EPISODE 39: Your Vision of the Future When painting a picture of the present and future if we don't change, you focused on the negatives - short-term weaknesses and long-term threats. Now is the time to shift focus to Strengrhs and Opportunities.

Your job in explaining the vision is to create legitimate hope we have what it takes to get it done.

Topics: Strengthening Our Core Our Financial Situation Increase Cash On Hand Improve Available Credit Pay down or eliminate Debt Collect everything owed Achieving Lowest Cost Producer in our market Build only on demand Eliminate non-value processing time Reorganize work areas - 5 S Increase quality Improve margins Enhancing Relationships with Core Customers & Suppliers - holding their business Improve relations through the use of data Bring core customers into improvement efforts Share cost improvement by reducing prices while maintaining marhins Making Work Easier to do more - long-term employment goal Process improvemnts = better work environment Focus on skill mastery first, cross training second Building a variable compensation system - rewarded for improvements