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Don't Wait for the Wake Up Call

September 15, 20251 min read

Many organizations only make improvements when something forces their hand. A crisis hits, a customer complains, the crap hits the fan, or – on the bright side – someone has a sudden flash of inspiration.

That kind of improvement isn’t bad – it’s just not enough if you want your organization to thrive, not just survive.  Thriving organizations don’t just react—they’re pre-active. They build improvement into the rhythm of regular work, so it’s not just something they do when lightning strikes.

With regular routines—like continuous improvement team huddles—everyone gets in the habit of looking for ways to make things safer, faster, easier, more efficient and more effective.  That steady stream of ideas doesn’t just prevent problems; it creates opportunities. It turns improvement from an occasional event into a natural way of working.

If you want to do more than survive the next lightning bolt, don’t wait for it. Put a simple, repeatable process in place that gets your people working on improvement every day. That’s how you move from reactive fixes to pre-active progress—and how you build a thriving culture of systematic continuous improvement.

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Les Landes

Founder and president of Landes & Associates, Les Landes is the former head of communications for one of the world’s largest food companies. Speaking at conferences and seminars across the country, he is well known for his trademark message about the perils of the quality “program trap.” Author of numerous articles, his areas of expertise range from communication to marketing to organizational development to employee engagement and more. Most importantly, he brings a unique perspective on how to ensure that those elements are aligned in a way that brings out the best in all of them.

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