Visual management is a known and widely Lean technique for supporting and sustaining your company’s continuous improvement program. It plays a critical role in engaging employees and building a true culture of collaboration and improvement.
“How can the team be expected to win if they don’t know the score?”
is a term we frequently use at Visualmitra. – This is correct! Visual management informs the team on what matters most to the company, allowing them to focus on the goals that will help them win. It also shows everyone in a work area why their work is vital.
When we visit clients, we hear it all the time: they’re on their third or fourth try to get their Lean programme to work, and they’ve failed in the past owing to insufficient engagement and buy-in. Visual management provides unrivalled unity and engagement by bringing everyone on board with the vision. Effective visual management is, without a doubt, the key to unlocking the power of Lean in your organisation.
What are the benefits of Visual Management?
Visual management is a technique for conveying important information fast and effectively. It’s a well-known fact that humans process information presented to us far faster than any other sort of stimulation — 60,000 times faster than text, to be precise. This material is also stored in a unique way; because we learn 83 percent of what we see, this data is maintained considerably more efficiently than if we simply read it.
This means that any information delivered through visual management is not only more understood, but also better retained! Effective visual management is a terrific time-saving tool for your team, if nothing else! Furthermore, teams who are managed using visual management have been shown to be considerably more involved than those who aren’t, after all, how can your team achieve and win if they have no understanding what’s going on? Empowered teams are aware of the score, their own performance, and how they contribute to the overall picture. Everyone can see how their performance is trending versus the target thanks to visual communication.
Creating a culture of empowered workers isn’t easy, and it doesn’t happen overnight, but by implementing visual management in your workplace, you’re assisting in the development of ‘visual thinkers,’ which is the first step toward securing the bottom-line significant improvement and company-wide alignment you can expect over time.
In a simple term, visual management has the clear benefits:
- That task actually gets done — you’re displaying the score for all to see!
- It will become second nature to you that you are developing a workforce of ‘visual thinkers’.
- That your workplace has a voice. Visual management brings your workplace’s physical surroundings to life by presenting a series of stories.
- Workers will feel more empowered, and everyone will understand the direction, what’s important, and what they can do to make a difference.
- The organisation as a whole will be more focused on what matters.
Visualmitra offers Lean consultancy service and bespoke visual management products to reduce waste in all manufacturing processes, as well as an in-depth survey conducted by our Operational Excellence Experts. Contact our team at 9820061281 or fill out our contact form for more information on how we can assist you and to schedule a consultation.