4 practices to increase employee engagement through cultural change
In the pre-pandemic era, company culture was a given. Employees were expected to observe and mimic their leaders to follow the unspoken rules. The pandemic, however, revealed that most organizations lacked a corporate culture and operational agility to respond to permanent change. Today’s global, complex, and disruptive business environment demands companies to make their organizations more adaptive and agile. It’s imperative that organizations upskill their personnel and set their culture intentionally. The companies that develop this culture right will have an incredible, competitive advantage.
ASQ’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement presentation on Agile Leadership
ASQ’s World Conference on Quality & Improvement in Anaheim is coming up, and I will be speaking about “Agile Leadership: How to Drive a We Culture in hybrid teams”.
SORT: Develop focus and ownership
Sorting is the first step to implementing the 5S methodology, and developing focus and ownership is the first micro-change to start sorting efficiently. An essential part of 5S is to help team members focus and build ownership. The organization needs everybody to be involved in what’s going on, engaged, and ready to report improvements everywhere, anytime.
1S SORT: Separate needed from unneeded
Sort is the first step in any 5S process. The term sort derives originally from the Japanese word “Seiri” which means decide what you need. When you sort, the goal is to remove unnecessary items from the room, station, or space you live or work.
Do not manage by the numbers
Edwards Deming, was famous for his work as a statistician, fostering the use of control charts and the PDSA cycle. Still his major contribution was to promote quality and workers’ pride over management by the numbers back in the 1950’s.
In November Celebrate World Quality Month
November in Japan has since 1951 been declared Quality Control month. And why the month of November? That’s when the Deming Prize is awarded.”
Deming helped Japan improve the quality of its products and services after WWII to what they are today: hundred of companies like Toyota and Nissan are so great today thanks to these incentives.
Improve Your Workplace Organization with the 5S Methodology
A method that helps teams become more productive is the 5S methodology. Developed by Toyota engineers, the 5S methodology is a Japanese way of working that relies on an organized workplace to help the team perform more effectively.
Improve Your Productivity During Meetings by 94%
Meetings could be the most productive part of your day, as well as the least productive. The C-suite typically spends around 72% of the time in meetings. You can reduce your meeting time by 94% by applying SMED, just like Formula 1 cars.
5 Steps To Manage Your Time The Agile Way In 2021
Being busy isn’t the same as being effective. While you may be doing tons of things at the same time, why is it that you may feel that you achieved nothing? You may be working a lot, but not finishing the tasks or spending more time in the wrong activities. The same happens to your team. The difference lies in how you prioritize and how long you spend on each activity. 96% of the issues, errors, or successes in our life are due to the system, the routine, we create through time. Create a system to help you accomplish more in less time by following these 5 steps.
Hire An Agile Coach Can Help Your Team Overcome The Great Resignation
Companies are looking for new ways to build resilient teams and operating models to overcome Covid-19 and the Great Resignation while driving a diverse hybrid workforce. Agile is definitely gaining momentum as the preferred framework to help organizations during this crisis.