Maintaining a rigid state of flexibility? What? Sounds like a contradiction, right? But when it comes to continuous improvement, that phrase nails it.

If your company wants to stay alive—and better yet, thrive—you’ve got to keep improving. Constantly. But here’s the twist: that kind of improvement can’t be random or “whenever we get around to it.” It needs to be baked into the everyday way you do business with processes for engaging every employee in systematic continuous improvement. Rigid. Reliable. Routine.

At the same time, when people bring their ideas to SCI huddles, you can’t stay stuck in the ruts of the past. You’ve got to be flexible—ready to respond, to pivot and try new things. Fast.

Bottom line, improvement needs structure and it also needs stretch. The magic happens when you drive improvement into your culture and stay loose enough to respond to what people on the front lines are seeing and saying.

Click on the link below to learn how being rigid and flexible at the same time isn’t a contradiction at all, but the surest way to win.

6-Week Program for Systematic Continuous Improvement

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