Systematic Continuous Improvement (SCI) Insights

Blinders and Muscles

Removing Blinders and Building Muscles for Improvement

May 18, 20261 min read

Do you ever wonder why – in spite of almost every organization’s desire to improve their business – they can’t seem to get around to doing it as much or as well as they would like?

You can find dozens of reasons for that quandary if you go looking for them.But let me save you some time and trouble, and point out TWO show-stopper traits when it comes to making improvements:

  • We AVOID it – because it’s too hard or too disruptive

  • We OVERLOOK it – because we are stuck in familiar patterns, and we can’t – or won’t – look around to see what might work better

So how do you overcome those two blockades?

  • AVOID: Build your improvement muscles with routine workouts to make it easier to DO

  • OVERLOOK: Implement a detection system with routine processes to make it easier to SEE

BOTH of those solutions can be accomplished at the same time with routine workouts and processes for engaging employees in systematic continuous improvement (SCI).

When you do that, it breaks down the barriers. It gives employees the means and the motivation to SEE and DO what it takes to identify and pursue opportunities for countless improvements – saving minutes or hours here, reducing errors there, eliminating frustrations, improving service – all compounding over time into dramatic gains in performance, morale, and results.

If you'd like to learn how to remove your team’s blinders and build their muscles for improvement … Let’s talk.

Begin your improvement journey today!

Getting better at getting better.

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Les Landes

Founder and president of Landes & Associates, Les Landes is the former head of communications for one of the world’s largest food companies. Speaking at conferences and seminars across the country, he is well known for his trademark message about the perils of the quality “program trap.” Author of numerous articles, his areas of expertise range from communication to marketing to organizational development to employee engagement and more. Most importantly, he brings a unique perspective on how to ensure that those elements are aligned in a way that brings out the best in all of them.

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