Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership
Most organizations measure productivity, absenteeism, and safety incidents without ever asking what all three have in common. Tim Thomas, a former Australian Special Forces soldier turned sleep specialist, argues the answer is sitting in plain sight at the bottom of every performance pyramid. The conversation moves from combat deployments in Afghanistan to corporate boardrooms, and the through line is the same: fatigue is an enemy that most leaders never name.
“If you want to cut the amount of sick days you have in half, improve the quality sleep of the people that work there.” – Tim Thomas
Tim’s performance pyramid puts rest and recovery at the foundation of everything else, and that same principle applies to the people leading improvement work on your floor or in your office.
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If sleep quality were a visible metric in your organization, what would it reveal about how your team is actually performing?