Remembering Kaizen Guru Masaaki Imai: Reflections From Greg Jacobson & Mark Graban

Masaaki Imai, the author of books including KAIZEN, passed away recently at age 92, as announced by the organization he founded, Kaizen...

A Guide to Sustained Improvement with the Kaizen Methodology

"Good Change" Begins with a New Paradigm

Working with organizations of all sizes and in all industries, we've learned that transforming a...

How to Overcome a Possible Economic Recession with Continuous Improvement

At the outset of 2023, concerns about economic conditions and a possible worsening recession are top of mind for most business leaders....

Kaizen: The Japanese Management Style to Continuous Improvement

In the business management context, continuous improvement means a never-ending effort to identify and eliminate the root causes of...

The Manager's Guide to Productive Kaizen Training

Kaizen is a way of thinking that embraces the ideas of seeking perfection and engaging in continuous improvement. Organizations prosper...

What is a Kaizen Event? Your Roadmap Rapid Improvement

Known in Lean and Six Sigma circles as Kaizen events, rapid improvement sprints or blitzes are an impactful way to implement improvement...

What is Kaizen? A Mindful System of Quality Improvement

We’ve written quite a bit about the definition of Kaizen, but today, I thought it would be an interesting challenge to reflect on how I...

Top Reasons to Consider a Digital 5S Tool

The 5S technique is part of a broader set of management practices known as visual management or visual control. Although these tools are...

The Vital Role of Electronic Kaizen at Toyota Memorial Hospital

Lean or the Toyota Production System often gets an unfair rap for being "anti-technology." Some of this mindset results from the old debate...