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GC29: GamifiKaizen: Using gamification for continuous improvement | with Gal Rimon of GamEffective

Engaging Leader

GamEffective strives to be the “Fitbit of work,” taking the place of traditional performance management, feedback, and even continuous improvement practices such as kaizens. The most effective gamification makes use of intrinsic drivers to engage employees.

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How to Boost Your Profits

Strategy Driven

There are several reasons for a lack of profit: poor management decisions , cash flow problems and premature scaling; all can be related back to a failure for adequate planning. Kaizen is a valuable mindset to adopt and can dramatically reduce waste and improve a business’s profitability. Regularly review expenditure.

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How to Boost Your Profits

Strategy Driven

There are several reasons for a lack of profit: poor management decisions , cash flow problems and premature scaling; all can be related back to a failure for adequate planning. Kaizen is a valuable mindset to adopt and can dramatically reduce waste and improve a business’s profitability. Regularly review expenditure.

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The Power of 1% Improvement.

Rich Gee Group

Picture this: Jennifer, a project manager in a mid-sized tech company, was once struggling to meet her quarterly targets. By the end of the year, Jennifer not only met her targets but surpassed them, earning the admiration of the upper management. Then, Jennifer came across the idea of the 1% improvement strategy.

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Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Hospital Notes – What Has Changed Since 1990?

Deming Institute

About ten years ago, somebody sent me a PDF file of Dr. Deming’s “Some Notes on Management in a Hospital.” Lean methods, such as value stream mapping and improvement projects carried out by cross-functional teams can break down barriers and increase understanding. A system doesn’t design itself and a system doesn’t manage itself.

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It's Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement

Harvard Business Review

Six Sigma , Kaizen , Lean , and other variations on continuous improvement can be hazardous to your organization's health. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat. Admittedly, continuous improvement once powered Japan's economy.

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Why Best Practices Haven't Fixed Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Their thinking: If they implement enough best-practice bundles here or there to remove the problem and hire enough outsiders to lead improvement projects, things should get good enough. Managing chronic illness, urgent and intensive care, and surgery involve even larger casts. In short, system complexity is the essential challenge.