Why do so many 5S implementation projects fail or don’t get past the second or third S? Many companies start out with good intentions but often find that other priorities somehow overcome those good intentions and the 5S project seems less important and eventually stalls.To succeed, a 5S project should be part of another, larger project, e.g., optimising workplace efficiencies through reorganising workplace layouts to improve process flow.5S works through people taking responsibility for their own area, but top management must play their part and ensure that necessary tasks are being carried out on a regular basis.In other words 5S must become a ‘habit’; in this guide we will look at how you can break bad habits and replace them with good sustainable (5S) habits by looking at the neuroscience behind how the brain converts a sequence of actions into an automatic routine.