Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week, Ron Pereira reflects on a blog post by fellow Gemba Academy Co-Founder Jon Miller. Ron reads the blog post, which centers on the financial benefits of continuous improvement, and then adds some thoughts of his own. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  Mistake #1: Not agreeing upfront on how to measure success (3:19) Mistake #2: Improving the links but not the chain (4:34) Mistake #3: Declaring victory too soon (5:58) Mistake #4: Not making changes to supporting systems (6:41) Mistake #5: Assuming that physical results will be visible as financial results (7:37) The comment section (9:12) Involving the financial controller early on (10:45) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com Jon's Original Blog Post Subscribe & Never Miss New Episodes! Click to Subscribe in iTunes If you enjoyed this podcast please be sure to subscribe on iTunes. Once you're a