Comments on: Continual Improvement

By: Rethinking or Moving Beyond Deming Often Just Means Applying More of What Dr. Deming Actually Said » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:11:58 +0000

[...] about that one instance) is the most effective way to achieve the best results. We believe in continual improvement. We believe that the effective way to improve, when a system is in statistical control, is by [...]

By: Why Lean is Different » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Why Lean is Different » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:01:50 +0000

[...] the work is done, standardize processes (from the gemba view), practice respect for people and continually improve. Lean thinking focuses on achieving better results and through that process improves trust and [...]

By: Quality is Made in the Board Room » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog

Quality is Made in the Board Room » Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 16:06:28 +0000

[...] system (one that respects people, continual improves using a standardized improvement process (that itself is being improved), practices evidence based management, focuses on customer value, improves processes rather than [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » How to Get a New Management Strategy, Tool or Concept Adopted

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 12:18:24 +0000

[...] is a rare organization that adopts a continual improvement, long term focus, system thinking mindset initially. The tendency is often strong to focus on fire [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Good Process Improvement Practices

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:20:51 +0000

[...] The improvement process itself should be continually improved [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Managing Our Way to Economic Success

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:53:08 +0000

[...] in this way improves morale and participation…and profits. … What is called for is constant, never-ending improvement of all processes in the organization. What management needs, too, is constant, never-ending improvement of [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Building a Great Workforce

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Building a Great Workforce — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:40:09 +0000

[...] practice, not just words) is also very wise. In my experience far to little emphasis is placed on continual improvement of what many companies will say is their most important asset: their people. If you don’t [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Out of the Crisis Seminar

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Out of the Crisis Seminar — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:45:16 +0000

[...] and ineffective behavior. You will learn how to overcome these problems and focus on creating a system of continual improvement, just as Toyota and other Japanese firms did some fifty years [...]

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Future Directions for Agile Management

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:48:22 +0000

As I learned about agile software development, what I saw was a great implementation of management improvement practices focused on software development…

By: Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Better Meetings

Curious Cat Management Improvement Blog » Better Meetings — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:33:04 +0000

[...] and ask what can be improved. Improve your meeting process over time. If you don’t have an improvement process in place for meetings that is a bad [...]