{"id":8510,"date":"2016-04-17T18:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T00:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/?p=8510"},"modified":"2016-04-15T15:08:28","modified_gmt":"2016-04-15T21:08:28","slug":"visuality-is-the-new-tool-for-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/financenewmexico.org\/sandbox\/articles\/general-business-advice\/visuality-is-the-new-tool-for-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Visuality\u2019 Is the New Tool for Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Finance New Mexico<\/p><\/div>\n

Those who have gazed upon an infographic have experienced the core of a methodology that is captivating business leaders. \u2018Visuality\u2019 isn\u2019t new, but its innovative application to workplace environments is improving efficiency, productivity and safety. Managers who have incorporated its principles into their business call it the language of leadership.<\/p>\n

A visual workplace embeds visual answers to critical questions as close as possible to the place they\u2019re needed in any work environment. One example is posting a safety slogan where it\u2019s relevant to the employee \u2014 say a reminder about safe forklift operation in the warehouse where this equipment is used or parked when idle.<\/p>\n

In a workplace that serves the public, such as a government office or retail store, visual aids such as signs or labels with words and images can eliminate the need for workers to spend valuable time answering the same questions over and over.<\/p>\n

These visual tools aim to speak for themselves, directing behavior without the need for conversation. They aim to overcome the information deficits that prevent employees from being able to do their jobs effectively.<\/p>\n

Enhanced Productivity<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cVisuality is a language,\u201d according to Gwendolyn Galsworth, Ph.D., author and president-founder of Visual Thinking Inc. and the Visual-Lean Institute. \u201cVisuals can be easily understood at a glance, eliminating the wasted downtime that had previously been spent searching, asking or waiting for information. This model can greatly improve\u2026 productivity, cost, quality, on-time delivery, inventory and equipment reliability,\u201d Galsworth says on her website.<\/p>\n

Galsworth comes from the world of lean manufacturing, which strives to improve workplace efficiency and productivity by eliminating time-wasting practices and processes. She sees her system as a complement to the lean model: One encourages employees to institute and maintain order in their work environments and the other stresses placing information where it\u2019s useful.<\/p>\n

\u201cVisuality \u2026 builds operational information into the physical work environment, enabling people and machines to work with greater precision because they are each increasingly self-regulating,\u201d her website explains. \u201cLean \u2026 defines and directs the flow of work that visual spells out, dramatically reducing lead time and flow distance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s Get Visual<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some concepts are easier to explain with a physical demonstration, and that\u2019s just what the New Mexico Manufacturing Extension Partnership plans to do in a two-part seminar on the \u201cvisual workplace\u201d and a follow-up site assessment April 26-27 in Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

Galsworth will introduce participants to the idea in a seminar at Central New Mexico Community College\u2019s Workforce Training Center and the next day lead them on a field trip to Desert Paper and Envelope \u2014 an Albuquerque paper and envelope maker \u2014 to offer tangible examples of how visual thinking can improve productivity in any setting, whether it\u2019s an office, factory, hospital, retail store or library.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s appropriate that New Mexico MEP is sponsoring the event. MEP provides training and expertise in efficient production and administrative practices that help manufacturers create and retain jobs by becoming more competitive.<\/p>\n

The two-day event, called \u201cVisual Workplace, Visual Thinking,\u201d is designed for company leaders, managers and supervisors of manufacturing and non-manufacturing companies. A one-day workshop option is available, but only those who attend the first day are eligible to attend the on-site visit to Desert Paper.<\/p>\n

For information, call Ron Burke at 505-314-9121 or 505-681-8871; to register, complete an online registration form at http:\/\/newmexicomep.org\/events\/<\/a>, or call Claudia at 505-314-9131. More information about New Mexico MEP is available at www.newmexicomep.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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