The Lean Solutions Podcast

Building a Solid Foundation for Productivity with Paul Dunlop


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This week I’m chatting with Paul Dunlop, a Lean expert and Principal Consultant with over 20 years of management and manufacturing experience across a broad range of industries.

In this episode we talk about focusing on accountability and performance management to improve your overall productivity. We also chat about why it’s so important to build your improvement on a solid foundation so that you can move from chaos and lack of structure to calm productivity.

What You’ll Learn This Episode:

  • How to build improvement activity on a good foundation
  • The importance of accountability
  • Performance management and why it’s needed
  • The idea of perfection and why it may be stopping you
  • Fear and leadership
  • Making behavior visual
  • About the Guest:

    In his operational management roles Paul Dunlop has led successful Lean implementation and transformations using the principles of the Toyota Production System and is green belt certified. Paul’s passion for operational excellence using Lean tools and methodology has helped drive sustained continuous improvement and financial performance at many businesses.

    Paul’s human centered approach focuses on engaging the ongoing support and commitment of both frontline staff and senior management through effective Lean leadership to facilitate engagement and inclusive problem-solving cultures.

    Paul supports and encourages organizations and individuals to go from chaos to calm productivity.

    Important Links:

    https://www.dunlopconsultants.com.au/

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/dunlopconsultants/

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