Was
pleasantly surprised to receive this unsolicited testimonial from an
appreciative client. Didn’t think of posting it here until now.
I
should take this opportunity to share a bit about how I usually conduct my 5S
training.
Besides
helping the trainees to understand the meaning and application of 5S (through
lots of practical examples), my primary goal is to help them to develop a keen eye
to notice 5S ‘problems’. Very often, our senses become dulled with time, and we
fail to notice how messy, untidy and dirty our workplace have become. To help
my trainees to ‘recalibrate’ their eyes, I make them form teams and do an audit
of their own workplace and assign a score for Seiri, Seiton and Seiso. I tell
them, “from now on, when you patrol your own work area, you must put on 5S spectacles.”
Surprisingly, I find that their standards were often even stricter than mine! Maybe it’s
because my own senses have become dull after visiting so many dirty factories.
