Sales Wolf Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

 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.   Ready to improve your management skills? .

Management 133

Management Six Sigma Human Resources Kaizen 133

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

” There is a virtuous cycle between productivity and people: Higher levels of productivity allow society to reinvest in human capital (most obviously, though not exclusively, via higher wages), and smart investments result in higher labor productivity. Unfortunately, this virtuous cycle appears to be broken.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

” Human capital champions in higher education and industry typically prize knowledge over skills. 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. That scares me.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8

The Horizons Tracker

MAY 23, 2019

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. Deloitte’s Global Human Capital Trends report shows how far many organizations still have to go. “The concept of superjobs takes this shift one step further.

Competitive Advantage 57

Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovation is not just an investment in product enhancement or customer experience; innovation is an investment in your customer's future — a human capital investment in who your customers really want or need to become. History gives a lot of credence to this "human capital" model of innovation influence.

Human Capital 17

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Innovation 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

Innovation is not just an investment in product enhancement or customer experience; innovation is an investment in your customer's future — a human capital investment in who your customers really want or need to become. History gives a lot of credence to this "human capital" model of innovation influence.

Human Capital 16

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2016

” Process and methodology debates have turned into the operational challenge of how best to boost people’s capabilities. For many firms, the innovation agenda is now as much about human capital investment as delivering new products and services. But if innovation is now everyone’s job, who owns job training?

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Kaizen KPI 8