November 2019 Newsletter
Our November Status Quo Breaker is...
Jeremy Mead, Technology Specialist, is being recognized as our November Status Quo Breaker! Jeremy consistently adds 2-5 ideas to the Technology Lean board each month. He is constantly looking to find efficiencies in everything he does and it regularly overlaps general operation processes within Technology. He is a master of documentation and has pointed out multiple silos of information that are better off managed in a shared environment. He doesn't want to just solve problems, he wants to solve them in such a way that they don't ever reoccur. Way to go!
The Status Quo Breaker is a monthly traveling trophy recognition of an employee for their contribution to process improvement, to say thank you for being Lean and/or for helping make DMPS Leaner. Do you have someone you want to nominate for the Status Quo Breaker? Contact Emma Knapp with their name and a short description.
Jeremy Mead, Technology Specialist, is being recognized as our November Status Quo Breaker! Jeremy consistently adds 2-5 ideas to the Technology Lean board each month. He is constantly looking to find efficiencies in everything he does and it regularly overlaps general operation processes within Technology. He is a master of documentation and has pointed out multiple silos of information that are better off managed in a shared environment. He doesn't want to just solve problems, he wants to solve them in such a way that they don't ever reoccur. Way to go!
The Status Quo Breaker is a monthly traveling trophy recognition of an employee for their contribution to process improvement, to say thank you for being Lean and/or for helping make DMPS Leaner. Do you have someone you want to nominate for the Status Quo Breaker? Contact Emma Knapp with their name and a short description.
Huddles
Huddles are intended to be short meetings (10 minutes or less) where team members stand together in a designated location for a variety of reasons. A team could huddle to discuss daily duties or sub coverage, to debrief following an incident, to share important announcements, or discuss progress on the team's action board. You can hold them every day, once a week or as needed. The idea is to make it quick and make it purposeful - it is either to brief or debrief. If the topic requires a more in depth conversation, schedule a formal meeting.
Huddles are intended to be short meetings (10 minutes or less) where team members stand together in a designated location for a variety of reasons. A team could huddle to discuss daily duties or sub coverage, to debrief following an incident, to share important announcements, or discuss progress on the team's action board. You can hold them every day, once a week or as needed. The idea is to make it quick and make it purposeful - it is either to brief or debrief. If the topic requires a more in depth conversation, schedule a formal meeting.
Shout Outs!
Thank you Mary Ensign, Rose Green Ballard, Mona Fiscus, Liz Schroeder, Carl Swauger, Sherry Bickett, and Lashone Mosley for allowing CI to observe your processes!
Thank you Jeanette Vander Zyl, Sherri Oliver, Julie Burzette, Sherrie Sauls, Vicki Tyler-McConnell, Leslie Morris, Ben Graeber and Erin Pater for sharing your feedback on a process improvement!
Thank you Katie Shearer for helping improve the CI project portfolio!
Thank you Jeanette Vander Zyl, Sherri Oliver, Julie Burzette, Sherrie Sauls, Vicki Tyler-McConnell, Leslie Morris, Ben Graeber and Erin Pater for sharing your feedback on a process improvement!
Thank you Katie Shearer for helping improve the CI project portfolio!
