Amazon

Continuous Improvement Manager

Area Manager

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Junior Site Manager

Syddansk Universitet - University of Southern Denmark

Junior Research Assistant

Kverneland Group Kerteminde A/S

Master Thesis Project

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Data Consultant

Odense University Hospital

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Hi!👋 Ivan here

I'm an industrial engineer with 7+ years of experience in Operations Management and Continuous Improvement.

I serve two main groups of people:

	• Business owners and executives who want to turn their broken processes into brilliant ones (and save so much damn money) through Kaizen and Innovation

	• Founders and consulting firm owners within CI, Lean or Innovation who want to promote their businesses and make LinkedIn a legit revenue channel

(DM me for the details) 


I started writing on LinkedIn in October 2023. 

Since then, I have been sharing actionable, educational, and entertaining content to support LinkedIn community members in their continuous improvement journey. This helped me grow my audience from 9,000 to 100,000 followers in a year.

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Ivan Carillo

26 Kaizen Leadership Mantras

Here are the 4 principles that I believe are most powerful (and why):

1/ Gemba never lies; go and see for yourself.

I've seen leaders make terrible decisions because they trusted Excel sheets over their own eyes. The problems that cost us millions are often visible on the shopfloor, but nobody bother to look. Reports tell you what people want you to know. Gemba tells you what's actually happening. I think the moment you stop walking the floor is the moment you lose touch with reality. Your operators won't lie to you if you show up regularly, ask good questions, and actually listen to their answers.

2/ Without psychological safety, Kaizen dies.

I've watched brilliant Kaizen programs collapse because people were terrified to speak up. Companies that blame individuals for systemic problems get exactly what they deserve. Silence. Workers hide defects, skip reporting near-misses, and watch waste happen rather than risk looking stupid or getting punished. I think this is why most Kaizen initiatives fail within a year. You can't improve what people won't talk about, and people won't talk about problems in a culture of fear.

3/ The person doing the work knows it best.

I learned this the hard way early in my career when I implemented a Kaizen idea. The operators supported it, then immediately went back to their old method the moment I left. Every time I've ignored frontline expertise, I've wasted time and money solving the wrong problem. I think we underestimate how much knowledge lives in the hands and muscle memory of people who do the same task hundreds of times daily.

4/ Kaizen culture doesn't support strategy. Kaizen culture is strategy.

I spent years thinking CI was something that helped execute our "real" strategy. I was wrong. Companies with a strong Kaizen culture adapt faster, survive disruptions better, and outperform competitors with superior strategic plans. I think this is the principle most executives miss. Your competitors can copy your products in months, but they can't copy a culture where thousands of people solve problems every single day.

P.S. What's your fav one in the list?

Founder of Gemba Walk AI — I help executives cut waste and fix the broken processes costing them millions

Brutal truth: most Kaizen implementations fail within 6 months.

Here's why (and how to fix it):

Common failure pattern..

↓ Launch with great enthusiasm 
↓ Form improvement teams 
↓ Run some workshops 
↓ See initial results 
↓ Get distracted by other priorities 
 ↳ Kaizen activities fade away

The missing ingredient? 
Systems thinking.

Successful Kaizen requires these systems working together:

1/ Total Quality Management

+Customer focus throughout organization
+Process-oriented improvement mindset

2/ Just-In-Time Production

+Elimination of waste in all forms
+Flow-based operations

3/ Total Productive Maintenance

+Equipment reliability and efficiency
+Operator involvement in maintenance

4/ Policy Deployment

+Clear targets cascading from top to bottom
+Aligned improvement efforts

5/ Suggestion Systems

+Employee engagement in daily improvement
+Recognition of participation

6/ Small Group Activities

+Quality circles and improvement teams
+Collaborative problem-solving
 
Most companies try to implement Kaizen 
…without these foundations. 

Remember:

Success requires patience.

+Start with one system
+Build it thoroughly
+Connect it to others gradually

…and never stop improving!

Founder of Gemba Walk AI • I help executives cut waste and fix the broken processes costing them millions

Most companies create fantastic value stream maps.

Then file them away. (I've seen it dozens of times) 

Video credit to Krish Sengottaiyan. Give him a follow

Teams spend weeks mapping their current state. 

They identify waste. 
They draft the future state

Then ...nothing changes.

You know why?

No one is responsible for the customer experience.

Traditional organizations are function-based.

→ Finance reports to CFO 
→ Operations reports to COO 
→ Sales reports to CRO

Each leader knows their department.
But nobody understands how value flows end-to-end.

No single leader owns value stream performance.

"Everyone" is responsible = No one is responsible

VSM needs an owner with authority. 
One leader who can make decisions across silos.

CEO could, but they operate too high to manage CI.

So it's key to assign executive-level VSM ownership. 

Before you map your next value stream, answer this:

Who owns the complete customer journey?

If you can't name them...
save yourself the effort.

P.S. Does anyone in your organization have E2E accountability for value delivery?

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⚠️ What if your car could protect you… even when you can’t protect yourself?

We’re entering an era where vehicles don’t just move us — they look after us.

Volkswagen’s Emergency Assist is a powerful example of life-saving innovation in mobility.

If a driver becomes unresponsive — whether due to fatigue, a medical emergency, or suddenly falling asleep — the car doesn’t simply keep moving.

It steps in like a silent guardian :

🔹 Detects driver inactivity
🔹 Warns surrounding vehicles
🔹 Gently changes lanes and pulls over safely
🔹 Automatically calls emergency services

And here’s where it gets even more fascinating 👇
AI is rewiring car safety from reactive to proactive.

Instead of waiting for an accident to happen, intelligent systems now:
✨ Monitor driver attention and behavior in real time
✨ Predict risk through sensors and patterns
✨ Take action before disaster strikes

This isn’t just car tech — it’s AI becoming a co-pilot for human life.

As vehicles grow smarter and more intuitive, road safety won’t depend on perfect alertness… but on seamless collaboration between humans and machines.

Would you trust an AI-powered safety system with your life behind the wheel? 🚗🤖
Let’s talk.


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Picture this —

You wake up one morning, and your job is gone.

No title.
 No fancy email signature.
 No corporate identity to hide behind.
Just you — starting over.

Feels unsettling, doesn’t it? 

Because without a personal brand, your professional status disappears with your role.
 No matter if you were a CEO, Director, or top performer — without visibility, you’re invisible.

 You start competing for attention all over again.
But when you’ve built a personal brand, the story changes.
People already know who you are.

 They value your voice.
 They trust your expertise.

 You don’t chase opportunities — they find you.
That’s the power of personal branding.

 It’s not fluff. It’s not ego.
 It’s your most valuable career asset.

It builds trust before you even walk into a room.
 It earns credibility while you sleep.

 It keeps you relevant, respected, and remembered.

Yet most professionals still treat LinkedIn like a digital résumé —
 posting once in a blue moon, waiting for luck to strike.

Meanwhile, the ones showing up — consistently, authentically, and with purpose — are the ones winning.

They’re attracting clients.
 They’re building teams.
 They’re getting opportunities others don’t even know exist.

LinkedIn isn’t saturated. It’s underused.
 I’ve never seen someone show up with intention for six months and not see results.

This isn’t about vanity — it’s about security.
 Your job might end someday.

 Your personal brand won’t.

That’s what keeps you visible, valuable, and unstoppable.

And if you’re ready to build yours — simply and effectively — DM me.
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#𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, #𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 #growth 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘨𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵.

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