Creating a Stop Culture

[@blueslee8352]

I'm so grateful that I found you. You showed me that it doesn't have to be complicated. Though I do not work in a company that applies lean principles, I try to be a problemsolver on a daily basis.

[@jasonreid6275]

i just found your stuff a few weeks ago! and ive started doing the 3 S's and its been making a difference in my life, im going to roll it out to work next. thank you!

[@paul-akers]

Jason, my pleasure I’m so happy it’s helping you it’s what I do every day the first thing I do when I wake up in the morning it’s such an amazing way to live. I’m glad you’re enjoying it. Ready to be inspired? These are the links to our 2 Second Lean-AME Association of Manufacturing Excellence Global Virtual Tour Series. 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We have noticed that not everyone is predisposed to personal development so we wanted to create a platform that has no barriers and zero cost so everyone can easily start their personal development journey to improve their life and their work. We are also getting other authors to make their books available. This project was the vision of Tom Hughes from Ireland. Tom took the ball and ran with it and develop the app and his team did a spectacular job a million thanks Tom. Here is a quick overview video kzbin.info/www/bejne/h6mlXqJ3qLOjfKs Here is the link on the App Store apps.apple.com/gb/app/2-second-lean-play/id1503694993 For the ANDROID. Here is the link play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.leanplay my first app is great for tracking all your daily habits here are the details Lean PD at iTunes Lean PD at Google Play Paul has created the Lean PD App as his simplfied version of the Harada Method. For more information on this App, go to iTunes (bit.ly/LeanPD-iPhone) or Google Play (bit.ly/20WhCeP). Paul has created the Lean PD App as his simplfied version of the Harada Method. For more information on this App, go to iTunes or Google Play. Thanks Paul Did you know….. that 2 Second Lean has a video book? That means in your morning meeting you can watch 2 Second Lean chapter by chapter in a video we’ve completed up to chapter 3 here is the playlist kzbin.info/aero/PLROkf9gKrj_6JlgeQgO-GEYex184cMHpd The best life in the world is an improving life! Paul 76 quick 60 second improvement videos mine boggling!! NORM on steroids!!! LEAN on steroids!!! IMPROVEMENTS on steroids!!! Here is the complete playlist of Norm’s amazing Improvement videos, use them as powerful training tools for your entire team and pass them on to everyone! kzbin.info/aero/PLROkf9gKrj_7lrO3kDOdXzbuWx0O5oN3Z kzbin.info/www/bejne/iInGaIiXobWhf6c Jack Bussey from England has created an incredible transformation in his metal fabrication business using 2SL. Jack has a KZbin channel where he uploads Fantastic short videos of all the improvements his people are making. Click on this link and it will take you to Jack’s KZbin videos. Make sure you subscribe because it’s awesome content! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iInGaIiXobWhf6c If you click on the video tab you will see the long list of that Jack is producing. These videos will be fantastic for your Morning Meeting training. You will be inspired. Thanks Paul

[@Bouncy_penguin]

Love this

[@albertacevedo5913]

Awesome explanation in just 15 minutes, thank you! Loved the part about the minions without a clue of what is happening when superheroes are firefighting, great.

[@B.Cote39]

Very powerful Paul. Inspirational, thank you

[@davidlong4000]

I always love to hear this first story of your "Lean enlightenment", buddy! You did NOT do what most people would have... Tell them THEY were wromg and then stand your ground. "Pride comes BEFORE a Fall." Life lesson from old Proverb: "When you're green... you're growing. When you're ripe... you ROT!" Stay "Green", my friend!

[@paul-akers]

Wow never heard that that’s profound

[@Zackrackle]

Thanks for all you generously share Paul! You've been changing and challenging my thinking for 2 years now. I Appreciate it!

[@staceym9091]

Thank you for continuing to illuminate Lean from all these different angles. You are creating a 3D image of Lean and how its many nuances build success in every aspect of our lives.

[@piotrpilarski8975]

Great stuff Paul! So many ideas runs into my mind after each of your video. Keep up the good work!

