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The 10 Commandments of Continuous Improvement with Ron Pereira


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No matter how strong your business’ processes and systems seem, there is always room for refinement. In this episode, Ron Pereira unpacks the 10 Commandments of Continuous Improvement that can help leaders increase productivity while also caring for their people. Ron has extensive experience in manufacturing, supply chain, and process engineering, and he’s also committed to training other leaders and organizations as a co-founder of Gemba Academy. He explains why lean engineering is so important and shares some valuable real-world examples of how he’s seen companies transformed by these principles. 


  • How can continuous improvement transform a business? (2:15)
  • Why are you so passionate about processes and systems? (5:05)
  • How do these concepts help leaders increase both productivity and humanity? (7:20) 
  • Why are lean processes important even if your business is going well? (9:19)
  • What is the problem that you help customers solve, and what does that look like in a large organization? (17:24)
  • Can you tell us about the 10 commandments of never-ending improvement? (25:03) 
  • 1. Open your mind to change (26:29)
  • 2. Think “yes we can if _” (34:19)
  • 3. Always attack processes, not people (42:37)
  • 4. Seek simple solutions (50:57)
  • 5. If it’s broken, stop and fix it (54:49)
  • 6. Use creativity, not capital (1:03:07)
  • 7. Problems are opportunities in disguise (1:05:56)
  • 8. Fix the root cause (1:11:03)
  • 9. The wisdom of many is better than the knowledge of one (1:13:33)
  • 10. There is no final destination on the improvement journey (1:15:27)

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