Visual Workplace Radio: Let The Workplace Speak

Did you prepare to get started? Did you get ready for success? Did you launch? Yes! Congratulations! Next question: Can you relax? Next answer: Sorry, no! Yes, you accomplished 12 of the 25 tasks that need to be in place to support improvement success. But more is needed. You have simply graduated to the next level of vigilance. You still have stay on your toes—but in a new way. This week, Gwendolyn Galsworth, your host and visual workplace expert, maps out the list-that-needs-doing after your launch. Better said, this is not so much a list as a set of core principles that can really mess things up if you are not aware of them—or not yet experienced enough to understand their importance. Let’s change that. Today Gwendolyn will treat five of thirteen “tasks” that remain: 1) Pay attention to beginnings; 2) Handle big ideas wisely; 3) Balance I-driven with consensus; 4) Promote iterations/cultivate cycles; 5) Don’t standardize too soon. Tune in/Learn more. Let the workplace speak.