LEAN Behaviors

We keep talking about culture change when we refer to lean. In fact it's an attitude change.

I call it Lean Behavior.

 

Here are some differences in attitude between the Traditional thinking and lean thinking. Lean thinking is very optimistic. It engages people fully. They feel appreciated and trusted. Inner resources surface and motivation is strong.  They keep looking even more fervently how to get rid of waste that eats away at their wealth.

 

We’ve never done it before _____ We’ll be the pioneers

It’s too complicated ___ Let’s look at it from a different angle

We don’t have the resources ___ Necessity is the Mother of Invention

It will never work ______ Let’s give it a try

There-s not enough time _____ We’ll reevaluate our priorities

We already tried it _______ We learned from the experience

There’s no way it will work _____ We will make it work

It’s a waste of time ______ Think of the possibilities

It’s of waste of money _______ The investment will be worth it

We don’t have the expertise _______ We’ll benchmark those that do

We can’t compete ________ We’ll get a jump on the competition

Our vendors won’t go for it ____ Let’s show them the opportunities

It’s good enough ________ There’s always room for improvement

We don’t have the money __________ Can we afford not to?

We’re understaffed _____________ We are a lean machine

We don’t have the room _______ We better organize our space

It will never fly __________ We’ll never know until we try

We don’t have the equipment ______ Can the equipment be rented?

It’s not going to be any better ______ We’ll try it one more time

No one communicates _________ Let’s open the channels

Isn’t it time to go home? _____ Days go so quickly around here!

I don’t have any idea _______ I’ll come up with some alternatives

Let someone else deal with it ____ I’m ready to learn something new

It’s too radical a change _______ Let’s take a chance

It takes too long to approve _____ We’ll walk it through the system

Our customers won’t buy it _______ We’ll explain the benefits

It’s not my job ____ I’ll be glad to take the responsibility

 

I CAN’T ________________________ I CAN

 

 

 And that is lean thinking.

 

I picked this up from here:

http://www.implement-lean-manufacturing.com/lean-thinking.html