Diary of a Kaizen Warrior

Reflections on Lean, Kaizen, productivity and improvement from more than 30 years in the field.

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Communication flow must be both “Top down” and “Bottom up” for any organisation to succeed…
Remember Kaizen is everybody, everywhere and everday improvements.

Techniques such as “Hoshin” are very effective methods of ensuring everyone knows where the organisation is heading so all are aligned and heading in the right direction.[/fusion_text][/fusion_builder_column][/fusion_builder_row][/fusion_builder_container]

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About me

Hi, I’m Richard Steel — an experienced practitioner in productivity, process improvement and continuous improvement.

I was fortunate to complete my initial Lean experiences from 1994 – 1997 with Professor Dan Jones, Toyota, Nissan and Shin-jujitsu consulting.

Over the past 30 years I’ve worked across a wide range of organisations, helping improve performance, develop capability and embed practical improvements that last.

For my current work in productivity, process improvement and capability development, visit RichardSteel.co.nz

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