To our customers, suppliers, partners and friends,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the last four months, GBMP<\/a>, has of necessity, pivoted to predominantly virtual consulting, training and coaching.\u00a0\u00a0 Now, as the economy begins to reopen, I\u2019d like to share with you two lessons that we have learned:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Office space adds limited value to our work.<\/strong> Virtual is here to stay, as a component of learning.<\/strong> While timing for recovery from Covid-19 is no less uncertain for me today than several months ago, life goes on, work continues and so does improvement to the work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n GBMP\u2019s mission, to keep good jobs in our region, is stronger than ever and we will continue to adapt to provide value to our community<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 We value our many relationships and look forward to bright outcomes for all of us.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bruce Hamilton,
We have discovered that physical distancing for our team does not necessarily reduce presence or alignment.\u00a0 In fact, the need for very frequent communication during the pandemic has highlighted the advantages of virtual methods like Zoom and Slack.\u00a0 The GBMP team has not been able to assemble physically since February, but we have met \u201cface-to-face\u201d virtually nearly every day, something that would not be practical in real space.\u00a0 While do look forward to a time when can occasionally meet in person, we have come to realize that the \u201cnew normal\u201d may not require the expense of an office.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Like many of you, GBMP has adapted to the pandemic\u2019s reality, and we have learned through this difficult process that there are aspects of virtual learning \u2013 particularly the explicit learning \u2013 that are actually advantageous to both teacher and learner. This is something I would not have subscribed to personally, had pandemic conditions not demanded it; but response from customers has been overwhelmingly positive.\u00a0 We are anxious to be back on-site with our customers \u201cin the Gemba\u201d at some point, but we also anticipate that aspects of virtual learning<\/a> will continue and develop as an improvement to Lean and Six Sigma learning and organizational transformation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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