Kaizen Quotes

Kaizen" is a Japanese term that captures the concept of continuously making many small improvements.

Control your own Destiny or somebody else will

One of the most powerful ways to “program” your brain is the kaizen technique of asking small questions.

When everything is a priority, nothing is a priority.

Small things with great love. . . . It is not how much we do, but how much love we put into the doing. And it is not how much we give, but how much love we put into the giving. To God there is nothing small.

Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein

Chaos is the enemy of any organization the strives to be outstanding.

An effective method often deceives us into thinking that it is the only effective one, or the most effective.

When you master the art of the retrospective, you are honing in on kaizen.

لو كان فى مقدور البشر التحكم فى أفعالهم دون مشقة لكنا جنسًا أرقى بكثير, ولبدت الصفحة الأولة من صحيفة الصباح مختلفة كل الإختلاف.

What shapes our lives are the questions we ask, refuse to ask, or never think to ask.” —Sam Keen

My definition of Fun Game is when everyone wins.

If you want engagement, you must engage.

Chaos is NOT a condition of doing business.

The most important talent to have is the ability to cooperate with others. It is the foundation on which a great village is built and it only cost a smile or a kind word.

I have seen the Future, because there is Nothing new under the Sun

psychological research clearly shows that people who feel underappreciated tend to resent criticism and ignore the advice they’re given.

The steps were so small I couldn’t fail!

Kaizen should be done when times are good or when the company is profitable, since your efforts to streamline and make improvements when the company is poor are limited to reduction in staff. Even if you try to go lean and cut out the fat to improve business performance, when your business is in a very difficult position financially there is no fat to be cut. If you are cutting out muscle, which you need, then you cannot say that your efforts to become lean are succeeding.The most important thing about doing kaizen is to do kaizen when times are good, the economy is strong, and the company is profitable

When life gets scary and difficult, we tend to look for solutions in places where it is easy or at least familiar to do so, and not in the dark, uncomfortable places where real solutions might lie... Fear is normal, and a natural sign of ambition.

In this context, “focus” doesn’t mean locking our office door, selecting a task to process, and tuning out the world around us until that task is complete. That kind of self-exile is a productivity (fear) reaction—not a kaizen (growth) reaction—to a stressful workload.

Use every person's skill set to the fullest. Both optimists and pessimists contribute. An optimist invents the hot air balloon, and a pessimist invents the parachute." - Ramesh Lohia and Surbhi Lohia, consultants, Six Sigma, KaizeniSixSigmaKaizen. In Quality Quotes, Sep 1, 2016, Knowledge Center, ASQ [ AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR QUALITY]

We’re cutting out muscle tissue Gary, not fat.

Confront the difficult while it is still easy; accomplish the great task by a series of small acts. " -Tao Te Ching

Do you know why I am unstoppable? It is because I decide my stopping line. ~ Aarush Kashyap

low-key change helps the human mind circumnavigate the fear that blocks success and creativity. Just

We are ready to think of humans as MACHINES but we are not ready to think of humans as ANIMALS.

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Never be so afraid of making mistakes that you stop taking actions. ~ Kaizen Quote

Build the kaizen habit of asking yourself small (and positive) questions... You are programming your brain for creativity

Kaizen is everyday improvement, everybody improvement, everywhere improvement.

There is nothing better than being able to swim in a pool of knowledge so deep it forces ignorance to be uncomfortable in its own skin, to where it no longer holds a sense of being, a sense of purpose. That’s what books do. They allow us to live in the minds of every type of human. They allow us to taste the kind of freedom that even the end of slavery didn’t bring.

However, one intriguing shift that suggests there are limits to automation was the recent decision by Toyota to systematically put working humans back into the manufacturing process. In quality and manufacturing on a mass scale, Toyota has been a global leader in automation technologies based on the corporate philosophy of kaizen (Japanese for “good change”) or continuous improvement. After pushing its automation processes toward lights-out manufacturing, the company realized that automated factories do not improve themselves. Once Toyota had extraordinary craftsmen that were known as Kami-sama, or “gods” who had the ability to make anything, according to Toyota president Akio Toyoda.49 The craftsmen also had the human ability to act creatively and thus improve the manufacturing process. Now, to add flexibility and creativity back into their factories, Toyota chose to restore a hundred “manual-intensive” workspaces.

