Paul Akers
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Podcast Appearances
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You get what you tolerate.
I don't tolerate anything but excellence.
Here's a conversation I have with people.
People ask me this all the time.
One of my most famous talks I give.
Bob doesn't want to do lean.
Bob doesn't want to make improvements.
He doesn't want to make improvement videos.
He doesn't want a 3S.
He doesn't want to really participate in the morning meeting.
So I pull Bob.
I don't have an office, Dwayne, so I have to pull him into my conference room because I have no office.
I'm always on the Gemba.
I'm always on the shop floor working with people.
So I pull them into my conference room and I say, Bob, this is a conversation I have.
One of the most important things I'll say in our podcast today.
Ready?
Bob, I have determined as the president of this company that the way that we can guarantee your future, my future, you can buy groceries, you can buy a new car, you can plan a vacation.
For your family, maybe put some money away, buy a house and everything.