Paul Akers - Lean is Simple

LEAN IS SIMPLE
Paul Akers has taken his manufacturing business from the garage to worldwide distribution in 17 years by pursuing one goal -serve the customer by improving every day; with one ground rule-keep Lean simple.
FastCap, with a product catalog of over 600 woodworking tools, now has 2,400 distributors in 40 countries. Paul credits the astounding business growth to a fun, dynamic culture in which each of the employees puts into practice at least one two-second improvement per day. He developed the culture by hiring the right people, relentlessly teaching and reinforcing the eight wastes, and empowering people to experiment. His lessons aren’t all orthodox, but he swears by them and so do many other businesses. Come here Paul speak and learn 2-Second Lean, you will be shocked how simple and fun it really is!

[@thetruth3322]

You are a great leader.

[@gertoberholster5]

You are Japanese and German combined reincarnated Paul (compliment). This is the best explanation of lean that i have ever seen. Toyota does it well but this tops even that!

[@franciscolandau3259]

Muchas Gracias Paul, por la traducción. Poco a poco mi mente va entendiendo que esto va de las personas, del entrenamiento y de la formación.
Me ha costado interiorizarlo ..pero poco a poco estamos cambiando la manera en que pensamos y estamos viendo resultados. Saludos desde Colombia

[@rodneyharper2275]

Great job thanks 👍

[@Randomaction93010]

🎉🎉🎉

[@AbdielSalas]

Waste elimination seems eternal, makes no sense if you ignore How your Value Flow (VSM), You should focus on Speed (80/20 Rule) !! Make the material Flow...

[@gertoberholster5]

Great comment love it! Lean hits the 80:20 by reveling the highest amount of waste (bad actors).

[@EcoHubIndia]

@6.50

[@chubbyguyschannel6864]

try his principles if your an ISO9001 facility....no can do, have to go through written procedure changes...so it is a good thought - LEAN - but it is usually not that simple....what about an employee making a change on the spot that results in a safety issue???Doesn't talk about that...just a thought.

[@mrniusi11]

this is evidence that ISO is a racket, not that being lean is difficult.

[@gertoberholster5]

It was so easy for me as a production manager to bypass ISO TS16949, ISO 14001 its actually funny. But lean cannot be bypassed it shows on the bottom line. Lean improves quality which is automatically safer. But we take your point serious I dont mean to criticize sir! Good question and comment.

[@JT-sf5ol]

This guy seems so incincere. I am sure he is harsh with his workers when nobody is watching.

[@DK-lz7kg]

Definitely not. I was personally trained and mentored by Him he changed my life. Paul will push you to bring the best out of yourself and figure out that you don’t know it all

[@neil9768]

Have some curiosity about the world, and do a little research before making a snap judgement. Paul Akers has positively influenced hundreds of thousands of people and made a real dent in the universe. Respect for his people is a large component of his thinking. I encourage you to read his books. Start with 2 Second Lean.

[@gertoberholster5]

Paul is the most sincere person I know. I can assure you he does not have unhappy workers.