@MarkGraban
How Human Resources
Can Help Engage
All Human Resources
in Improvement
http://www.markgraban.com/ASHHRA/
September 26, 2016
"Make sure you keep the
claim ticket, or it's a real
hassle at the end of the day."
“I looked at all this
three years ago. I
collected data. I
was branded a
‘troublemaker.’”
“I was told to just
do my job and to
quit wasting my
time on that
analysis stuff.”
I was ‘creating a
negative work
environment.’
It said that in my
performance
review.”
Continuous
Improvement
It's Easy to Say…
Why isn't there a
culture of continuous
improvement?
People Fear Change?
People Hate Change?
“People don’t resist
change, they resist
being changed.”
–Peter Scholtes
(1938-2009)
0
25
50
75
100
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
January
Patient Satisfaction
“everybody
improving,
everywhere,
and every day”
"We have two
jobs… to do
your job and
to improve
your job"
Franciscan St. Francis Health
Franciscan St. Francis Health
27,000
Franciscan St. Francis Health
40%
“The culture here is staff input into everything.
They want staff figuring out how to fix things.
What can we do to make our job easier?
They allow us to implement things to see if it will work.”
Find
Discuss
Implement
(Test)
Document
Share
Ask
What
bugs
you?
What can
we fix?
“Treat
each idea
as a gift.”
– Norman Bodek
90%
Something
Implemented
Nothing
Implemented
Ask &
Discuss
Hi, are
you busy?
Find
Discuss
Implement
(Test)
Document
Share
What Can
HR Do?
1. Help Assess the Culture
The Role of All Leaders
1. Believe In the Power of Kaizen
2. Participate in Kaizen
3. Just Ask
4. Use Kaizen to Develop People
5. Ensure Staff Members Are
Recognized and Rewarded
6. Share and Spread Ideas
7. Sell the Benefits
Source: The Executive Guide to Healthcare Kaizen
See more: http://www.markgraban.com/ASHHRA
2. Help Select and Promote
the Right Leaders
3. Help Hire
Kaizen-Minded Employees
4. Create Recognition
Systems for Kaizen
Recognition
• Thanks
• Smiles
• Handshakes
• Annual awards
Rewards
• Points
• Cash payments
• Time off
• Shared savings
• Drawings for prizes
• Performance appraisals
5. Coach Leaders in Kaizen
“If you would have told me that I
would have more free time, I would
have not believed that.”
6. Practice Kaizen!
6. Practice Kaizen!
Why Kaizen?
Employee
Engagement
Customer
Satisfaction
Quality
Financial
Results
Growth &
Market
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Thank You!
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• Mark@MarkGraban.com
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