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Training / Development Workshops - A Formula That Really Works

The workshops are designed to reach the different learning styles of adults. Each class will have a segment of presentation, short videos, a little bit of writing to lock in the learning, and various hands on activities to really nail down the theories.

The point that makes this training different from all others is that we focus on  the different learning styles that allow adult learners to grasp concepts  and put them into practice immediately.

• Visual
  
• Audible
  
• Kinesthetic
  
• Tactile​​
  

When these four styles are incorporated into the lessons, there is a greater opportunity for ideas and theories to be understood by all in a shorter amount of time.

The activity portion of the classes will be centered around real time processes in your business. Because we teach to act and change behavior from the start, your employees will be adapting skills that will lead to a lifetime of process waste reduction, which means your company will receive long term benefits with short term investments, and lifetime rewards with minimal effort.

Once you unleash your employee's hidden talents they will reward you with one clever idea after another, and help to take your business to the next level. Your business will be bursting with new ideas from day one.

All businesses are not the same. Neither are they at the same progressive step in their growth journey. For that reason, training must be customized to fit your needs.

Consulting- Solve your operational roadblocks

Lean Potential is not just about 5S or lean training, its about helping you to solve your operational roadblocks, whatever they may be. If your company is experiencing any of the below problems, or others, I can help.

• Low On Time Delivery (OTD)
  
• Quality problems out of control
  
• ​Low customer satisfaction
  
• Excess time spent looking for tools or materials
  
• Machine or department downtime at shift change
  
• Inventory levels too high
  
• No room to move around the work area
  
• Work areas are bottlenecked and slow moving
  
• Employees are confused as to what they should be doing
  
• Working on the wrong products at the wrong time
  
• Making more products than you actually need
  
• Employees waiting on parts or equipment
  
• Reaching, bending, and stooping (ergonomic safety hazards)​
  
• Handling your products multiple times
  
• ​Duplicating efforts by multiple employees
  

Whether you need short training classes, have a specific issue that you need resolved, or a longer term project I can help with as a consultant, call for a no charge initial assessment so you can decide what will work best for your organization.

Below is the list of popular workshops. If you don't see what you need, contact me and we'll make it happen.

Lean Basics
Broad overview of lean theory. Does Lean make sense? How would it apply in your organization? Wrap this class up with improvement ideas you can put into place immediately.
 
5S
5S is the foundation for your Continuous Improvement journey. With a solid 5S program in place, your efforts will take root and your employees will be empowered to achieve. Your future projects will be more successful.
 
5S Audits
Auditing your 5S efforts on a regular basis will establish powerful habits to keep your organization running at full speed. Learning to perform audits helps to pinpoint additional areas of improvement to focus on, and sustain your improvements.
 
8 Wastes
Learn about the 8 deadly wastes, how to identify them, and how to eliminate them from your everyday processes. Process waste is considered to be minimal because it can hide in the multitude of daily activities.
 
Gemba Walk
Develop your Gemba walk into an efficient daily routine that will teach accountability and communication to your leads and their team members. Learn to stay abreast of the details that matter.
 
KPIs
Key Performance Indicators are everyone’s business. Learn to assign the correct measurements to the correct individuals, and how to use those indicators to continue to improve your productivity and efficiency.
 
Root Cause Analysis
There are many problem solving tools on the market today, each with their own benefits. The goal is to get to the real problem for a solution. Choose the one that will allow you to stop troubleshooting, and start problem solving.
 
Strategy Deployment
Make sure your overall company goals are clear and understood by everyone. Individual efforts must be in solid alignment in order to keep your business on the fast track to success. Strategy deployment will help everyone understand how they fit into the big picture.
 
Theory of Constraints
Learn to recognize the bottlenecks that are holding you back. Develop systems to eliminate the bottlenecks, and set up processes to keep them from returning. When your bottlenecks are cleared, your productivity will skyrocket.
 
Value vs. Non Value 
Do your processes add value to the final product or are they costing you money for things the customer cares nothing about?  Learn to identify true value and reduce or eliminate your non valued activities.
 
Visual Factory
You’ve heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words, and it’s never truer than in a place of business. Everyone will know what is going on and the proper way to accomplish goals when you are working in a visual organization
 
Kanban 
Material flow and storage can be your biggest headache. Stop losing inventory and start improving your turns with a Kanban material management system.
 
Process Mapping
The best way to improve your processes is by knowing and understanding them. By mapping them out, you can see opportunities for improvement jump right out at you.
 
Spaghetti Charts
Hand in hand with process mapping, spaghetti charts allow you to see the motions each of your employees go through on a daily basis to get the job done. Commit them to paper and you’ll see vast project areas to focus on for future improvements. 

His efforts produced meaningful results that profited the company while educating our employees in the value and understanding of Lean principles as well as other improvement theories.

                                         -Ted W

LEAN TRAINING AND CONSULTING IN PORTLAND OREGON