Richard Peterson

In 1999, I joined Rockwell Collins (Collins Aerospace). The new CEO was Clay Jones, and he was a strong advocate for Lean. He was CEO until 2013, when the baton was passed to current CEO of Boeing, Kelly Ortberg. I was worried that the Lean program would fall apart, since it was mostly Clay's initiative. But it held up through a new CEO, which proved that Lean was embedded into the culture of the company. I recently found a speech given by Clay back in 2006, 7 years into his role as CEO. This is what we mean by #Lean #Leadership. After listening to this speech, you will understand why Lean worked really well at Rockwell Collins. I split the speech into 6 parts, and I give my personal experience and insights on what he says in my Lean Six Sigma Bursts podcast. https://lnkd.in/eUJ7WeD7

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What’s the Biggest Hidden Waste in Manufacturing? It’s not machinery breakdowns or a lack of resources. The real culprit? A lack of employee engagement. In my recent podcast interview with Noah Graff on Swarfcast, we delved into “Escaping Your Comfort Zone with Lean Manufacturing.” We covered: ✅ Boosting employee engagement ✅ Cutting lead times ✅ Mastering core lean principles To listen to the full interview, click here —> https://lnkd.in/gmRWG-Q5 #LeanManufacturing #ManufacturingTips #TeamEngagement #ManufacturingEngagement

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SIX STEPS TO BUILDING HIGH PERFORMING TEAMS IN MANUFACTURING   Step 5: PROVIDE CONTINUOUS TRAINING The manufacturing, cultural, and regulatory landscape changes rapidly.  Regular training sessions keep your team ahead of the curve and prepared for future challenges. 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐞 Provide visibility with a 12 Month Rolling training schedule. People like to know what is coming. Include skills-based sessions as well as the standard requirements (e.g. safety, quality, cultural, and regulatory). 𝐔𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐕𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐬 This keeps things interesting. Plus, not everyone learns the same way. - Instructor Led / Mix it up between in house and external trainers - Self-paced with progress checks - Job shadowing - Cross training and rotation programs - Interactive hands-on - Webinars - Lunch and learns with suppliers Be creative and keep it fun. Include games and contests. 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 Send managers and supervisors to learn how to train and teach. Utilize them as your trainers. This helps develop leadership skills as well as making the training more personal. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑟.  Continuous learning opportunities contribute to employee satisfaction and morale.  Employees are more likely to stay with a company that invests in their professional growth. I suspect you have heard the following: “𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑝𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒? 𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑖𝑓 𝑤𝑒 𝑑𝑜𝑛'𝑡, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑦 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑦!” Keeping skills up to date ensures your team can adapt and excel. Implement continuous training today to keep your team at the cutting edge of the industry. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝘀. #Leadership #Manufacturing #TeamBuilding #HighPerformance #ContinuousTraining --- ♻️ Repost if you find it useful ✚ Follow me, hit the 🔔 icon. You'll get notified on my next post.

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Thrilled to announce that I've officially earned my Lean Manufacturing Black Belt! 🎓 But let's be real, it wasn't all smooth sailing – there were more twists and turns than a martial arts showdown! 🥋 Embracing creativity, mastering change management, and solving problems became my daily mantra. Now armed with this Black Belt, I'm ready to kick butt in the world of process optimization! 💪 Bring on the challenges, because this Lean Machine is ready to roll! 🚀 #LeanAndMean #BlackBeltReady"

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Just finished the learning path “CSCMP Supply Chain Foundations: Manufacturing and Service Operations Professional Certificate”! #serviceoperations #manufacturingoperationsmanagement

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If you read this and are wondering how can we get started with lean so we can build a CI culture, this guide will help!

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"You do not have enough focus on your bottlenecks or core process" I often get to share this statement as I hear manufacturing leaders share about their struggle to improve the bottleneck operations. I ask "How long does a change-over take?" "About 2 hours". they say ✅ IF YOU ARE MEASURING IN HOURS INSTEAD OF MINUTES, YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FOCUS! also MAKE IT VISUAL How about it takes us 115 minutes? Then if we miss by 20 minutes, that is a lot. If it takes us 2 hours and we only miss by 1/2 hour, that is not too bad. Urgency must be visually tracked and at divisible units. If you have 115 minute change-overs on a bottleneck operation, it is time to attack this with SMED, I have led many teams to bring change-overs down to less than 10 minutes! It is possible. I know you don't believe me and your process is special, but it is possible. You don't realize the downtime you are wasting in your operation. DM me to discuss and I can help you get started. ______________________________________________________ ✅ Lean Concepts work in the Office TOO! How about project managers? "A new product takes about 6-9 months, we try hard to improve but it usually takes a year."... this is what most product and engineering teams tell me. ✅ IF YOU ARE MEASURING IN MONTHS INSTEAD OF DAYS, YOU DO NOT HAVE ENOUGH FOCUS! MAKE IT VISUAL How about a new product takes us 127 working days? Boom, now there is a target. Let's see the Gantt Charts, have our weekly updates; and when behind, add resources to hit our targets. This one change in how bottleneck operations and projects are measured, and visually represented, can often bring huge improvements. 👉 What units are you using to measure change-overs or projects? 👉 What do you think of this concept? Accountants. How about # of days to close a month? Ever considered measuring that in hours instead of days? 5 day target and we close in 7 days is not bad. But 37 working hour target and we close in 52 working hours is terrible. Same performance, way different perception. #SMED #leanmanufacturing #bottlenecks #minutesnothours #improvements P.S MEASURE WHAT MATTERS! PPS. Do not use common numbers 100, or 120 minutes, use 98 or 118 or 121. You will have greater focus.

