4 Practices                                

 

4.1 Good pratices

Good practices, testimonials

 4.1

Theoretical knowledge is a treasure to which practice is the key. Tom Fuller

Some examples of good practices and testimonials in liberated companies (or on the path to liberation):

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4.2 Solve problems

Problems, improvement, conditions, solutions

4.2 

Where there is a problem, there is potential for improvement. Masaaki Imai

The problems can be classified into:

A problem can be compared to an illness. To heal you have to go through five stages:

For a problem that appears in production or during a service, we can transpose these steps into:

Do not confuse root cause and source of the problem (the place where the problem manifests itself).

Some classic problem-solving tools with common points and specific points are PDCA, A 3, DMAIC and 8 D (see § 8.3 and § 8.4).

Analyzing the necessary information helps us understanding the meaning (the why) of each decision.

Working as a team and using the weighted voting method without moderation is a guarantee of making the right decisions and obtaining good results.

An example of decision-making using the weighted voting method can be found in annex 03.record

Some conditions conducive to solving problems:

The WWWWHHW, brainstorming (see § 8.4) and the Ishikawa diagram (see § 8.2), will help us identify and visualize the root causes of the problem.

The tool most often used to classify causes by priority is the Pareto chart (see § 8.2).

Choosing an appropriate solution can be done using a tool like the decision matrix (see § 8.3) to definitively eradicate the problem.

An activity in which the leader excels is teaching the tools, methods, best practices and tips to find the root causes of each problem that arises. Even if sometimes the solution is not obvious and requires a lot of effort, time and will.

Each failure has a root cause. Connie Borror

Failing to apply familiar solutions to problems is well illustrated by the joke of the drunk looking for his keys under a lamp post. When a passerby asks him what he is looking for the answer is. “My keys to get into my house”. The passerby asks. “But where did you lose them?” to which the man replies. “In front of my house”. “But why look here?” “Because I can see well here!”

Some basic truths about problems:

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4.3 Future of the quality

Quality department, of and by quality, manager and leader

4.3 

Quality is when the customer likes the product and the employee likes making the product

Thinking that doing quality means obtaining a certificate is a practice of the past. Sometimes it is necessary but it is by no means sufficient. This can be a good start, but it cannot be an end in itself.

Soon risk management will be widespread. Little by little, efficiency, performance and excellence will be essential. Compliance obligations will be replaced by the evaluation of the means put in place and the measurement of the results obtained. From constraint the notion of quality must become an axis of progress. Moving towards integrated QSEquality, safety, environment management (quality, safety, environment) facilitates the response to various regulatory requirementsexplicit or implicit need or expectation (see also ISO 9000, 3.1.2) and makes it possible to optimize (simplify) the management system.

Operational excellence (the EFQM approach) has become popular as a way to self-evaluate and compare yourself to the best, you should not deprive yourself of it, it can only be beneficial.

The sustainable development concept helps us to have a global approach to the business environment. We can look to the future with confidence by meeting the expectations of all stakeholders. To do this, we must review our copy (vision, mission, values, strategy, policy, etc.) and find new compromises on new bases.

The future of the quality department is summed up in its purpose: to permanently reduce the gap between the quality achieved and the quality expected by the customeranyone who receives a product (see also ISO 9000, 3.3.5) or in other words to do better, cheaper and faster than competitors thanks to management by quality.

From quality department we move towards a network:

Just as internal audits are carried out by members of all departments, problem solving, handling of customer feedback and nonconformities must be done by the teams who are at the origin of the root causes.

Some differences between quality management and management by quality are shown in table 4-1 (see also table 3-1).

Table 4-1. Management of and by quality

Domain Quality management (system approach) Management by quality (excellence approach)
Purchasing  Forecasts Customer demand
Goal  Improved effectiveness Improved efficiency
Approach Changes Improvements in small steps
Documentation  Static Dynamic (visual management)
Requirements Product, system Customer, company
Hierarchy Organization in silos Transversal structure
Way to explain How Why
Measurement  Compliance with requirements Evaluation of results
Orientation Products, customers Market, sustainable development
Problem solving Quality department Team members
Responsibility for quality Quality department  Team members
Style  “Carrot and stick” Team involvement
Management system Policy, management review Vision, mission and shared values

We can find differences between manager and leader. The manager is rather classified in the traditional company, the leader is rather classified in the liberated company.

Figure 4-1 shows the boss (manager) compared to the leader (from the page):

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Figure 4-1. The boss and the leader

Table 4.2 shows some differences between the manager and the leader.

Table 4-2. Manager and leader

Manager Leader
The manager takes care of the how The leader explains the why
The manager commands The leader asks questions
The manager says “I”  The leader says “we”
The manager filters the information The leader shares the information
The manager evaluates suggestions The leader encourages suggestions
The manager is focused on actions and performance The leader is focused on people and autonomy
The manager plans The leader experiments
The manager tackles the effects The leader tackles the root causes
The manager does things right The leader does the right things
The manager accepts and maintains the status quo The leader manages change and innovates
The manager relies on control  The leader relies on trust
For the manager people are a resource For the leader people are unique
The manager determines the rules and methods The leader creates favorable conditions for people to give their best
The manager is responsible for achieving results The leader develops the vision of the future, shows the right direction
The manager spreads the corporate culture The leader builds the corporate culture

smile  Minute of relaxation. Cf. joke “Every Wednesday?”.

The rest of the T 50 Happyness in the liberated company training is accessible on this page.

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