Chapter 7

Lean and Change Management

Understanding and Dealing with Paradigms

Ironically, the only constant in the world is change … there is no escaping it. Lean and daily kaizen goals will drive change in every organization. Think back watching “Star Wars,” when Darth Vader tells Luke with a shaking fist, “Do not underestimate the power of the Dark Side.” While we lose dramatic effect when we say it, the emphasis is just as important, “Do not underestimate the power of paradigms.”

We start every training class with asking:

■ How many times have you had a great idea for improving a process?

■ How many of you had trouble implementing your new idea?

This is the concept Joel Barker explores in his video series, Business of Paradigms.1 He states: ...

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