KAIZEN: Change Your Business and Create Success (with Paul Akers) Pt. 1

What is Kaizen? Continuous improvement is the best translation of this Japanese concept, which can be absolutely transformative when applied to a business. In this two-part interview, Paul Akers explains how. Entrepreneur Paul Akers is best known as the father of the lean movement, and the Kaizen philosophy is perfectly in keeping with these ideals. By always striving to find new ways to reduce waste and improve efficiency, a Kaizen company can become a lean company in no time. Paul uses these concepts to run his company, FastCap, and that business success is proof of how valuable a Kaizen process can be. In this interview, Paul will explain the Kaizen 5S and how to apply these concepts to your business. Lean thought and continuous improvement impact every aspect of business, from workplace organization to how you interact with customers. Today, we’ll look at some Kaizen examples that demonstrate these theories in the real-world, giving you a practical road map for using the ideas in your work and life. Part of successfully implementing a new business process is getting your entire team on board. We’ll find out what kind of Kaizen training Paul utilizes with his employees to instill improvement as a core value. As you’ll see, a lean culture often improves workplace morale along with your bottom line when you do it right. 💥 Most New Businesses Fail From Guessing 💥 UpFlip Accelerator gives you the system to launch faster and get clients sooner. 👉 https://www.upflip.com/accelerator Or start FREE with our quick-start trainings ↓ 🧽 How to start a $140k/month cleaning business - https://learn.upflip.com/cleaning-bus... 🥤 How to start a $50K/month vending business - https://learn.upflip.com/the-vending-... 🖌️ How to start a million-dollar painting business for under $1K - https://learn.upflip.com/how-to-start... 🚛 How to start a $10k/month moving and junk removal business - https://learn.upflip.com/moving-and-j... 🔑 How to start a $8K/month mid-term rental business - https://learn.upflip.com/the-mid-term... 🏠 How to make $248K in tax-free profit from building and selling homes - https://learn.upflip.com/the-builders... 🗺️ How to make $25K in one deal buying and selling land - https://learn.upflip.com/land-flippin... OR… 🎓 Join UpFlip Academy to “copy-paste” the top million-dollar service businesses you can start in weeks and profit from in months - https://links.upflip.com/academy-yt More UpFlip Official Resources: 📕 FREE access to 137 Most Profitable Businesses - https://links.upflip.com/137-business... 🎙️ Follow the UpFlip Podcast - https://links.upflip.com/podcast-yt 📩 Join the UpFlip Newsletter - https://links.upflip.com/newsletter-yt 👉 Check out Paul’s business - https://www.fastcap.com Time stamps: 0:00 Intro 1:52 When and Why Kaizen Was Implemented At FastCap 2:35 Processes Improved By Kaizen 4:53 Understanding The Word Kaizen 5:55 Does Kaizen Work For Everyone? 7:49 What Are Kaizen Events? 9:49 The Kaizen Checklist 11:18 UpFlip Blog and Hub 11:43 Showing A Kaizen Process 13:55 Tips For Implementing Kaizen 15:59 Mornings and Team Meetings 17:28 Outro #kaizen #whatiskaizen #kaizenevent