Creating a Kaizen Culture: Align the Organization, Achieve Breakthrough Results, and Sustain the Gains
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (781 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0071826858 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Read it now: a much needed look into what it means to develop a lean culture! Michael Balle Culture, learning, adaptiveness have become casual tools in the managerial toolbox - but what do they really mean? This much needed book clarifies what culture actually means, and how to focus on a kaizen culture. Kaizen remains the breakthrough departure point of any lean effort - in the author's terms, a people-centric, problem solving worldview to benefit society. Without understanding kaizen as the central focus point of lean, there will be neither results nor sustainability. Easy to read, with wonderful. Louise Slavin said Buy this book!. If you are a leader of an organisation and you wish to nurture and grow a culture of engagement in continuous improvement you want to buy this book! This is an insightful and deeply thought provoking book written by people who have many years (decades) experience practising Lean.Of all the elements required to achieve a successful Lean transformation shaping the culture can be the most challenging. There is nothing more valuable than being able to learn from the thoughts and experience of others. It is with . S. Kiebach said Provides a great understanding of what Kaizen means to a culture.. Amazing book about the true power of kaizen. Not just the talk of events but the levels of involvement for the daily kaizen through relentless continuous improvement to tackling big projects via Project Kaizen, and can't forget Support Kaizen either. Getting into the importance of building people around learning, developing, and experimenting. Jon Miller, Mike Wroblewski, & Jaime Villafuetre provide great insight of providing examples at various organizations such as NUMMI, FastCap, ThedaCare, Vibco, & Virgi
About the AuthorJON MILLER has 20 years of experience in the field of kaizen. Jon is the author of numerous articles, and translated and edited Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management as well as contributing to other McGraw-Hill Professional books, including Gemba Kaizen, Second Edition, and Kaizen in Logistics and Supply Chains.MIKE WROBLEWSKI has more than 25 years of experience in industrial engineering, manufacturing management, and kaizen. He is a Director of the Kaizen Institute USA. Mike is a popular keynote speaker at national conferences, sharing his insights and experiences leading kaizen.JAIME VILLAFUERTE has 20 years of experience in the strategic and tactical deployment of continuous improvement. Jaime is the author of The Lean 6 Sigma Deployment Memory Jogger.. He is a Lean Six Sigma Director at Jabil, Inc., where he leads the development and deployment of Lean Six Sigma transformation, reaching 165,000+ employees i
FOSTER AND SUSTAIN A KAIZEN CULTURE IN YOUR ORGANIZATIONWINNER of the 2015 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award!FOREWORD BY JOHN TOUSSANT, CEO OF THEDACARETransforming a culture is far more about emotional growth than technical maturity. It provides a detailed and illustrated road map to organized kaizen implementation through kaizen events. Featuring valuable insights from Kaizen Institute leaders, this practical resource covers: WHY WE NEED A KAIZEN CULTURE THE TRUE MEANING OF KAIZENTHE ORIGIN OF THE KAIZEN EVENT KAIZEN AS A STRATEGY IN PRACTICE DAILY KAIZENSUSTAINING A KAIZEN CULTURE ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS FOR KAIZEN TRANSFORMATION FACING UP TO THE CULTURE MONSTER CASE STUDIES OF REAL-WORLD KAIZEN IMPLEMENTATION IN ORGANIZATIONS OF VARIOUS SIZES AND INDUSTRIES. Real-world examples demonstrate kaizen culture in action at Toyota, Zappos, Wiremold, and many other companies. Co-written by leaders at the Kaizen Institute, <
He is the CEO of the Kaizen Institute Consulting Group. Mike is a popular keynote speaker at national conferences, sharing his insights and experiences leading kaizen.JAIME VILLAFUERTE has 20 years of experience in the strategic and tactical deployment of continuous improvement. Jon is the author of numerous articles, and translated and edited Taiichi Ohno's Workplace Management as well as contributing to