by Lee Fried, on 01 May 2007 12:39 pm
The Journey
Full Speed Ahead
First, I want to apologize to all of the readers for having the time to add some posts over the last two weeks. And thanks to Ted for holding down the fort while I have been gone. I promise that I am out in the Gemba gathering all kinds of good experiences that I will share over the next month.
So why have I been missing? Mainly because right now there are many moving parts and their all driving full speed ahead. Believe me, I am not complaining. In fact, I have never had so much fun at work, but it is overwhelming. Over the last week we have had three RPIWs in process, move then eighty teams in process of putting in place Daily Management systems, the entire Senior Leadership or our Health Plan going through Lean Management Training and numerous other improvement events nearing implementation. It is awesome! In just a couple of months the work environment has changed drastically. Walking the floor you can feel the buzz from all the learning and improvement taking place. Yesterday, I spent some time with several of the line managers and they had just experienced their first RPIW and it was amazing to me how far they came in a single week.
The next couple of weeks will continue at the current pace before it will slow down with summer. I will do my best to keep everyone in touch with all that is going on.