“None of us is as smart as all of us.”
- Ken Blanchard

If you’re familiar with Lean Six Sigma, you may know the “8 wastes” that pinpoint areas for performance improvement. Together, the first letters of those wastes make up the acronym – DOWNTIME:

• Defects

• Overproduction

• Waiting

• Non-Utilized Talent

• Transportation

• Inventory

• Motion

• Extra Processing

Probably the most neglected “waste” of all is non-utilized talent. In most organizations, people’s capabilities and contributions are typically limited to the constraints of their job descriptions. Thinking outside the box for ways to improve things doesn’t get acknowledged and rewarded as much as focusing on “doing your job.”

Sure, some supervisors are open to hearing an improvement idea if someone wants to share it, but it’s more afterthought than forethought. That’s understandable in a culture where “job one is job done” for everyone – employees and supervisors alike. What an incredible waste of the innate, hidden talent that lies waiting between the lines of people’s job descriptions.

So how do you make sure that you tap the latent talent that people have to offer – and still get the work out? Simple. You establish processes to engage every team member in systematic continuous improvement as part of their regular work routine, making it an integral part of everyone’s job descriptions.

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“Great is the enemy of better”

Begin your improvement journey today!

“Great is the enemy of better”