Friday, October 16, 2009
The 5S projects are spreading
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This is a blog by a former CEO of a large Boston hospital to share thoughts about negotiation theory and practice, leadership training and mentoring, and teaching.
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5S can certainly be applied to other areas, but for office and knowledge workers in general I highly recommend the Getting Things Done (GTD) laid out by David Allen.
The opening of the book reads "It's possible for a person to have an overwhelming number of things to do and still function productively with a clear head and a positive sense of relaxed control."
It's all about organizing your work so that you can have trusted systems and be able to deal with all the little things that come at you during your day.
How would Michele, Laurie, Colleen, and Dorothy describe the benefits of their 5S activities? I think this is an important thing to explain to people -- how has this helped them? Was it worth the time spent straightening up their workspaces? Did they free up space they thought they didn't have?
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