GA 496 | How to Handle Employee Suggestions with Kyle Brady

Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Kyle Brady. Ron and Kyle discussed suggestion boxes, how to handle suggestions that aren't accepted, and how to get started with your own suggestion program. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn: Kyle's quote (4:01) His background (5:13) About Kyle's continuous improvement program (6:27) How employees submit ideas (10:46) Communication and feedback (13:42) Their future state (15:49) Examples (18:33) The hardest part of this initiative (20:11) How Kyle handles disappointment when an idea isn't chosen (20:38) Kyle's advice for where to start (23:19) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Gemba Academy: Simple Kaizen Part 1 Video Gemba Academy: Simple Kaizen Part 2 Video Kyle on LinkedIn Get All the Latest News from Gemba Academy Our newsletter is a great way to receive updates on new courses, blog posts, and more. Sign up here. What Do You Think? Do you have a suggestion box at work? How does your employer handle and/or process those ideas?