Shingo Principles Podcast

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast we hear from Jacky Francis Walker, burnout expert and psychotherapist, as well as Adrian Healey and Lisa Riley from The Manufacturing Institute, a Shingo Licensed Affiliate, on why the Shingo Guiding Principles can help you prevent organizational burnout. They explain how culture can make or break any business; and by changing the workplace culture, you can turn a toxic business into an employee magnet. However, there is a key ingredient: leadership. The habits of great leadership always set the tone. Above all, leadership behaviors, integrity, and engagement are critical to finding a way to prevent business burnout.Read more about this topic at https://shingo.org/why-the-shingo-principles-can-help-prevent-organizational-burnout/. 

LEAD WITH SINCERITY, SERVE FROM THE HEART, TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR WORKIn this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast we hear from Mike Martyn, three-time Shingo Publication Award–recipient, member of the Shingo Academy, Shingo Examiner, and a Shingo Licensed Affiliate with his firm SISU Consulting Group. Mike has supported many organizations that have challenged and received Shingo recognition.Mike will share his approach to developing successful leaders and building world-class cultures. Mike is in the process of publishing his new book, Management for Omotenashi: Learning to Lead for Passion, Purpose, and Performance. The following is an excerpt from his book. “The key to inspiring and engaging people is to define why an organization exists and give each person the opportunity to discover their own purpose connected to the mastery of their work and the contribution they make. This discovery of purpose and connection to mastery leads to the development of one’s ikigai, or reason for being. Work itself then becomes secondary to the interaction people have with their work and the opportunity they have to express themselves through continuous improvement, growth, and personal mastery.” Enjoy the podcast!

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth with Visual Thinking Inc, two-time Shingo Publication Award recipient, and Shingo Faculty Fellow as she shares how managing and leading are closely linked, but they are not the same thing. While each one has a major contribution to make in the enterprise, sequence matters. Begin with managing and you may find it hard to adopt a leader mindset. Begin with leadership and managing can and must align with it and become a useful adjunct. Join Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, visual workplace expert and leadership coach, as she delineates these differences and shares definitions, examples, and insights that will turn Shingo leadership principles into practical and inspiring behaviors. To learn more about the Dr. Galsworth's collaboration with the Shingo Institute, please visit: https://shingo.org/work-that-makes-sense-operator-led-visuality/. 

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Chris Butterworth. Chris is an experienced consultant, a Shingo Master Trainer, and a Shingo Faculty Fellow. He is also an author and editor of several books, including the Enterprise Alignment and Results book sponsored by the Shingo Institute, which you can find online at http://shingo.org/books. Chris is also author of, Why Bother, Why and How to Assess Your Continuous-Improvement Culture, which you will learn more about today.The book, Why Bother?, was written by Chris Butterworth alongside Lean experts Morgan Jones and Peter Hines. It focuses on the importance of behavior in embedding a continuous improvement culture and how to assess it. Many organizations conduct Lean audits with traditional tools, which raises the question: Why bother looking at things in a different way? In doing so, you have the chance to review strengths and opportunities and to take your continuous improvement culture to the next level. This podcast will uncover key insights to help you in your continuous improvement efforts.

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Douglas Dawson, founder and managing director of Leg Up Solutions, a Shingo Licensed Affiliate, as he shares his insights on “Leave No Trace Leadership.” This concept of leadership focuses on seven principles intended to help leaders, including executives, managers, and team members: leave things better than they found them, rather than “leave dead bodies in their wake.” We’ll explore the principles and behaviors that can be taken to drive this model within your organization. You will also get an opportunity to participate in a research project on Leave No Trace Leadership and anonymously share your thoughts on this key topic. You can find a link to the Leave No Trace Leadership report and survey at http://shingo.org/leave-no-trace.

