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Audience Q&A with Jeff Kaas

How Do You Manage Interruptions During the Day?

Jeff Kaas, Pres­i­dent of Kaas Tai­lored, describes a unique visu­al con­trol they use to avoid unnec­es­sary interruptions.

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How Many Kaizens Do People Do Per Year at Kaas Tailored?

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How Do People Buy-In to the Process as They Rotate Through Jobs?

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Is the Kaizen Mentor the Same as the Manager?

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How Did You Start Doing Daily Team Training Sessions?

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How Do You Take Your Kaizen and Turn It Into Team Training?

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How Did You Deal with People Who Resisted?

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Do You Find the Tours You Offer Distracting?

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What Suggestions Do You Have for Getting Started with Team Training?

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How Do You Manage Skepticism?

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How Do You Prevent Spin When Kaizens Require Cooperation Across the Organization?

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Did You Invent the Task Kanban Board?

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What Suggestions Do You Have to Keep People Improving?

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How Do You Manage Interruptions During the Day?

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How Do You Get Everyone to Participate?

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How Do You Handle Disagreements Between Co-Workers Over Kaizen Ideas?

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How Do You Help ESL or Foreign Language Employees Understand Kaizen?

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How Difficult Was It to Implement a Kaizen System?

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How Are Kaizen Ideas Submitted and Approved?

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Is It Easier to Practice Kaizen as a Small Company?

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What Factors Determine Standard Work?

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How Often Do You Do Tours at Kaas Tailored?

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Have You Experienced Employee Turnover Due to New Ways of Thinking?

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How Do You Manage Customers Who Don't Share Your Philosophy?

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Question and Answer with Jeff Kaas (Full Version)

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Next Video Where Do the Creative Design People Work? 

Jeff Kaas, Pres­i­dent of Kaas Tai­lored, explains who their cre­ative team is and dis­cuss­es the rela­tion­ship between prob­lem solv­ing and creativity.