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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

 The Management Improvement Carnival naturally features posts on how improve your management skills and systems within your organization, but also has a special focus on how this can be accomplished using lean management practices such as Kaizen, Six Sigma, and even Hansei.  Enjoy! .  And, by the way.

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Operational Improvement Has Improved

Harvard Business Review

If you've had a bad experience with an operational improvement effort (like Six Sigma or Business Reengineering), or if you haven't given it much attention lately, you should take a fresh look. Upstream participants have access to downstream scheduling systems, and downstream participants can see the flow heading their way.

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Debriefing as Continuous Improvement

Strategy Driven

Whether it was branded the Deming Method or Six Sigma or a host of other models, ‘continuous improvement processes’ found their way into organizations large and small and have made a major contribution to improving quality worldwide. He also serves as a consultant to process and continuous improvement management programs.

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Integrating Maintenance of Board Certification and Health Systems’ Quality-Improvement Programs

Harvard Business Review

Develop standards for meaningful participation by individual physicians. Each QIP is submitted via a web-based portal, evaluated by two members of the quality review board, discussed at biweekly meetings, and assessed for quality-improvement method and meaningful-participation standards. Meaningful participation standards.

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What Social Entrepreneurs Can Teach Your Company's Future Leaders

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 IBM survey found that 79% of global chief executives foresaw "high or very high complexity" over the next five years, but only 49% felt their organization was prepared to handle it. If you want to pair your managers with social entrepreneurs, here are a few things to consider: Prepare : Invest in preparing your participants in advance.