In past few days, I talked about 5S - a Japanese technique to improve our workplace. Our aim on this forum is to give Tonic to your business, so that it grows. Ultimately it is you who has to apply the principles at your workplace and then propagate the success to others. Last time we just introduced you to the 5S technique. Today we would look closely at the first step. We have seen earlier that it is the first step that is important - when it comes to looking to complete the goal.
Once you have taken that first step, you are on some path towards your goal.
Seiri - Seiri is nothing but Sorting in English. It is our experience that when we are just going around our work, most of the things are disturbed. We do not get time to throw away the things that are not required. Over time, the things which are unnecessary occupy your space and then you are not able to find the right thing as it is not kept properly.
The first step is to sort each & everything and keep only the things that are needed at your workplace. All the other things may cause disturbance and hence should be discarded - at least from the workplace. If you are not able to throw those things, make a special room - store room for these items. Store such items at this place which might be required at some time and are very costly. If we do not make space for new things, how will they come. Remove all the clutter so that the workplace looks simple.
In Hindu tradition, some people wash / clean everything in their house just before the arrival of Goddess - Navratra. This is very good as we clean our house and find some things which we might not need now. We can either donate those things or just scrap them. Make your agenda to do that. You may just give responsibility to all your team members for one hour per week. It may take time at start, but after you have done it only some time will be enough. And if you really do it on regular basis, it may not take even 15-20 minutes depending on your workplace.
Seiri - Seiri is nothing but Sorting in English. It is our experience that when we are just going around our work, most of the things are disturbed. We do not get time to throw away the things that are not required. Over time, the things which are unnecessary occupy your space and then you are not able to find the right thing as it is not kept properly.
The first step is to sort each & everything and keep only the things that are needed at your workplace. All the other things may cause disturbance and hence should be discarded - at least from the workplace. If you are not able to throw those things, make a special room - store room for these items. Store such items at this place which might be required at some time and are very costly. If we do not make space for new things, how will they come. Remove all the clutter so that the workplace looks simple.
In Hindu tradition, some people wash / clean everything in their house just before the arrival of Goddess - Navratra. This is very good as we clean our house and find some things which we might not need now. We can either donate those things or just scrap them. Make your agenda to do that. You may just give responsibility to all your team members for one hour per week. It may take time at start, but after you have done it only some time will be enough. And if you really do it on regular basis, it may not take even 15-20 minutes depending on your workplace.
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