Managing Change & Workplace Organization (5S)

Who Should Participate:
Executives, managers, and employees at all levels embarking upon a Lean Journey.

Workshop Description:

Managing Change – To be successful in implementing a Lean Transformation, executives and managers must understand how to manage change.  At the same time, employees must understand the reasons for change and their role in the transformation. This workshop will help managers stimulate action, build velocity, and sustain momentum.  It will also help participants understand the change process, discover how team members respond to change, and recognize the needs of team members during the change process.

Workplace Organization (5S) – 5S is a system for creating a visual workplace — a work environment that is self-explaining, self-ordering, and self-improving. The steps involved in the 5S system include sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain. This hands-on workshop will include a simulation that allows all participants to learn and apply the 5S system.

Benefits:

• Learn how to plan for change
• Become familiar with multiple tools for managing change
• Gain new perspectives on how to be effective during change
• Learn proven tips and techniques for sustaining change
• Learn how to make problem conditions visual
• Develop a systemic approach to workplace organization
• Learn how to use 5S to generate gains in productivity and safety