Written within this book is the real power of Toyota's success - empowering every single worker to submit and implement creative improvement ideas. The focus of the ideas is to make work easier, more interesting and to build people's skills. People, of course, will follow their superior's directions; they must comply. But when you inspire people to be creative, to solve problems around their own work area and allow them to grow from their own ideas, you end up with more motivated employees and a much more successful company. Many companies are struggling with Lean implementation, wondering how to sustain their initial excitement. It is very simple to sustain...All You Gotta Do is Ask people to participate their improvement ideas; get them involved in continuous improvement.
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