Manufacturing’s most underutilized secret weapon

by | Jun 24, 2021

In manufacturing, there’s an approach called “Kaizen.” “Kaizen” is a Japanese word that means “change for better.”

It combines the collective talents in a company to improve processes. Typically, the focus is on a specific area of the business to improve – such as production, maintenance, customer service, etc.

But rarely do companies focus on “kaizen-ing” LEADERSHIP itself.

Imagine an HR Mgr who spends one hr/day crunching data to share a comprehensive Excel report with a group of leaders who NEVER EVEN LOOK AT IT.

That’s 5 hrs/wk, 20 hrs/mo, 240 hrs/yr of WASTED EFFORT & yes-this is a REAL example.

And that’s just ONE task by ONE mgr.

The Coach Approach to Leadership™ is like “kaizen-ing” leadership effectiveness.

Like we did with a leading manufacturing company who hired us to develop their leaders & strengthen their culture.

As a result, they were able to able to:

-Increase productivity

-Improve employee engagement

-Decrease shipping errors & costs

-Hit their best safety record in 25 years

In the words of one of their leaders, “I wish I’d had this program 20 years ago. I’d be a better leader. We’d be a better team.”

To discover how we can help you develop your leadership dream team, send me a message to chat.