Building the Fit Organization: Six Core Principles for Making Your Company Stronger, Faster, and More Competitive

5Visual Management

Most office work is invisible. Sure, you can see people working at their desks, but the work itself is information residing in physical or electronic folders and inboxes. If you can’t see it, you don’t know whether or not the process is running well. Visual management systems provide critical information that allows you to assess the quality and pace of the work being done so that you can identify problems and make improvements—in real time, where those issues occur. They also foster teamwork and improve communications among departments that would otherwise struggle to coordinate efforts.

THE POWER OF VISUAL MANAGEMENT

Walk into any fitness center, health club, or gym in the country and you’ll see yourself. Or rather, reflections ...