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Management Tools For Leaders: Cause & Effect Diagram

Rich Gee Group

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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Should women always wear high heels in the workplace?

HR Digest

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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Transforming a Management System – A Case Study From the Madison Wisconsin Police Department

Curious Cat

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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How We Revolutionized Our Emergency Department

Harvard Business Review

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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The three biggest mistakes made when attempting to solve a problem

First Friday Book Synopsis

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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#KuToo: Time’s up for mandatory high heels at work

HR Digest

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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#KuToo: Time’s up for mandatory high heels at work

HR Digest

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.