Rich Gee Group

APRIL 18, 2022

History: Fishbones or causal diagrams were popularized by Kaoru Ishikawa in the 1960s that show the potential causes of a specific event. It allows you as the leader, to help your team understand the root causal elements of a problem and (have them) identify areas of improvement. They solve their own issues!

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HR Digest

JULY 16, 2020

When Japanese writer and actress Yumi Ishikawa tweeted how much her feet hurt from a company dress code requiring her to wear 5cm to 7cm high heels at work, she sparked an online movement. Ishikawa struck a chord with working women in Japan who came forward, sharing photos of their bloodied and bruised feet on social media.

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HR Digest

JUNE 7, 2019

The campaign which was launched by Yumi Ishikawa, an actress and freelance writer quickly won support from lots of Japanese women online. Ishikawa mentioned that officials replied her efforts with skepticism, saying it would be difficult to pass a law on any issue concerning workplace footwear until the corporate world changes its culture. “I

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HR Digest

JULY 16, 2020

When Japanese writer and actress Yumi Ishikawa tweeted how much her feet hurt from a company dress code requiring her to wear 5cm to 7cm high heels at work, she sparked an online movement. Ishikawa struck a chord with working women in Japan who came forward, sharing photos of their bloodied and bruised feet on social media.

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Ishikawa Airlines Policies Follow-up 52

Curious Cat

MARCH 10, 2015

Crosby, Peter Senge, Warren Bemis, Tom Peters, Kaoru Ishikawa, and Joseph M. But equally important, Quality Leadership also focusses on strong personal relationships, statistical analysis, employee empowerment, and the influence of others. We relied heavily on the teachings of such quality leaders as W. Edwards Deming, Philip B.

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Case Study System Management Deming 40

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

During rapid-improvement events, teams mapped processes and designed Ishikawa diagrams to aid in identifying cause and effects of waste. But by adopting an “any-patient-to-any-bed” approach we were able to largely eliminate the need for traditional triage, except during periods of substantial patient surge.

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Health Care Ishikawa Lean Manufacturing Early Adopters 8

First Friday Book Synopsis

MARCH 28, 2012

I can easily identify with the executive in Frank Cotham’s cartoon that appeared in an issue of The New Yorker years ago. Problems really do seem to multiply like rabbits on steroids. However, experts on decision-making agree that there are three mistakes that seem to make difficult situations even worse…and all can be avoided.

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