Daily Huddle – 3 Tips To Keep Your Lean Huddle on Track
If you are not running a daily huddle meeting in the field, I highly recommend it! Lean expert & author Keyan Zandy explains the benefits of a daily huddle.
Keyan is a longtime Lean enthusiast and advocate with a curiosity for how Lean processes and tools can improve teambuilding and teamwork in construction. As Skiles Group’s CEO, Keyan is responsible for driving corporate growth and guiding the company’s strategic direction while maintaining a dual focus on client service and nurturing a progressive company culture. With an emphasis on technological advancement, continuous improvement, and innovation in construction, Keyan shepherds the firm’s commitment to improving project delivery processes via Lean Construction and Lean project planning initiatives. He is the co-author of The Lean Builder: A Builder’s Guide to Applying Lean Tools in the Field, which simplifies and clearly articulates the benefits of seven primary Lean concepts, and delivers them in a highly-relatable, immediately-applicable, and field-friendly manner. Keyan also serves as Chairman for Smart Safety, an award-winning crisis management communication and emergency response tool.
3 Lean Time Management Take-Aways from the Art of the Builder
These are 3 main Lean time management take-aways according to Keyan Zandy from the book, The Art of the Builder – Elevating Construction Superintendents.
5 Challenges for Lean Implementation
5 Challenges for Lean Implementation will help explain the reasons why Lean may be failing on your construction jobsite. Lean expert and author Keyan Zandy explains. 5 Challenges for Lean Implementation – 5 Reasons Lean Is Failing on Your Jobsite I’ve made many mistakes on my Lean journey, but the most considerable detour has involved…
Problem Solving – Firefighter or Arsonist?
In problem solving, the hero firefighters may actually be the arsonists creating the very fires they are putting out. The key on the jobsite is to not start the fire in the first place.
How to Delegate – 5 Levels of Delegation on the Jobsite
Knowing how to delegate is critical for any construction superintendent. In this week’s blog, Lean expert and author Keyan Zandy explains the 5 levels of delegation on the jobsite.
Pull Planning Construction
5 pull planning best practices as explained by Lean Construction expert Keyan Zandy, co-author of The Lean Builder – A Builder’s Guide to Applying Lean Tools in the Field.
Building Material Delivery Tracking: 6 Questions to Ask
Building material delivery scheduling and tracking is an essential element of a Lean construction jobsite. Lean expert and author, Keyan Zandy explains.
Breaking Down the 8 Types of Waste in Lean – Defects
In this breakdown of the 8 types of waste in Lean, expert Lean Author Keyan Zandy delves into defects and rework and how to eliminate them from the jobsite.
Building Trust In the Workplace – 3 Dos and Don’ts
Building trust in the workplace requires building both Applied Trust and Emotional Trust. Here are 3 dos and don’t for building trust on the jobsite.
10 Step Lean Daily Team Huddle Observation Checklist
Your daily team huddle should be periodically observed by a neutral party to identify what is working and what is not by using this 10 item checklist.