This slideshow illustrates how to transform the employee suggestion box into a continuous improvement tool that creates opportunities for building problem solving skills.

1. A BRILLIANT IDEA
One that Must be Shared!

2. Does Your Organization Have a Suggestion
Box?

3. Do You Receive Actionable Suggestions That
Increase Profits?

4. Or The Same Old Requests?
Fire Bob in Accounting!
Reduce the Cost of
Health Care!
Allow Stock Options to
Vest the Day of Grant!

5. Transform the Suggestion Box! Make It An Idea
Collection and Problem Solving Training
System

6. How? Here is How!
Demonstrate “Respect for People” Create a Formal (Not
Complex) System To Submit , Review and Report on
Suggestions
Create Metrics for the Suggestion Program
Measure the Impact! ( Great Advice for all Activities)
Communicate that the Suggestion Program is Part of the
Continuous Improvement Process

7. The Suggestion Card Design Is Important
The Suggestion Card Must Encourage
Critical Thinking – Not Complaints
A Quality Card Will Result in Fewer, but
Higher Quality Submissions
The Format Must Be Easy to
Understand and Complete

8. How About Using This Form on a 3 x 5 Card?

9. Recognize The Form?
Think Toyota and The
A3
You Have Turned A 3 x 5
Into a Dynamic Mini A3
Problem Solving Tool

10. A Suggestion Box?
No, Now it is an Employee Problem
Solving System
Now All Employees Are on The Way to
Becoming Problem Solvers
The Organization is On The Way to
Increasing Profits Yes, it is that simple (Not easy, but
simple)
Don’t Forget the Metrics Or the Rewards!

11. Didn’t Recognize the Form? Then Read This
Book
• You will thank me! Let Me Know You Read It
@mawallacehrco

12. All Credit is Due Pete Abilla at shmula.com
This presentation was inspired by and derived from an article by
Pete Abilla dated October 23, 2012 published on Mr. Abilla’s
blog, shmula.com Visit his blog
The ideas in this slideshow are his not mine. My impact and
purpose was to create a entertaining slideshow in order to
communicate the beauty of this idea.
Thank you Mr. Abilla
If you wish to discuss this concept or other Business Improvement
Concepts please let me know @mawallacehrco or
michael.wallace.cpa@icloud.com

13. Contact Info
• Michael Wallace
• Michael.Wallace.cpa@icloud.com
• 1.303.725.1805
• Michael A Wallace LLC
• @mawallacehrco