DailyKaizen

Today I wanted to talk some more about the Kaizen last week and what happens moving forward.  On the last day of the Kaizen one of the participants asked me if I was glad that the LEAN work was finished now that we had completed the final Kaizen in the Value Stream.  I quickly clarified that the LEAN work had just begun.  While we may have finished our last Kaizen for now, there still remains a never-ending cycle of improvement.  Over the last couple of months we have faced many challenges and will face many more moving forward.  The changes we have made are transformational and the process we have built is solid.   For many there are still doubts, but in others there is a glimpse into what is possible and how to get there.  Change is never easy and in the short-term it will be painful and will take significant investments.  Yet, I am confident that the leaders I have been working with will carry the torch forward and stay the course.  A mentor of mine once said that it matters less the road you take, but more that you stay on it.  We have taken a couple of steps down the right path and I for one am in this journey for the long haul!