving target condition. • Select countermeasures. • Conduct miniexperiments. • Implement the best countermeasures. Plan Act Check (Adjust) • Adjust process as needed. • Set new target condition. • Continuously improve. Do (Study) • Measure process performance. 18
  19. Managing the Business = Problem-Solving © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 19
  20. A New Definition of Lean? Engagement [en-geyj-muhnt]] – noun 1. Enthusiastically providing value to customers. 2. Enthusiastically solving problems. © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 20
  21. Strategic Improvement Roles for Full Engagement Who? Level of Authority Senior Leadership What has to happen; policies Tactical Middle Management Frontline Workers © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates How it will happen; procedures 21
  22. What Should We Focus On? 22
  23. TRUE NORTH You need an improvement strategy that’s aligned with overarching business goals 23
  24. Tying Improvement to Overarching Business Goals 24
  25. One Option: Hoshin Kanri (aka Strategy Deployment) 25
  26. What are the root causes for resistance to change? No clear vision re: what or why. Employees have limited control over their work and limited input regarding improvements. Leadership is stuck in old school western management; directive; low respect for workers. Both leadership and the frontlines lack problem-solving skills. © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates
  27. Building a Lean Culture Strategy  Define and communicate clear annual business goals. People Development  Build problem-solving capabilities across the entire organization.  Value stream management, A3 Management, Toyota Kata  Leaders and managers are coaches. Process Design & Management     Make problems visible. Stop work when problems are discovered. Continuously set new target condition & engage in PDCA. Manage processes vs. people. © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 27
  28. Cultural Transformation Results Actions The Results Pyramid Partners in Leadership Beliefs © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates Experiences
  29. We’ve Reached a Fork in the Problem-Solving Road: The Choice is Ours People-based Lean Tools-based Lean 29
  30. It’s time to pass the improvement baton from the elite few to the common many 30
  31. Vision for the Future Achieving significant results from continuous improvement efforts? Yes 100% © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 31
  32. For Further Idea Exchange 7770 Regents Road #635 San Diego, CA 92122 858.677.6799 ksm@ksmartin.com Connect & learn Free monthly newsletter: www.ksmartin.com/subscribe © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 32
  33. Your Questions Are there criteria to determine organizational readiness to adopt a Lean transformation? What staff & financial resources does an organization typically need to support a Lean enterprise (e.g. rule of thumb for FTEs to devote to continuous improvement)? What is your take on the psychology of improvement and what are your sources for that, including experience? NEXT WEBINAR – The Coach Is In – Tues May 24 11:00-12:00 PDT © 2011 Karen Martin & Associates 33
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