Kathleen Fasanella Is Monday’s Project Kaizen “Plus One” Blogger

This woman is on a roll!

There is overwhelming support among the gang members for Kathleen's Fasanella's posting on Why Do Project kaizen?. If you haven't read it already, then get yourself a cup of coffee or glass of wine and sit back. Kathleen takes me on. That's right. She takes exception to preparation offered to those blogging on kaizen. She uses her own tentativeness to reveal the always-present reluctance we encounter when inviting people to participate in kaizen activities. Kathleen wrote,

"I think Project kaizen could have been Kaizened itself. The reason I say that is because I'm not sure I understand what all of the concepts we're supposed to be writing about, mean. While there's no shame in not knowing, I admit to some reluctance in contacting others in the process for clarification because 1) I'm not on their level and 2) I'm not really a participant.

"I think on some levels that my diffidence is a symptom of how others in a real life situation may act and lean is dependent upon full participation from all levels, grunts and suits alike."

I liked Kathleen's two postings in the last two days introducing kaizen to her readers: What Is kaizen and The Crisis of kaizen. But those were just a warm-up. This woman is on a roll. Kathleen shared with me the posting she's making early tomorrow morning. She's writing like a full member of the group. She claims she's not the expert that the gang members are. I disagree. Read her answer to Why Do Project kaizen?

"You should kaizen for two reasons. The most obvious reason is to ensure a quality outcome for even an ad hoc project. In this case, I want Project kaizen to provide benefit to my readers outside of my admittedly narrow viewpoints. If it's a production lot you're working on, you obviously depend on a quality outcome. Secondly, you should kaizen the process because it's practice for ensuring the outcome of future similar projects -it's training ground."

Kathleen operates on the cutting room floor. This practitioner brings a perspective we can learn from.

Thanks Kathleen.

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