For my professional career I have been helping individuals, teams and organisations find a better way to work. This has spanned positions in primary manufacturing that include Aerospace, logistics and general manufacturing companies. This wasn't always my planned career path, as I didn't spend my youth wanting to be a continuous improvement leader; I wanted to be a pilot. When this wasn’t possible the next logical step was to start career in aerospace. It was in these early years where I learnt the importance of observing, collecting evidence and understanding how people interact with each other from all walks of life. Then my boss placed me on a project team to learn about a new concept called Lean Manufacturing. I started gaining experience in Lean programs with a project team and at times under the keen eye of a Japanese sensei. Over these years of applying the basic principles of Lean manufacturing my role as a Lean specialist began. I consider myself a teacher/student first, and that is, by nature a change agent. I have spent my career teaching people how to eliminate waste, improve flow and focus on reducing variation. I'm not a devotee of Lean or Six Sigma rather I am committed to methodologies that drive continuous improvement in discovering the next step forward. I am a believer in enabling individuals and teams to accelerate their progress in problem-solving and improve their work. I do this because when we understand our problems, create learning’s from them and take action to improve them, everybody wins customers, employees, managers, and stakeholders. Connect with me via Twitter or LinkedIn and let me know how we can collaborate. While I continue to work and have worked with some amazing people, the views expressed on this site are my own and do not represent opinions of my current or past employers.Follow me on Twitter - @RobbieCh,Follow the Total Excellence in Manufacturing Forum - http://www.linkedin.com/groups/3899238