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It’s Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement

First Friday Book Synopsis

The Japanese term for continuous improvement is kaizen (??) Years ago, Jon Katzenbach told me that the greatest challenge that change agents face is changing their ideas about change.

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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. A forward-thinking plant manager modified the Deming Philosophy to create something called “The Livonia Philosophy.”. But, I needed a job, so I cast a wide net.

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