Paul Glenn has been working in the world of CI (continuous improvement) since 2007, travelling all over the globe focused 100% on CI.
Founder of Sliding Paradigms Ltd, training, facilitating and mentoring business and process owners, he has accumulated a tremendous amount of knowledge and experience in the world of continuous improvement.
This podcast channel is a platform for sharing those experiences; we will also reach out to other CI experts and capture cross-functional viewpoints on this fantastic topic.
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Kaizen Stories, episode fourteen "Water Spider!"
Country - UK
City - Derby
Welcome to episode fourteen of our series of videos, this one looks to how the Kaizen team introduced a new role to the process called a water spider. This person ensured the critical process was supplied with all it needed, to run and make what the customer required.
These are all true stories; some of the details are withheld to protect the privacy of the organisations. Please feel free to feedback if you were able to take away value from these stories.
We have many topics already filmed and still to be filmed, so if you need to know something specific, let us know.
14 May 2020
Are you aware of the massive opportunity you have to grow your employee culture as you start going back to work after the COVID-19?
That's right; you could be performing better than you were before if you embrace the opportunity that lays in front of your organisation, as you go back to work.
As your people go back into the workplace, especially if your organisation was not heavily involved in continuous improvement before.
The most significant barrier to getting started with a continuous improvement program is getting people on board to the idea of change.
Listen to the podcast for my thoughts on this:
21 Apr 2020
Kaizen Stories "You scratch my back and I will scratch yours!" Episode 13
Kaizen Stories, episode thirteen "You scratch my back and I will scratch yours!"
Country - UK City - Derby Welcome to episode thirteen of our series of videos, this one looks to how a factory which is running frequent Kaizens hits a machine for the third time.
After reducing the batch size, it is now necessary to further reduce the time needed to set up or change the machine over.
Each one is focussed on sharing valuable lessons, experiences, and findings while running a Kaizen workshop.
These are all true stories, some of the details are withheld to protect the privacy of the organisations they were running in.
Please feel free to feedback if you were able to take away value from these stories. We have many topics already filmed and still to be filmed, so if you have a need to know something specific let us know.
11 Apr 2020
Here is an interview between Hanna Magdziarek and my self talking about continuous improvement during the Corona-virus
I had the opportunity to talk with Hanna on my favourite subject continuous improvement, we talked about how we have had to change the way we work in these strange times of isolation.
28 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories one plus one is three, Episode 12
You heard of the saying we've always done it this way, during a kaizen event you'll hear it a lot. In this episode, we hear how the team discover that two people working on the same process are able to overcome lots of non-value-added activity.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
21 Feb 2020
Rafael B. Castillo talks with Paul Glenn on his journey into continuous improvement
Rafael B. Castillo from the Change Your Mindset podcast interviews Paul Glenn, gaining an understanding of his journey into CI.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen on Steroids Episode 11
The first hurdle to climb when running Kaizen events in your operations is committing to the actual resource needed to build your team. Those that know Kaizen well have full confidence that it will reap big rewards. In this Kaizen we talked about a plant manager who agrees to Run three Kaizens simultaneously on three different areas of his plant.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories Goal setting Episode 10
A controversial topic is goal-setting. A lot of people will be tempted to set manageable goals when running Kaizen events in their operations; I too fell in this trap in the early days. The power of Kaizen is its ability to smash paradigms and get people thinking outside the box, so achieving massive changes is almost a given.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories China and back in 30 days Episode 09
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories Going going gone Episode 08
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories The Amazing HR Lady Episode 07
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories Anything can happen in an hour Episode 06
Kaizen Stories, episode six "Anything can happen in an hour!"
Country - Netherlands
Village - Delft
Welcome to episode six of our new series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories celebrate every event Episode 05
Kaizen Stories, episode five "Celebrate every event!"
Country - UK
Village - Bishopstoke
Welcome to episode five of our new series of podcasts, each one is focussed on sharing valuable lessons, experiences, and findings while running a Kaizen workshop. These are all true stories, some of the details are disclosed to protect the privacy of the organisations they were running in.
Please feel free to feedback if you were able to take away value from these stories. We have many topics already filmed and still to be filmed, so if you have a need to know something specific let us know.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories to test or not to test Episode 04
Kaizen Stories, episode three "To Test or Not to Test!"
Country - Germany
City - Wuppertal
When your manufacturing quality components, testing is paramount, but as processors evolve the way we test can change with it. In this Kaizen we discover that testing the product was impacting the ability to create volume, massively. We managed to look at how we test differently, gain a mind shift and change.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories 80k for Free Episode 03
Kaizen Stories, episode three "€80k for Free!"
Country - France
City - Calais
Before you run a Kaizen, you set yourself strategic goals, then you power your team and let them do their job. The benefits from running kaizens inside your organisation will vary a lot; usually, you can expect to see a financial gain after it has run. In this case, the team improve one part of the process and for free manage to save €80,000 worth of material at the same time.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories What Crane Episode 02
Kaizen Stories, episode two "What Crane?"
Country - UK
City - Derby
During a Kaizen the team members are told that no idea is a silly idea, this is because sometimes people with outside eyes, coming from outside the process, can see things others closer cannot. In this Kaizen, we will see how a lady from IT sees an opportunity to change a machine over entirely differently from the way it was currently done.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
20 Feb 2020
Kaizen Stories The Domino Effect Episode 01
Kaizen Stories, episode one "The Domino Effect"
Country - Sweden
Town - Nassjo
Welcome to episode one of our new series of videos, each one is focussed on sharing valuable lessons, experiences, and findings while running a Kaizen workshop.
Welcome to this series of podcast recordings originally recorded as short videos, to explain various experiences I have had while facilitating Kaizen workshops all over the world. The videos can still be watched, simply head over to Youtube and search for Kaizen Stories.
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