A Consortium of Problem Solvers Podcast of Len Bertain's Audio Books
This is a continuous flow of episodes consisting of Len reading chapters (or parts of) to provide a source of information for interested followers. Each book is a series of 10 to 18 episodes. You can scan up from the first reading of the podcast from his book with George Sibbald, "The Tribal Knowledge Paradigm". Then he will read from his book Tribal Knowledge Innovation - Terms, Phrases and Concepts" which is an overview of the various terms and such that he uses in his problem solving sessions that have his spin. The third book is the "Tribal Knowledge Paradox" which is a story of a worker is laid off when a manufacturing company that he works for closes its doors and he joins another company that goes thru Len's problem solving program with Len personified by the great Dr. Elbie.
A Consortium of Problem Solvers Podcast of Len Bertain's Audio Books
Episode 75 - The War on Waste Paradox - Chapter 17 - Part 3 - Audio Book
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Len Bertain
This is what a War on Waste does and the energy is seen in the discussion with Chris in this chapter. It adds energy to a company. In the story of Quality Pump, at this point in the process, lots of Energy is going into the company and so order is being restored as seen in some of the early improvements that are taking place.
Think of the War on Waste as an Energy Initiative. It will take about three or four years for the War on Waste energy to be sustained. When it nears the end of its energy cycle, a new energy initiative needs to be found.
This is precisely what Jack Welch did at GE. First there was the Work Out Initiative and that was followed by a number of new initiatives every four years or so.