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Leading Thoughts for December 9, 2021

Leading Blog

I DEAS shared have the power to expand perspectives, change thinking, and move lives. Which is why, along with kaizen, PBNS—pleased but never satisfied—has been part of our culture since the beginning.)”. Here are two ideas for the curious mind to engage with: I. Michael Dell on success: “Success is not a straight line up.

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Possibility Maximizer: Management Improvement Carnival

Sales Wolf Blog

Department of Labor Home Page Tom Peters, The Man, The Myth, The Legend, Change Guru TUTs Adventurers Club: Explore the power of thought & creative visualization to manifest dreams!  This week I have a great management blog carnival to share with you.  Enjoy!

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Avoid Doing the Wrong things Righter…But, “By What Method?”

Deming Institute

However, all kidding aside, there was a powerful lesson here to be learned; one that may have transformed me as a teacher… and I missed it. I share this story with students in the courses I teach and I jokingly tell them, as I finish the story, that I learned one valuable lesson that day….not not to call on Julie anymore! Mark Lane, 2019).

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The Case for Investing More in People

Harvard Business Review

Productivity in most developed economies has been anemic. Beyond wages, other forms of investment in human capital include education and training, improved healthcare, and other, less obvious investments, such as the time and space to explore new ideas and professional development opportunities.

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Avoid the Improvement Hype Cycle

Harvard Business Review

To show how different it is, we have special words to describe them such as " Master Black Belt ," " DMAIC ," " Kaizen ," " A3 ," and " SIPOC.". To understand the strengths and weaknesses of different process religions, develop a network of people with experience in each one. No one has looked at things quite this way.

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Speed Of Learning As The New Competitive Advantage

The Horizons Tracker

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. This is a world that tries to overcome the innovator’s dilemma by learning new things even when their current strength remains powerful.

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Every Fast-Growing Company Has to Combat Overload

Harvard Business Review

But by the 1990s it had run aground: It hadn’t properly developed systems to implement its growth strategy internally, and so that strategy broke down at dozens of points of execution on the front line—with customers, crew, staff on the shore and the company’s travel agent partners. Celebrate and reward frontline heroes.