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Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life (Book Review)

QAspire

Artists know how important it is to protect their space, control their environment, and be free of distractions”. Dr. Deming on Joy of Work, Innovation and Leadership. Using Kaizen for Employee Engagement and Improvement. Here is a sketchnote summary of 10 Rules of Ikigai: Related Posts at QAspire. Craftsman Spirit.

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5 Steps To Develop A Learning Culture At Work

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. Of course, learning organizations are not necessarily a new thing, but their nature has changed.

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Is It Fun Being Led by You?

Lead Change Blog

We learned the quality lessons of Edward Deming, Joseph Juran, and Phil Crosby as well as the lean thinking lessons of James Womack. 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. ” Welcome to the era of growth through innovation.

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The Failure of “The Livonia Philosophy” at my GM Plant

Deming Institute

General Motors wasn’t my ideal workplace after having read Deming’s Out of the Crisis and learning a bit about Lean manufacturing in college. If possible, I wanted to work in something closer to the Deming environment. But, I needed a job, so I cast a wide net. What had happened?

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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.