Kaizen

It's Time to Rethink Continuous Improvement

Ron Ashkenas | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Operations, Innovation, Strategy, Continuous Improvement, Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, Business News
Ron Ashkenas

Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean, and other variations on continuous improvement can be hazardous to your organization's health. While it may be heresy to say this, recent evidence suggests that it's time to question these methods.

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Notes From a Life Lived Fearlessly

Elizabeth Kuster | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: New York, Courage, Fearless Living, Kaizen, Bravery, Emotional Wellness, Gps-Soul, Fearlessness, The Huffington Post, Becoming Fearless, Skydiving, Profiles in Courage, Success and Motivation, Happiness, Becoming-Fearless, Healthy Living News
Elizabeth Kuster

I guess you could say that I got this Becoming Fearless editor gig by making the study of fearlessness a lifetime habit ... People who haven't skydived sometimes ask me if that's the scariest thing I've ever done. Here's what I tell them: "No. That's just fear of dying. Fear of living is much, much scarier."

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How Taking One Small Step Can Change Your Life

Rita Schiano | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Stress Management, Setting Goals, Kaizen Way, Taking Small Steps, Mindfulness, Kaizen Management, What Is Kaizen, Kaizen, Healthy Living News
Rita Schiano

Can taking one, small step really change your life? Proponents of kaizen think so. (And for the record, so do I.)

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Applying the Japanese Philosophy of Kaizen to School Reform

Matthew Lynch, Ed.D. | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: School Reform, Education, Education Reform, Kaizen Education Reform, Japanese Philosophy, Kaizen, Education News
Matthew Lynch, Ed.D.

Kaizen is the idea that one does not need to wait for something to be broken in order to fix it. One should always look for opportunities to improve upon current processes, making things incrementally better.

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7 Ways to Get Rid of the Restless Mind Syndrome (RMS)

Jasmine Boussem | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Julia-Cameron, Toxic People, No, Single Task, Kaizen, Keith Ferrazzi, Twitter, Technology, Restlessness, Mind-Mapping, Facebook, Healthy Living News
Jasmine Boussem

My mind wanders and twitches from one topic to another, buzzing and gurgling with things to do, people to see, wisps of possibilities for the future and images of the past.

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