Ep.194 - Drifting into Failure, Part 2

Jason reveals his modified river of waste analogy: most people say lower water level (resources) to expose roadblocks (rocks), but in construction if you just reduce resources there's still chaos. The first step is stabilizing the water, creating calm environment before you can see roadblocks. Wavy murky unstable environment won't expose rocks no matter the water level. Then he breaks down the balance between rules, routines, discipline, and training. Companies drift toward bureaucratic control as they grow, but Jason spent most of his time on care, connection, bathrooms, lunchrooms, daily training for entire job site, weekly safety huddles, weekly foreman training. No team anywhere at any point will work without accountability.

What you'll learn in this episode:

• River of waste modified: First stabilize water (calm environment with tact, cleanliness, standard systems), then you can see roadblocks, reducing resources alone creates chaos
• False lean slash and burn: People hate lean when it means fire somebody, reduce positions, cut budget, shorten time without stability first
• Four-part balance needed: Rules (paytoplay for dirtbags), routines (make culture easy), discipline (values-based decisions), training (Jason's primary focus on sites)
• Jason's project sites: Most time on care, connection, nice bathrooms and lunchrooms, horizontal communication, daily training for entire job site, weekly safety huddles, weekly foreman training
• Bureaucracy problem: People accountable to central control can't see where work happens, accountable to not fixing system, not seeing problems, not fixing what bugs them
• Critical truth: No team anywhere at any point any place will work without accountability, if through training they still don't speak up and defend innocent people they need to go

If you double quadruple the training you will head in better direction even if seems more chaotic versus if you go towards bureaucracy.

Also, here are links to our YouTube Channels:

· Jason Schroeder YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4xpRYvrW5Op5Ckxs4vDGDg

· LeanTakt YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/leanTakt

· LeanSuper YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzQDevqQP19L4LePuqma3Fg/featured

· LeanSurvey YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-Ztn3okFhyB_3p5nmMKnsw