Visual Workplace Radio: Let The Workplace Speak

Back briefly from her travels, Gwendolyn Galsworth, your host and visual expert, shares highpoints and hitches from her recent trip. She covers a wide range of topics, many of them lessons not yet learned—or learned but forgotten. Why, for example, is quick changeover important—and why track the time of each and every machine set up? Or how is it that six sigma is not effective in detecting or reducing defects? And here’s another puzzle: What’s the difference between operational excellence and continuous improvement—and why should we care? Having straight, unambiguous answers to such questions can make the difference between the growth of the enterprise and a constant erosion of that same company’s potential. This trip was a powerful reminder of the importance of getting the thinking straight first—and letting actions and metrics flow from that. Tune in LIVE and hear Gwendolyn’s commentary on these matters—as well as why it is important to not standardize visual devices.