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5 Ways to Retain Employees with Lean Management Practices

Chart Your Course

To maintain a lean management environment without risking consistent layoffs, it’s important to cross train your entire staff to see if they might be a good fit elsewhere within the organization. Other Lessons From Manufacturing. Of course, when applying this to human assets, a person’s livelihood can be at risk.

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Using smart goals and data-driven assessment

Lead on Purpose

If certain agents are consistently referring calls to a manager, the metrics may show a need for continued training. She is a firm believer of Lean Manufacturing principles and lives for standardized processes. The more specific you are about your products’ goals, the better your team members will understand their role.

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The Difference is the Point of Interaction

Mike Cardus

The image on the right reflects the ‘ Cascade-of-Planning ’ model or in Lean Manufacturing the Hoshin Kanri used in the Toyota Production System. This image above explores the differences between an Organizational Structure that has NO managerial-leadership coaching and an Organizational Structure WITH managerial-leadership coaching.