Creating a Kaizen culture : align the organization, achieve breakthrough results, and sustain the gains

FOSTER AND SUSTAIN A KAIZEN CULTURE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION WINNER of the 2015 Shingo Research and Professional Publication Award! FOREWORD BY JOHN TOUSSANT, CEO OF THEDACARE Transforming a culture is far more about emotional growth than technical maturity. Co-written by leaders at the Kaizen Institute, Creating a Kaizen Culture explains how to enable an adaptive, excellent, and sustainable organization by leveraging core kaizen values and the behaviors they generate. The proven methods presented in this book will dramatically increase your chances of success in implementing a kaizen culture by closing the biggest gaps in the correct understanding of: WHAT KAIZEN CULTURE IS AND WHY WE NEED IT HOW EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE CAN PRACTICE KAIZEN EVERY DAY THE LEADER'S ROLE IN TURNING KAIZEN CULTURE INTO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Based on more than 50 years of combined experience from experts who have successfully used kaizen to lead real transformation in a wide variety of industries, Creating a Kaizen Culture reveals how to propel rapid and sustainable performance improvement. It provides a detailed and illustrated road map to organized kaizen implementation through kaizen events. Real-world examples demonstrate kaizen culture in action at Toyota, Zappos, Wiremold, and many other companies. Featuring valuable insights from Kaizen Institute leaders, this practical resource covers: WHY WE NEED A KAIZEN CULTURE THE TRUE MEANING OF KAIZEN THE ORIGIN OF THE KAIZEN EVENT KAIZEN AS A STRATEGY IN PRACTICE DAILY KAIZEN SUSTAINING 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 FOSTER AND SUSTAIN A CULTURE IN YOUR ORGANIZATION **FOREWORD BY JOHN TOUSSANT, CEO OF THEDACARE** Transforming a culture is far more about emotional growth than technical maturity. Co-written by leaders at the Kaizen Institute, __Creating a Kaizen Culture__ explains how to enable an adaptive, excellent, and sustainable organization by leveraging core __kaizen__ values and the behaviors they generate. The proven methods presented in this book will dramatically increase your chances of success in implementing a __kaizen__ culture by closing the biggest gaps in the correct understanding of: - WHAT KAIZEN CULTURE IS AND WHY WE NEED IT - HOW EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE CAN PRACTICE __KAIZEN__ EVERY DAY - THE LEADER'S ROLE IN TURNING KAIZEN CULTURE INTO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE Based on more than 50 years of combined experience from experts who have successfully used __kaizen__ to lead real transformation in a wide variety of industries, __Creating a Kaizen Culture__ reveals how to propel rapid and sustainable performance improvement. It provides a detailed and illustrated road map to organized __kaizen__ implementation through kaizen events. Real-world examples demonstrate __kaizen__ culture in action at Toyota, Zappos, Wiremold, and many other companies. Featuring valuable insights from Kaizen Institute leaders, this practical resource covers: - WHY WE NEED A __KAIZEN__ CULTURE - THE TRUE MEANING OF __KAIZEN__ - THE ORIGIN OF THE __KAIZEN__ EVENT - __KAIZEN__ AS A STRATEGY IN PRACTICE - DAILY __KAIZEN__ - SUSTAINING 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 Get started with kaizen, implement it in your organization using kaizen events, and ensure the improvements are realized and sustained. Co-written by leaders at the Kaizen Institute, Creating a Kaizen Culture: Align the Organization, Achieve Breakthrough Results, and Sustain the Gains shows how to lead through the different kaizen events, focusing less on theory and philosophy, and more on how to put the knowledge into practice. This practical guide helps you understand how to use the various forms of kaizen to propel rapid and sustainable performance improvement. It provides a detailed and illustrated road map to organized kaizen implementation. You'll find all the materials and tasks required for preparation, execution, and follow-up of kaizen events. This book bridges the gap between an overview for management and a manual for practitioners. Tips, case studies from kaizen-driven leaders, templates, and one point lessons round out the work, and offer additional insight into the authors' kaizen breakthrough achievements. With more than 75 years of accumulated experience using kaizen to lead real transformation, the authors offer a unique work in its structured, visual design and rich but practical content. Step-by-step descriptions of how to lead with kaizen, and how to follow up to sustain improvements Tips on empowering employees while holding them accountable for their results Case studies by kaizen-driven CEOs such as Art Byrne and John Toussaint Includes one point lessons - one-page summaries that capture the main principle of each chapter A wealth of experience from three experts who have led kaizen events in a wide variety of industries and different sized companies Annotation FOSTER AND SUSTAIN A "KAIZEN" CULTURE IN YOUR ORGANIZATIONFOREWORD BY JOHN TOUSSANT, CEO OF THEDACARETransforming a culture is far more about emotional growth than technical maturity. Co-written by leaders at the Kaizen Institute, "Creating a Kaizen Culture" explains how to enable an adaptive, excellent, and sustainable organization by leveraging core "kaizen" values and the behaviors they generate. The proven methods presented in this book will dramatically increase your chances of success in implementing a "kaizen" culture by closing the biggest gaps in the correct understanding of: WHAT KAIZEN CULTURE IS AND WHY WE NEED IT HOW EVERYONE, EVERYWHERE CAN PRACTICE "KAIZEN" EVERY DAY THE LEADER'S ROLE IN TURNING KAIZEN CULTURE INTO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEBased on more than 50 years of combined experience from experts who have successfully used "kaizen" to lead real transformation in a wide variety of industries, "Creating a Kaizen Culture" reveals how to propel rapid and sustainable performance improvement. It provides a detailed and illustrated road map to organized "kaizen" implementation through kaizen events. Real-world examples demonstrate "kaizen" culture in action at Toyota, Zappos, Wiremold, and many other companies. Featuring valuable insights from Kaizen Institute leaders, this practical resource covers: WHY WE NEED A "KAIZEN" CULTURE THE TRUE MEANING OF "KAIZEN" THE ORIGIN OF THE "KAIZEN" EVENT "KAIZEN" AS A STRATEGY IN PRACTICE DAILY "KAIZEN" SUSTAINING 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 "Transforming a culture is far more about emotional growth than technical maturity. Co-written by leaders at the Kaizen Institute, Creating a Kaizen Culture explains how to enable an adaptive, excellent, and sustainable organization by leveraging core kaizen values and the behaviors they generate. The proven methods presented in this book will dramatically increase your chances of success in implementing a kaizen culture by closing the biggest gaps in the correct understanding of what kaizen culture is and why we need it, how everyone, everywhere can practice kaizen every day, and the leader's role in turning kaizen culture into competitive advantage. Based on more than 50 years of combined experience from experts who have successfully used kaizen to lead real transformation in a wide variety of industries, Creating a Kaizen Culture reveals how to propel rapid and sustainable performance improvement. It provides a detailed and illustrated road map to organized kaizen implementation through kaizen events. Real-world examples demonstrate kaizen culture in action at Toyota, Zappos, Wiremold, and many other companies."