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Hi ... if you are looking for some help like Henry is getting, please book a quick chat here ... I would be happy to chat www.thejoinerycoach.com/bookcall
Good theme. One thing that I noticed is that you very clearly state all the requirements necessary for the position and people who are not suitable apply, come for the interview, pretend they are ok with everything and then we realize it was all lie. How can we be more effective when hiring? Should we have a some sort of test?
Wow! I remember a while ago, Alastair mentioning getting help to grow and I admired how he just did it unlike most of us business owners who wait and wait and wait... so amazing how I'm all the way from Melbourne and who happens to be be the person he engaged? The TJC! Amazing... I love it!!!
Hi Malcolm. Thanks for you comment. Keeping things simple is the Lean way. These three options can be found in most lean handbooks and are a starting place to create the right mindset to remove blame from the equation. Removing blame is the first step in shining a light on process. You have a nice looking shop by the way.
@@TheJoineryCoach Thanks for the comment on the shop. The building is a bit of a dump, but it is one of the few remaining industrial spaces available in central Toronto, which is my primary market. I try to keep it clean and Lean though. In reading various lean books one thing that has occurred to me is that it does fit exactly with my type of cabinet business. Lean is a mass production assembly line system invented for stable controlled factory environments. While half my cabinet business does take place in a shop, the other half is custom installations in home renovations. Every project is different and renovations are more like a battlefield than a controlled shop environment. I find that planning for installations in renovations is like planning for battles, and as the old military saying goes "all plans fail after the first shot is fired". I am in the process of trying to develop training material for new employees, but I find that I have to stress not only the need to eliminate waste, as in lean thinking, but also the need to "plan for chaos" as in military thinking. In essence a custom shop like mine needs to try to achieve Toyota efficiency in battlefield conditions. I tell new workers they to be not only a lean ninja but also a navy seal. We need to focus not just on eliminating waste on the shop floor but what I call "military or fire truck logistics" for installations. Have you encountered these issues?
@@skipmcgrath If you have a look over our videos you will find we only work with business just like yours and have done for many years. Yes, we have encountered these problems and regularly help people solve them. We do not teach/implement "Lean". We have created our own program call 3F (factory flow fundamentals) for businesses like yours, with Lean foundations, but mostly practical steps that only apply to joinery/cabinet production. The Joinery/cabinet production industry is a very different industry culturally than than found in Toyota. One of the big focus points is to ensure everyone has a direct connection to the customer and what the customer specifically defines as "value". For eg, ... we could do an amazing job with a kitchen in every way but then an installer smells like cigarette smoke that makes your customer very upset. Your customer may be happy with the kitchen but will not recommend you to their friends because they don't want their friend to have the same experience. They may also give you a bad review prompting question buying from you. The "value" is in the service just as much as "adding value" by making the product and everyone needs to be on this page. We do work with cabinet shops in Canada, I was born in Oakville (so have a natural passion for helping my fellow Canuck()and would be happy to have a chat if you are up for it. www.thejoinerycoach.com/bookcall
A high five to the team at ACFA and Bruce. You have certainly provided good insight and knowledge free of charge and with great delivery to reach out to aligning success in focus.
