Video Kaizen Success Stories
See Real Manufacturing Results. One Kaizen at a Time.
Watch Adam Lawrence share the stories, strategies, and breakthroughs behind real Kaizen transformations.
No Barrier too Big for the Team
A major plant emergency stopped this Reliability Kaizen in its tracks. Two months later, the team returned with even greater determination, finished what they started, and proved that no barrier is too big when people are committed to improvement.
Sometimes the biggest obstacle to improvement isn't the process, it's an unexpected crisis. In this video, I share how a Reliability Kaizen was interrupted by a plant evacuation, only to return stronger than before. It's a story about resilience, teamwork, and proving that no barrier is too big when people are committed to continuous improvement.
The Bottleneck
The COO loved my work, but couldn't afford to bring me down to his company every week. He challenged me to upskill his employees to take over the Kaizen event responsibilities. Challenge accepted!
The COO loved my work, but couldn't afford to bring me down to his company every week. He challenged me to upskill his employees to take over the Kaizen event responsibilities. Challenge accepted!
Leadership Commitment in a Challenging Situation
When my team leader came down with COVID, I thought it would be wise to delay the Kaizen event. He wanted to push through and joined us virtually on the first day. Even without him physically in the room with the team, we didn't miss a beat and made some significant improvements.
When my team leader came down with COVID, I thought it would be wise to delay the Kaizen event. He wanted to push through and joined us virtually on the first day. Even without him physically in the room with the team, we didn't miss a beat and made some significant improvements.
Go with your Gut
I bought 200 ninja stress relievers to bring to a conference. My marketing mentor thought it was a bad idea. I decided to make the best of my "bad" investment.
I bought 200 ninja stress relievers to bring to a conference. My marketing mentor thought it was a bad idea. I decided to make the best of my "bad" investment.
The Sexiest Man in Pensacola
At the end of every Kaizen event, we created a report out and practiced it before sharing it with the leadership team. Team members were having so much fun that I didn't know if I would still have a job when it was over!
My First Process Improvement Project
When I started my career, I quickly learned how important it was to spend time out in the process and create good working relationships with the people doing the work. Go to Gemba!
The First Area Owner at the Furniture Company
When we started the Kaizen event, one of our team members thought we wouldn't accomplish much. In the middle of the week, he stepped up and took charge of a critical improvement area.
Charting the Course of Critical Information
We thought we had found all of the opportunities in our electronics lab 5S Kaizen. Until we realized that a critical communication was taking so long that the customer was waiting for their results unnecessarily.
All Night Long
This was my first IT Kaizen event. Our Gemba walk was scheduled from 9 pm Sunday to 1:30 am on Monday. Would the team find breakthroughs and would I be able to say awake?
Guiding Principles
Once we removed conveyer guides, we improved the performance at the world’s largest ceiling plant.
Once we removed conveyer guides, we improved performance at the world’s largest ceiling tile plant.
A Random Birthday Message Leads to a Strategic Planning Session
Sending birthday cards to all of my employees surprised them and strengthened our working relationship.
Weld it in Place to Sustain it
Before I developed the Wheel of Sustainability, I had to find other ways to sustain our Kaizen solutions. In this case, we used a welder.