When kaizen events are designed with the purpose of only improving processes or driving financial savings but not challenging people to develop their skills, kaizen becomes noninfectious.

Much of this waste reduction comes from Lean’s goal of a “kaizen” culture. Kaizen is a state of continuous improvement where people naturally look for ways to improve poorly performing practices.

Kaizen" is a Japanese term that captures the concept of continuously making many small improvements. It was considered to be one of the main reasons for the dramatic gains in productivity and quality in Japanese manufacturing and was widely copied throughout the world. Kaizen applies to individuals, too. Every day, work to refine the skills you have and to add new tools to your repertoire.

One of the study’s major findings was that in the successful relationships, positive attention outweighed negative on a daily basis by a factor of five to one. This positive attention wasn’t about dramatic actions like throwing over-the-top birthday parties or purchasing a dream home. It took the form of small gestures, such as: using a pleased tone of voice when receiving a phone call from the partner, as opposed to an exasperated tone or a rushed pace that implied the partner’s call was interrupting important tasks inquiring about dentist appointments or other details of the other person’s day putting down the remote control, newspaper, or telephone when the other partner walked through the door arriving home at the promised time—or at least calling if there was a delay These small moments turned out to be more predictive of a loving, trusting relationship than were the more innovative steps of romantic vacations and expensive presents. Possibly, that’s because small moments provide consistent tending and nurturing.

When you improve a little each day, eventually big things occur. When you improve conditioning a little each day, eventually you have a big improvement in conditioning. Not tomorrow, not the next day, but eventually a big gain is made. Don’t look for the big, quick improvement. Seek the small improvement one day at a time. That’s the only way it happens—and when it happens, it lasts.” —John Wooden, one of the most successful coaches in the history of college basketball

Once you've experienced the joy of taking the first step, you can decide whether it's appropriate to take another. You'll know you're ready when your current step becomes automatic, effortless, and even pleasurable. But don't let anyone pressure you... If you ever feel yourself dreading the activity or making excuses for not performing it, it's time to cut back on the size of the step.

I am the story teller, charged with the secrets of this world and beyond. I am the calm in the storm, the quiet in the quake and the stillness in the dark. I am the old lady with the pot of water when you are dying of thirst. I am the sapling after the forest fire and the child who survives after pestilence. For those who will listen, hear you the first secret. Love is the sea in which all of nature exists and the greatest love of all is that which is spilled for another.

Your brain loves questions and won’t reject them . . . unless the question is so big it triggers fear.

large goal ➞ fear ➞ access to cortex restricted ➞ failure small goal ➞ fear bypassed ➞ cortex engaged ➞ success

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” —Mark Twain

that feeling you might call “writer’s block” is actually fear. The

Instead of aggressively forcing yourself into a boot-camp mentality about change, give your mind permission to make the leaps on its own schedule, in its own time.

Low key change helps the human mind circumnavigate the fear that blocks success and creativity.

Confront the difficult when it is still easy; Accomplish the great task by a series of small acts." -TAO TE CHING

What is one small step I could take toward reaching my goal?

There is nothing better than being able to swim in a pool of knowledge so deep it forces ignorance to be uncomfortable in its own skin, to where it no longer holds a sense of being, a sense of purpose. That’s what books do.

strategy of kaizen, which is Japanese for “continuous improvement” and which just as easily could be called corporate deep practice. Kaizen is the process of finding and improving small problems. Each employee, from the janitor on up, has authority to halt the production line if they spot a problem. (Each factory has pull cords on the factory floor, called andons.) The vast majority of improvements come from employees, and the vast majority of those changes are small: a one-foot shift in the location of a parts bin, for instance. But they add up. It's

Can I persuade you that if you let a driver into your lane, or thank a sales clerk, or smile at someone in a hallway, you can change his or her life? Of course not—but if you don’t go through the day with the assumption that small moments and small gestures can touch people’s lives, what is the alternative belief?

