Rudolph Laban fall in Marginpar in 2007 as a packhouse worker . When Marginpar start Hamuka in 2012 , Rudolph Laban was immediately intrigued by the principle and decide to join the Hamuka section . Rudolph Laban : “ Hamuka is deduce from Kaizen , which is a Nipponese construct . ‘ Kai ’ intend change and ‘ zen ’ mean for good , or for good . We strive for continuous melioration . For us to really finger ownership of the polish , we come up with our own name , and so Hamuka was endure . ”
Getting acquaintedAll our Kenyan and Ethiopian farms have a Hamuka coordinator . New employees are pleasantly surprised when they learn about the culture on our farms . Laban : “ On their first twenty-four hours at the farm , I present them into the acculturation . I explicate the rule , cognitive process , and benefit , and then it ’s metre for them to experience it . They love knowing on the button what is expected of them . you may really see their enthusiasm . ” Besides educating and guide raw employee in the Hamuka culture , the Hamuka coordinators are drive for continuous improvement .
Immediate actionLaban : “ Within the Hamuka finish we grow hoi polloi and our people grow flowers . We make more productivity in people . Our time value adders ( our valued staff ) are the drivers of our commercial enterprise , and by turn back the triangle , we give them possession of their jobs . We standardise all work mental process and each and every value adder knows exactly what is expected of him or her . Most of the publication that hap in the field , are handled by the people in the field . They do n’t have to wait for someone from above to tell them what to do . This increase efficiency tremendously . ”
Open to new ideasLaban : “ In addition to increase efficiency , we also run across people becoming glad and more confident in their work . Their mind are appreciated , and they take more province . We advance our economic value adder to apportion their ideas for betterment with us , and they have given us so many . A duad of examples that we have lately implement at this farm alone are improve the packhouse current by redesign the work station , and introduce a bee hive on the farm for enhanced Hypericum pollination . ”Hamuka convey connectionLaban : “ I am proud of what we have attain with Hamuka . There was slight connectedness between top direction and note value adders , and look at us now ! We do projects together , communication is sluttish , and self-assurance has grow vastly . When time value adders identify any gap , they have no fear and know who to report it to , and how . The openness , transparency and trust that get along with chore possession are very much appreciated by our economic value adder . ”
