The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. The post 5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work first appeared on The Horizons Tracker.

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Deming Institute

JANUARY 16, 2017

Speaking of continuous improvement, my GM plant also had a very traditional “suggestion system,” not a Kaizen-style approach to improvement. The Livonia Philosophy (as written, not practiced) also sounds like Lean in the goal of utilizing of all people’s skill and creativity, as we practice in the Kaizen model.

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Kaizen Deming Lean Manufacturing Handbook 28

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We got our black belts in six-sigma; words or acronyms like Kaizen, PDCA, TQM, QC and ISO became everyday parts of our work language. When I first met then Southeast Airlines CEO, Herb Kelleher, we were both working the booth at the 1997 BookExpo at Chicago’s McCormick Center. The benefits were significant. Fun Leaders Are Real.

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Great Leadership By Dan

FEBRUARY 2, 2009

Another well known blogger said that if a CEO did this, it showed he was clueless. Think task forces, committees, action learning, and Kaizen workshops. It’s a leadership development opportunity - really! It’s the collective hard work from each and every one of us, especially our leaders. Radiate confidence and optimism.

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First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 15, 2011

Jennifer Prosek is the founder and CEO of CJP Communications (CJP), where she leads many of the firm’s key accounts. Under her leadership, the firm has become a leading international public relations and financial communications consultancy with offices in New York, Connecticut and London.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2017

The CEO, Hiroshi Mikitani, realized that doing business in multiple languages prevented the organization from sharing valuable knowledge across the organization’s existing global operations, as well as those that were being newly established. These challenges differed depending on people’s backgrounds and location.

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Succession Globalization Tacit Knowledge GDP 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. That scares me.

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