tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488828517661006846.post1153991995389221907..comments2023-11-03T04:48:55.999-04:00Comments on How to implement "Lean Thinking" in a Business: Does it really matter if I "Go and See" or not?Tracey Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09247057317402178554noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488828517661006846.post-14213984468251508912009-07-06T12:33:45.963-04:002009-07-06T12:33:45.963-04:00I agree Adam.. with my time at Toyota it was one o...I agree Adam.. with my time at Toyota it was one of the 5 values of the Toyota Way. It is VERY important in regard to the Toyota Management System. In my training sessions I get to hear so many excuses why people dont? hence my topic. Great stuff Adam, thanks for sharing!! TraceyTracey Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09247057317402178554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7488828517661006846.post-41833669794165347912009-06-30T12:00:29.292-04:002009-06-30T12:00:29.292-04:00"Go and See" is so important a Lean conc..."Go and See" is so important a Lean concept that, in my opinion, it should be considered one of the key underpinnings of the Toyota Management System.<br /><br />I've been recruiting Lean executives on behalf of my clients for the last 15+ years and so you would expect that some TPS principles and practices would have become deeply embedded in our executive search process. And in fact they have, into a customized search approache which we have trademarked as <b>PDCAsearch</b> (tm). <br /><br /><b>PDCAsearch</b> (tm) <i>mandates</i> that we go and see. One of our first process steps after accepting a search assignment is to visit our client company (at a minimum, the site where the new executive will work), interview all key managers with whom he or she will interact, and thereby develop a clear understanding of the culture and environment in which that executive will need to operate. <br /><br />And later, during our executive selection process, we also insist on conducting personal interviews with each of our finalist candidates. In almost every situation we again "go and see" by conducting that interview in the executive's “home turf” work environment. Again, we come away with insights and facts, and not assumptions which might later prove fatal to a successful executive hire.<br /><br />Executive search is a very high-profile form of corporate problem-solving. By identifying root causes behind the recruiting issues early in the process and at the Gemba, we are able help our clients move more rapidly to a future state where the right new Lean leader is onboard and doing the right things, right from the start.<br /><br />Adam Zak, http://twitter.com/LeanThinkerAdam Zakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12761597688840877321noreply@blogger.com