To change the culture leaders must make it clear that if a team member does make a medication error, it’s a process problem, not a people problem. Our job as managers and leaders is to redesign the process that delivered the defect. The culture changes when the leaders focus on the process and quit blaming the people.

KAIZEN Japanese for CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

I would rather have it said, ‘He lived usefully’ than ‘He died rich.

In most cases, the kaizen bursts should describe the improvement generally (what), not specifically (how). Remember, value stream mapping is a strategic leadership activity that is part of a macro PDSA cycle. Designing and making specific improvements requires a series of micro PDSA cycles and heavy involvement from the front lines. You want those closest to the work designing tactical-level improvements rather than leaders who are too far from the work to determine exactly what should be done to reach a target condition.

Plan-Do-Check-Act (PDCA) Cycle, a cornerstone of continuous improvement. The Japanese term for continuous improvement is kaizen and is the process of making incremental improvements, no matter how small, and achieving the lean goal of eliminating all waste that adds cost without adding to value.

Tao Te Ching: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” —Aesop, “The Lion and the Mouse

You may have experienced this phenomenon in the form of test anxiety. The more important you believe the test to be, the more you have riding on the outcome, the more fear you feel. And then you find it difficult to concentrate.

When life gets scary and difficult, we tend to look for solutions in places where it is easy or at least familiar to do so, and not in the dark, uncomfortable places where real solutions might lie.

This book will show you how to harness the power of kaizen: using small steps to accomplish large goals. Kaizen is an ancient philosophy captured in this powerful statement from the Tao Te Ching: “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Though it is rooted in ancient philosophy, it is just as practical and effective when applied to our hectic modern lives. Kaizen has two definitions: using very small steps to improve a habit, a process, or product using very small moments to inspire new products and inventions I’ll show you how easy change can be when the brain’s preference for change is honored. You’ll discover many examples of how small steps can achieve your biggest dreams. Using kaizen, you can change bad habits, like smoking or overeating, and form good ones, like exercising or unlocking creativity. In business, you’ll learn how to motivate and empower employees in ways that will inspire them. But first, let’s examine some common beliefs about change, and how kaizen dismantles all the obstacles we may have spent years putting in our way.

If you tend to berate yourself with negative questions (Why am I so fat?), try asking: What is one thing I like about myself today?

Kaizen and innovation are the two major strategies people use to create change. Where innovation demands shocking and radical reform, all kaizen asks is that you take small, comfortable steps toward improvement.

Kaizen is Japanese for resisting the plateau of arrested development. Its literal translation is: “continuous improvement.

Tae Kwon Do is a wonderful example of the Japanese concept, Kaizen, which I believe is a foundational practice for success in any and every aspect of life. Kaizen is the idea that small incremental improvements add up over time to yield big results. It’s simple, it’s powerful, and it works.

The right use of kaizen in Operational Excellence is using kaizen to eliminate the need for management in the flow of product to the customer.

asking small questions to dispel fear and inspire creativity thinking small thoughts to develop new skills and habits—without moving a muscle taking small actions that guarantee success solving small problems, even when you’re faced with an overwhelming crisis bestowing small rewards to yourself or others to produce the best results recognizing the small but crucial moments that everyone else ignores

