“Is There a Better Way”

“Is There a Better Way”
 One of the eight wastes is the underutilization of people. In a traditional operation the culture usually pushes the ideas from management down to the front lines. In a lean culture the ideas are coming from the experts who do the job every day.
 Management is responsible to create an environment that allows for ideas to flow freely in a non threatening environment even when mistakes are made.
 Management is responsible for creating a culture that drives the entire organization to ask the question “Is there a better way”
 Once we begin asking the questions “Is there a better way” it is the responsibility of management to create the vision and support all efforts that will help the organization succeed.