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Flying to Orlando for #NPE2024, I finally got the chance to fully read Zingermans Mail Order Inc journey. Microlearning - lean needs to be pulled, not pushed. For anyone struggling to implement lean or struggling to “make it stick”, this book is a great intro into another way. #kata #microlearning #zingermans

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The last mug delivered!!! Congrats to one of the world's newest Lean Six Sigma Green Belts, Eric Hope of Whelan Engineering. Eric holds a special place in my heart because he was a student in my Skill Up for Manufacturing class a few years back!! Along with the precious mug, Eric also received an incredible Certificate (suitable for framing). Job well done!! #leadwithhumility #lean #sixsigma #dmaic&statisticsarefun?

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Frederick County Office of Economic Development Thank you for posting this event! Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released the JOLTS report. According to SHRM, the key takeaways for employers from the report are that the labor market is stabilizing. However, job opening numbers are still historically high and could indicate a persistent labor shortage, especially in specialized industries that may still find it hard to fill open positions. “Employers will likely need to continue developing creative total rewards strategies in order to recruit talent and retain current workers.” - SHRM Retention, recruitment, and training are pivotal pillars for any company. So even if you are not in traditional manufacturing, attending this event will help you learn retention best practices while engaging in a robust conversation to challenge your own assumptions. RSVP now to grab a seat!

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A lean Transformational system is not just about having the tools; it’s about how those tools are used in the context of a broader system of continuous improvement. It’s about embedding the right behaviors, habits, and mindsets at every level of the organization and learning that #ACCOUNTABILITY is a healthy expectation. It’s about empowering teams to solve problems at the source, and creating a culture where continuous improvement is part of the fabric of how work gets done.

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What type of manufacturing leader are you; the ‘hero’ or the ‘ambassador’? The hero will often find employees resorting to them for help, get questions answered or solve problems. The ambassador delegates & ask questions like “what do YOU think we should do?” when presented with a challenge from subordinates. Heroes are typically always “on the clock”, buried in work & struggle with work-life balance. Ambassadors typically have more time to focus on high-level tasks instead of being stuck in the weeds of the day-to-day. 👉 So which leadership type do you feel is more effective? #Manufacturing #LeanManfacturing #ManufacturingOwner #ManufacturingManager #ManufacturingLeader

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What is true value of eliminating waste in the process with Lean Manufacturing?

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Lean Legends: Frederick Winslow Taylor⭐ Frederick Winslow Taylor, often heralded as the father of scientific management, was a true pioneer in the field of industrial engineering. His passion for improving efficiency in the late 1800s and early 1900s laid the foundation for many of the principles we rely on today in Lean manufacturing. Taylor's journey began when he passed the entrance exam for Harvard but chose instead to become an apprentice patternmaker and machinist at Enterprise Hydraulic Works in Philadelphia. He later climbed the ranks at Midvale Steel Works, where his keen observations of worker efficiency—or lack thereof—led him to develop groundbreaking management techniques. At Midvale, Taylor noticed workers were "soldiering," or not working to their full potential. As a foreman, he began to systematically study work outputs, a method reminiscent of today's Six Sigma practices. He understood that to improve productivity, he needed to set clear expectations for both machines and people. This focus on the "human" component of production led to the development of scientific management, characterized by four main principles: ⭐Replace rule-of-thumb work methods with scientifically studied tasks. ⭐Scientifically select, train, and develop each employee. ⭐Provide detailed instruction and supervision for each task. ⭐Divide work almost equally between managers and workers. Taylor's career took him to various roles, including general manager and consulting engineer for the Manufacturing Investment Company of Philadelphia. He later opened his own consulting practice and joined Bethlehem Steel, where he and his team developed high-speed steel, significantly advancing mass production. In 1911, Taylor presented his seminal work, The Principles of Scientific Management, which solidified his legacy in the field. Despite his passing in 1915, his influence endures, shaping modern industrial practices and Lean methodologies. As we continue to strive for excellence in Lean manufacturing, we remember Frederick Winslow Taylor, whose innovative spirit and dedication to efficiency continue to inspire us. Explore more about Lean principles at True North Lean: www.truenorthlean.org or contact us at [email protected] #LeanLegends #TrueNorthLean #ScientificManagement #IndustrialEngineering #Efficiency #LeanManufacturing

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How do does GKW BS help with the exit planning process? Here is a brief explanation of how we can help!

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Listen in on Robert Schoenberger and Anthony Offredi (me) discussing "Brain Drain" in manufacturing and what we can do with technology to enhance the new workforce and prevent the skills gap. #quickbase #manufacturing #imts

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Most find it enjoyable watching AMR's in motion, especially on our social media feeds, but not everyone can afford them. Small to medium sized businesses likely do not have the resources to afford, implement, or manage such automation yet they still face the same challenges as large manufacturers. However, it is not all doom and gloom... We have an opportunity to collaborate and leverage the resources available in the market today; all it takes is a willingness to adapt! Take a look at this article for a summary of Rockwell Automation’s 9th Annual State of Smart Manufacturing Report.

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