Tag: Continuous Improvement
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A strategic guide for enhancing performance in crises
A comprehensive study of Lean and Financial Control Lean and management control are two powerful tools that can help companies improve their performance and achieve their strategic goals in a crisis context. However, there is still some debate about how to best implement these tools, and what role leaders should play in the process. Leaders…
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How financial control can enhance Agility and Value creation
The challenges and opportunities of Financial control in a dynamic and complex environment. The role of management control largely depends on the size and culture of companies, their sectors of activity, the internal and external environment, the strategies deployed, etc. Two aspects are frequently put forward : This rapid evolution of the function poses the…
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How to make your company and team learn better
The secrets of building a learning organization Imagine a company that can constantly improve itself by learning from its own experience and feedback. Kaizen, or continuous improvement, is the key to a learning company. This vision can be achieved by any company, no matter how far along they are in adopting Lean, a management philosophy…
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How to become a learning company with continuous improvement
Kaizen : A mindset for learning and adapting in a changing world Lean management in times of crisis means learning to adapt constantly, learning to learn, integrating organizational learning as a vector of performance. By changing the behavior and culture of individuals towards self-learning, a company that directs its strategy towards the continuous improvement of…
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Lean and Management. How to engage employees in continuous improvement ?
The paradox of Lean is that it challenges human nature People tend to cling to their routines, habits, and work methods, especially if they have devised or built them themselves. They also seek to find meaning and motivation in their work, as long as it excites them and aligns with their values. But most people…
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How the Toyota Way can help your Business
Learning the Toyota Way What is the notion of time and what is “waiting” when you’re a leader ? At Toyota, knowing how to maintain a lifelong learning attitude is essential to having effective leadership and creating a Lean organization. And at Toyota, to manage well, you have to know how to observe. Companies that…
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Lean and Performance: An overview
Improving performance thanks to Lean. Definition of Lean. Definition written by Womack and D. Jones “The machine that changed the world”. “Customer engagement and their desire to promote the service(s) they have purchased stems from the engagement of the company’s employees. Employee engagement starts from a simple premise: every employee is rich in know-how, feelings…
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Lean strategies for SMEs
How SMEs can boost their agility and innovation with Lean strategies Agility is not a goal in itself, but a result of continuous improvement. Innovation is not a random event, but a disciplined process. For small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that face fierce competition and limited resources, these two principles are essential for survival and…
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Crises, a catalyst for change and innovation.
Schumpeter’s creative destruction theory. Beyond the need to adapt the management of organizations to the threats of crises, Joseph Schumpeter showed us that these periods of transformation are above all conducive to innovation. Toyota’s organizational model, itself born at the end of the Second World War in a devastated Japan, is one of the most…
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Introduction to crisis strategic transformation
Leaders have to deal with strategic management in times of crisis. Current company strategies emphasize the use of continuous improvement, lean management, as a key success factor. They seek to mitigate the threats associated with the crisis. They are also looking for a relevant management control tool to measure the impact of continuous improvement actions.…
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