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Drew Dillon, author and Shingo Faculty Fellow, as he shares his insights on, “What Would Shingo Do?” The upheavals of the current age are both terrible and clarifying. A pandemic has shaken complacency and exposed deep faults in how we think, how we treat one another, and how we go about our business generally. At the same time, the urgent need to deal with climate change is sending us a similar message: for many years and in many ways, we have been deluding ourselves. Shigeo Shingo would hardly have been surprised. He was a connoisseur of delusions and, in particular, he made it his life’s mission to unmask and correct fundamental flaws in business as usual. Shingo was in no way all-knowing, but it is notable that many of the dysfunctions he signaled in his lifetime are ones that underlie today’s crises. In a world of shattered supply chains and degraded work life, much of Shingo’s guidance turns out to be strikingly prescient. Shingo is no longer with us, of course, but getting into his head a bit and recapturing his understanding of the roots of our dysfunctions can tell us a great deal about what to do next. With this in mind and with particular reference to the Shingo Guiding Principles addressing Respect Every Individual and Think Systemically, this podcast will focus on how we can enhance the resilience and sustained prosperity of our organizations and communities.

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Ken Segel from Value Capture a Shingo Licensed Affiliate, as he shares his insights on, "Using Your Crisis Muscles to Accelerate Your Organizational Excellence Journey."For many organizations, their crisis operations structure works because it bridges major gaps in their “normal” operating structure. But crisis operations aren’t sustainable indefinitely.A year into the COVID crisis, as we search for resilience for ourselves as leaders and in our teams, leaders can avoid a crash by converting the most important elements of their crisis management structure to their standard operating structure, but with improvements.The key is to apply the Shingo Guiding Principles to understand WHY elements of crisis operations work for a period, and how they can be successfully converted and sustained in the work, improvement, and management systems of the organization.

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Peter Hines, author and Shingo Faculty Fellow, as he shares his insights on, "Culture: The Heart of the Shingo Model."Professor Hines believes that at the heart of the best organizations is their culture, so long as team members are led with humility and everyone respects every individual. In this session, he will explore organizational culture and then challenge whether people can lead with humility and respect individuals without having to manage the "people value stream" as much as the "product value stream." Key take-aways from this podcast include:The definition of "people value stream"Why traditional Lean often suffers from sustainability issuesHow to develop meaning for peopleHow to listen to the pull of the voice of the team memberHow to develop flow for people  The implications for leadersTo learn more about the Shingo Model and how it can help organizations improve their culture and achieve the results they desire, please visit: http://shingo.org.

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast we hear from Cheryl Jekiel, Shingo Faculty Fellow and chief executive officer of the Lean Leadership Center as she shares strategies to engage your teams by connecting them to the organization’s mission, vision, and strategies. Most organizations see the value in connecting their entire team to its mission, vision, and strategies; however, establishing the best approach can be quite difficult. Below are a few of the common mistakes organizations make:Aligning people to the vision with a one-way communication approach.Once communicated, team members remain unclear on how the bigger picture relates to them.Cascading goals become obscured the farther away they are from the team that developed the overarching strategies.This webinar will share proven strategies to engage your teams by connecting them to the bigger picture. It will also include take-away materials to use after the session. Specifically, the session will share ways to:Optimize communication methods to engage everyone on the team.Verify that team members have clarity on the mission, vision, and strategies.Monitor and measure the benefits of increasing time and attention on a well-coordinated effort.To learn more about the Shingo Model and how it can help organizations improve their culture and achieve the results they desire, please visit: http://shingo.org.

In this episode of the Shingo Principles Podcast, we hear from Bruce Hamilton, President of GBMP, a Shingo Licensed Affiliate. Bruce is also a member of the Shingo Academy, a Shingo Examiner, and a Shingo Publication Award recipient. Shigeo Shingo is best known to many for Lean techniques like SMED and poka-yoke, but these methods were born from Dr. Shingo’s higher purpose: a relentless and never-ending attack on the status quo. Dr. Shingo’s ability to cut to the heart of a problem is, in fact, what enabled the amazing technical breakthroughs that are attributed to him. In this podcast, Bruce shares his personal experience learning from Dr. Shingo. To learn more about the Shingo Model and how it can help organizations improve their culture and achieve the results they desire, please visit: http://shingo.org.