medir esa sensación y compararla con tu desempeño. Otros indicadores ven atrás; la felicidad es una medida que mira al futuro. Mejora cada día y mídelo. Al final de cada sprint, el equipo debe tomar una pequeña mejora, o kaizen, que lo haga más feliz. Y esto debería ser lo más importante por cumplir en el sprint siguiente. El sigilo es veneno. Nada se debe mantener en secreto. Todos deben saberlo todo, y esto incluye sueldos e información financiera. La confusión sólo sirve a la gente que vela por su interés propio. Haz visible el trabajo. Ten un pizarrón que muestre todo el trabajo pendiente, lo que está en proceso y lo que ya se terminó. Todos deben verlo y actualizarlo cada día. La felicidad es autonomía, maestría y propósito. Todos queremos controlar nuestro destino, mejorar en lo que hacemos y perseguir un propósito que nos trascienda. Rompe la burbuja de la felicidad. No seas tan feliz como para dormirte en tus laureles. Asegúrate de medir la felicidad de acuerdo con el desempeño; si hay divergencias, preparate para actuar. La complacencia es enemiga del éxito.

In Japan there is an approach towards company improvement called “kaizen.” It’s a generic Japanese word that means “improvement,” but is usually used to describe a program of organizational development that is based on “continuous improvement.

Gratitude is often considered an element of spirit or purpose. But what are we expected to be grateful for? Innovation calls for financial gains, promotions, and possessions to stoke the fires of gratitude. But kaizen invites us to be grateful for health, for our next breath, for the moments with a friend or colleague. When famous songwriter Warren Zevon was suffering from terminal cancer, David Letterman asked him what wisdom he gleaned from his illness. Zevon’s answer was pure kaizen: “Enjoy every sandwich.” Some quotes on service and gratitude to begin your exploration of kaizen: “I long to accomplish a great and noble task but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” —Helen Keller “We have to learn to live happily in the present moment, to touch the peace and joy that are available now.” —Thich Nhat Hanh, Buddhist Zen master “Strive not to be a success, but rather to be of value.” —Albert Einstein “I would rather have it said, ‘He lived usefully’ than ‘He died rich.’ ” —Benjamin Franklin

Kaizen is an effective, enjoyable way to achieve a specific goal, but it also extends a more profound challenge: to meet life’s constant demands for change by seeking out continual—but always small—improvement. Through decades of working with people of all stripes, with unique strengths and needs, I’ve developed a theory about why kaizen works when all else fails. I outline this theory in the first chapter. The succeeding chapters are devoted to the personal application of kaizen and encompass six different strategies. These strategies include: asking small questions to dispel fear and inspire creativity thinking small thoughts to develop new skills and habits—without moving a muscle taking small actions that guarantee success solving small problems, even when you’re faced with an overwhelming crisis bestowing small rewards to yourself or others to produce the best results recognizing the small but crucial moments that everyone else ignores

Challenge: We form a long-term vision, meeting challenges with courage and creativity to realize our dreams. Kaizen: We improve our business operations continuously, always driving for innovation and evolution. Genchi Genbutsu: We practice Genchi Genbutsu—believing in going to the source to find the facts to make correct decisions, build consensus, and achieve goals at our best speed.

el poder del kaizen, palabra japonesa que designa el desarrollo de sí mismo y el progreso constantes.

A great product or service is just the starting point for building a successful startup. It's the ability to continuously improve, innovate, and adapt that truly sets apart the winners.

Para hacerlo más realista y realizable, kaizen se enfoca en la práctica de mini hábitos: 4p: pequeñas prácticas periódicas positivas

Primero deberás hacer un listado de los objetivos propuestos. La finalidad de este método es eliminar lo que no funciona e incrementar lo que sí funciona. Enfócate en pequeños objetivos que le den una base sólida a tu vida. Kaizen es un estilo de vida en donde cada día existe un crecimiento gradual e interconectado.

Debes establecer y cumplir nuevos objetivos (de una forma u otra) todos los días, hasta el día de tu muerte.

De todas las virtudes que podemos aprender, ningún rasgo es más útil, más esencial para la supervivencia y más probable que mejore la calidad de vida, que la capacidad de transformar la adversidad en un reto agradable.

No importa lo que ocurra hoy, siempre habrá otro objetivo que completar mañana. Fijar objetivos es una parte intrínseca de la experiencia humana. No podrías dejar de fijarte objetivos, aunque quisieras. Y, en cuanto a tus objetivos más vitales -el mantenimiento de tu salud, tu riqueza y tus relaciones-, requerirán tu aportación todos los días, hasta el día de tu muerte.

