The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen, and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. Now, however, we’re in a third-generation of the learning organization, with new technologies speeding up the rate at which we can both absorb new information and test our assumptions.

Osborne 117

Osborne Development Tacit Knowledge Kaizen 117

Tanveer Naseer

DECEMBER 10, 2013

… [A business] must be organized for the systematic abandonment of whatever is established, customary, familiar, and comfortable, whether that is a product, service, process; a set of skills, human and social relationships; or the organization itself. In short, it must be organized for constant change.

Drucker 272

Drucker Kaizen Short-term Innovation 272

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

Deming Institute

JANUARY 30, 2017

It’s often not much more complicated than studying the patient’s needs, studying the work, and respecting and engaging team members to have a say in how processes, technology, and spaces are designed and utilized. When I teach at health systems, I always ask who has heard of Dr. Deming. Many hands go up.

Deming 28

Deming Kaizen System Quality 28

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. The first-generation of the learning organization reached its nadir with the continuous improvement movement launched by W. Netflix, for instance, shifted from DVD rental to streaming.

Competitive Advantage 59

Competitive Advantage Kaizen Technology Learning-by-Doing 59

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Intelligent technologies are increasingly delivering greater value for less money. Empowering smart machines to — pun intended — live up to their potential may well become the essential new 21st-century leadership skill. How should smart machines be programmed — or trained — to offer up new insights or kaizen?

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2015

” Human capital champions in higher education and industry typically prize knowledge over skills. Crassly put, leaders and managers get knowledge and education while training and skills go to those who do the work. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. The SEALS can’t afford it.

Training 8

Training Education Incentives Leadership 8