[@paulpaterson2677]

Sage advice Paul, thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@nicholasdavidson5683]

I'm making a series of cards that summarize what I've learnt over time. The power of stopping was one of the first cards I made. Staying with the status quo, continuing a disfunction and fighting fires is not going to change much. I see bad practises everywhere in new zealand. It seems that every company that tries to teach lean here fails to get it to catch on. In fact I saw a lean poster in a company and i asked the lady what it was about. She stared at it for a minute and was clueless. That same company recently removed that lean poster and I asked what happened to it and they said they never had even heard of lean. So sad. Fastcap was the first company that really gave me an insight to true people culture and empowerment for everybody

[@paul-akers]

Nicholas Davidson Wow these are really profound comments it does it need to be this way it’s all about leader ship and it’s all about the leader at the top the minute that changes everything else will change

[@aleksandertesenkov1421]

Paul, first, I agree 101% with every word you sad. But what you've done is way beyond ordinary simple thing, and that what those great average companies can't understand or don't want to apply. They look at you and ask you to give them a tool to remove an obstacle on their path. But what you did is way much deeper, smarter and, as a result, winning. You change the path itself. When you had an inventory management problem, you didn't hire a manager or bought a multi-million inventory program. You changed your path and eliminated the inventory. When your customer's orders were dramatically behind, you took the opposite path instead of hiring more people or working longer hours. The opposite path to what is make sense. You stoped ship orders at all and began improving. Instead of firing people during the economic crisis, you ask them to improve and send them to Japan, where they learned that new working path. You do the opposite of "making sense" things. And this is what Taichi Ohno did in the 1950th. Check his book "Workplace management." You changed your mindset path.

[@paul-akers]

Aleksander Tesenkov Thank you for the kind words you get it at a level that is so refreshing!!!!

[@jp3615]

Great video Paul, thanks a lot

[@davehanson2701]

*grabs pen and frantically scribbles notes* Thank you as always, Paul.

[@cackleberryfarm4598]

We are at trying just to accomplish a “Show up” culture right now 😢

[@nicholasdavidson5683]

Consumed with metrics is so true. :) Great video

[@ohiowoodburner]

Hi Paul. I have been watching your vids for about a year on my other channel. I really appreciate your vision and committement. We use your motto "fix what bugs you." I also make clear to everyone that identifying waste is part of their job description. While I only have a couple of side-laborers my question is the analysis you would take when purchasing machines to reduce labor for production. Being a small company some of these purchases are not necessarily gong to have an ROI that an accountant would beam about but certainly they must be purchased to continue to grow. Any thoughts? Thanks... Joe

[@emryb]

Part of my job is specifying new equipment for a manufacturing company. Sometimes the cost justification is due to labor savings, but other times it is based on addition of new business, which is a higher risk, but you're right it can be necessary for the company to grow.

[@Iboxx]

Hi Paul, I recently subscribed to your channel (I'm from Italy). I really enjoyed the concepts you outlined. I work as design engineer and with your words I confirmed my perception that the vast majority of companies where I worked, have no idea of what lean manufacturing is - in spite of 5S posts and kanban card holders all around. It's more of a buzzword and something to show off to customers and auditors. No one is going to find out that you're just "faking" to be lean, and that's because no one really knows what lean is! Apart from people like you ofc. We need to change all this. But people like me are no decision makers in a big corporation and I have no power to change the status quo if the rest of the company doesn't come along

[@paul-akers]

To quote from chapter 20 in my book 2 Second Lean "'My boss doesn’t get it and won’t support what I’m trying to do.' My reply is always the same; 'focus on yourself, develop your own area of influence and be relentless about continuous improvement in your life. If you adopt this approach, in short order you will not only rise up and be promoted, but you will eventually be the leader of your organization or another thoughtful organization that understands the power of true Lean leadership.'" This question is so popular, I even made a video addressing this called Lean Naysayers .

[@madelinjoliegray]

Amazing as always, my question is how do you know when you fail and need to fix it?

[@paul-akers]

Josh Gray If you’re not achieving the desired target for your customer

[@natehood6161]

Thanks, man.

[@jazzechos1372]

See what you might have learned if you had gone to college and actually studied? JIT, efficiency experts what ever you want to call them or it...every few years it is given a new name.

[@paul-akers]

Jazz echos You don’t really learn the stuff in college you’ll learn it by doing it if I told you the number of people that have academic degrees in this but have no clue on how to implement it it would make your head spin