{"id":8519,"date":"2011-05-04T06:04:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T13:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/?p=8519"},"modified":"2021-12-14T08:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T13:27:28","slug":"lean-transformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-transformation\/8519\/","title":{"rendered":"Lean Transformation Journey: Infographic of Perceptions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a296a24fa2fc69ef5487857f02f111e8\" data-index=\"9\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Single Post readerboard -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8207522353004717\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1144967431\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>In any Lean Transformation Journey &#8211; or a corporate culture change for which lean manufacturing principles are a major part &#8211; there are many perceptions and emotions that permeate the workplace. Often, perception is reality, so it&#8217;s important that we manage the perception as well as the reality. And clearly, we must do those things that don&#8217;t &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.opexlearning.com\/resources\/lean-six-sigma-jack-kevorkian\/8743\/\" title=\"don't kill your lean efforts\">Jack Kevorkian<\/a>&#8221; our lean efforts.<\/p>\n<p>From my experience, what I show below are typical perceptions that come with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.6sigma.us\/lean-transformation.php\">lean transformation<\/a>, turnarounds, or deployment of continuous improvement or process improvement. The Infographic below also reveals stereotypes, some of which is funny, some of which needs to be dealt with in a more serious way.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>We see the Toyota Production System, they see another Japanese Quality Movement or some &#8220;Asian Thing&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>We see 5S as a method for stabilizing a process and introducing a systematic way to remove physical waste; they see a housecleaning effort.<\/li>\n<li>We see the 7 Wastes; they see a workforce reduction or a layoff &#8211; which is not usually the case.<\/li>\n<li>We see a process to be improved or a value stream to be improved; they see the process or value stream as their baby and us calling their &#8220;baby ugly&#8221;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Does what I show ring true from your experience? What is your lean transformation experience?<\/p>\n<p class=\"note\">Interested in placing this Lean Transformation Infographic on your website? 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