Ok, it is time to regroup and make another push forward. Several weeks have gone by now in where the adaption to new methods have goten time to settle. Not that it is settled, but enough time has passed regardless. It is very interesting how a group of inteligent people, who say they have the same thoughts, to improve business..." but are not following up. How many times must the boxes be out of place, how many times are we ommitting the system, how many times...? It seems that when something new is implemented, the "new car smell" wears off pretty quick. When something new is implemented the amount of time it is able to work before it is altered seems to be as short as a pizza will last at a weight watcher convention.
Seriously, if only we would spend as much time on making things work as we are not justifying why it will not work we would all be better. I'm not saying that we don't make things work, we do. We have a lot of people that tries hard to make the wheel go around. But i think that if we followed up with the ones that either works against it or at best do nothing would benefit us. I guess i'm looking for accountability. Simple but yet seemingly hard to do. People are busy and sometimes very busy, however it seems that we are busy correcting things that should have been done correct in the first place. boxes in the correct spot, walking away from machines, long breaks, not replenishing parts, etc. The list is long. What if we stood up and said enough is enough and help people accountable? Maybe set a date in time where expectations are starting or being held to what they are. I personally spend atleast 30 % of my time correcting things that are commonly known. Moving carts, putting things away, replenishing, etc.
What i am trying is to lead by example. by not accepting that things are not right. by taking the time to move things, by speaking up. Not always like for sure! However, some employees are slowly starting to see that taking action and not being passive works. This parth is long, very long, but i firmly believe that it is the most benefitial. Any others have input?