Desayuna como un rey, almuerza como un príncipe y cena como un pobre.

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cuando haces algo mal, al principio te sientes realmente triste. Luego debes crear un plan para el futuro para resolver ese problema y creer sinceramente que nunca cometerás ese tipo de errores nuevamente. Hansei es una mentalidad, una actitud. Hansei y kaizen van de la mano”.

In aviation there’s a principle called the ‘1 in 60 rule’, which means that being off target by 1 degree will lead to a plane missing its end destination by 1 mile for every 60 miles flown. This concept also applies to our lives, careers, relationships and personal growth. Just a small deviation from the optimal route is amplified over time and distance – something that feels like a small miss now can create a big miss later. This highlights the need for the real-time course corrections and adjustments that the kaizen philosophy provides. If we are to be successful, we all need simple rituals to assess our course and make the necessary small adjustments, as frequently as possible, in all aspects of our lives.

If you can correctly identify the vocation that you are best suited for, then the spark of intrinsic motivation will illuminate within you

The call of the road is loudest when your pace has halted.

One day— perhaps a decade from now—you might wake up to realize that your life situation remains unchanged or has even gotten worse. This is the most unfortunate consequence of inactivity, lethargy, procrastination, and sloth. Once your time is gone, it’s gone. Mankind can create many things, but we can’t create time. The amount of time available for the accomplishment of your goals is forever decreasing. With each tick of the clock, the end of your time draws nearer. This is why you must value your time as you value a diamond ring or a gold watch. It’s a precious resource that can never be replenished.

The succeeding chapters are devoted to the personal application of kaizen and encompass six different strategies. These strategies include: asking small questions to dispel fear and inspire creativity thinking small thoughts to develop new skills and habits—without moving a muscle taking small actions that guarantee success solving small problems, even when you’re faced with an overwhelming crisis bestowing small rewards to yourself or others to produce the best results recognizing the small but crucial moments that everyone else ignores

that low-key change helps the human mind circumnavigate the fear that blocks success and creativity.

As Colleen Barrett, a former Southwest CEO, says, “We’re in the customer-service business; we happen to offer air transportation. We consider our employees to be our number one customer, our passengers our second, and our shareholders our third.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.” —Helen Keller

In dating, networking, and giving presentations, we’re told, “Fake it till you make it.

It may come as a relief to know that there’s a nearly painless way to train yourself to perform difficult tasks, even those you think are unsuited to your nature and talents. This method, called mind sculpture, can help you run a tough race, go out on blind dates, or talk to employees more effectively.

Mind sculpture, developed by Ian Robertson, is a newer technique that involves total but still-imaginary sensory immersion. It requires its practitioners to pretend that they are actually engaged in the action, not just seeing but hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. In mind sculpture, people imagine the movement of their muscles, and the rise and fall of their emotions.

Somewhat paradoxically, a Mayo Clinic study revealed that going to the gym for an hour a day did not reduce the risks associated with sitting for six or more hours a day.

According to this definition, innovation is a drastic process of change. Ideally, it occurs in a very short period of time, yielding a dramatic turnaround. Innovation is fast and big and flashy; it reaches for the largest result in the smallest amount of time.

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This is how you will awake each morning, caught in this human dilemma.

Radikální změna je jako výstup na strmý kopec - vítr vás může strhnout dříve, než vůbec vystoupíte na vrchol, nebo pomyšlení na všechnu tu námahu způsobí, že se vzdáte ještě dříve, než jste začali.

Všechny změny, dokonce i ty pozitivní, vedou k obavám. Pokusy dosáhnout cíle radikálními nebo revolučními prostředky často selhávají, protože zvyšují strach. Ale malé postupné kroky kaizen snižují odpověď mozku na strach, stimulují racionální myšlení a kreativní hru.