Free tools from Elevate Weekly

The Tool Drop.

Every week in Elevate Weekly, we give away one practical tool your leaders can use on the next shift. Here's the whole library, free to download and print.

The library

Print it. Use it Monday.

The Pass-Down one-page tool previewShift handoff

The Pass-Down

A one-page handoff so the next shift starts informed: safety, quality holds, plan vs. actual, open issues, coverage and the one thing that matters most.

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The 15-Minute Huddle Board one-page tool previewDaily huddle

The 15-Minute Huddle Board

Run a stand-up that sets the whole day in fifteen minutes, off a simple five-zone board your crew can read at a glance.

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The Job Breakdown Sheet one-page tool previewTWI Job Instruction

The Job Breakdown Sheet

Get the know-how out of your best operator's head and onto paper: important steps, key points and the reasons behind them.

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The Skills Matrix one-page tool previewCross-training

The Skills Matrix

See who can run every critical job and where one call-in shuts you down. Every job three deep: Certified, Backup and Emergency.

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The Leader Standard Work Card one-page tool previewLeader standard work

The Leader Standard Work Card

Put the work only a leader can do on the calendar first, with a daily, weekly and monthly rhythm and a check-off for each.

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The Gemba Walk Route one-page tool previewGo and see

The Gemba Walk Route

A fifteen-minute floor walk on the same route every day, with the three questions that bring real problems to the surface.

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The 5-Why Reset Sheet one-page tool previewRoot cause

The 5-Why Reset Sheet

Stop landing on operator error. A measurable problem statement, a go-and-see check and a backward test that proves you found the real cause.

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