5S Journey

Course details

It is crucially evident that people (management and employees) are a very important dimension in the success of an organization. Besides affecting fellow colleagues subordinately – positively or negatively – and playing a big role in shaping culture, they also have a huge impact on business where operationally, they can alter the financial outcome, as reported by Sears – a retail giant grossing in excess of a year in revenue :

The figures speak for themselves. We shall explore opportunities within organizations where the launching, sustenance, and/or improvement of the 5S landscape – linking to crucial enablers such as culture and motivation - will be the focus.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

By attending this hands-on-workshop, you will:

1. Have a good understanding of culture and its consequence
2. Understand the concepts of Kaizen, and its supporting 3 “legs”
3. Enhance their execution of 5S
4. Increase employee participation in problem solving and teamwork
5. Learn how to effectively deal with motivation
6. Be conversant in influencing towards a positive attitude at workplace

PROGRAMME OUTLINE

1. Introduction to Kaizen
2. The 3 supporting “legs”
3. 5S : why 5S & The benefits of 5S implementation
4. Current scenario at your company (picture and video)
5. Case awareness
6. Why is there a “gap” between knowledge and execution?
7. Consequence of the “gap” you have created on your colleagues.
8. What is stopping employees from having great initiatives?
9. The concept of Empowerment
10. The creation of attitude and culture in relation to Psychological Contract
11. Exercise on “Obelisk” : A look at your “team”
12. What do employees want? What are the needs?
13. Summary : your contributions