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What does the word “kaizen” mean to you? You likely know the word kaizen to mean “continuous improvement” or just “improvement”. Perhaps you first heard the term associated with doing
Bad luck out, good luck in! Oni wa soto, fuku wa uchi! I don’t know about you, but I’m definitely ready for good spirits and good luck to be ushered
Four weeks ago, a few days after we went into COVID-19 “shelter in place” here in Northern California, I looked around my house – that hadn’t been cleaned in two
It’s hard to believe that my latest trip back to Japan was already over a month and a half ago. A lot has changed in our world since then, and
Gemba Academy just published the fourth podcast that I’ve had the pleasure of recording with Ron Pereira! GA Podcast #297: The Importance of Hansei and Revitalization Ron and I had
There is a Japanese proverb: “Fall down 7 times, get up 8” (Nana korobi ya oki). While we are sure to face failure along the way to our goal, we
A vision realized….and continues! Just three weeks ago, I was in the midst of leading a week of learning, culture, and fun with a fabulous group of 17 lean practitioners
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