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[26 Jul 2008 | 10 Comments | ]

Interested in long term improvement? Want to know sure fire way to improve over time? Sceptic? Want some evidence?
Kaizen is what Japanese apply when they want to improve and become more productive.

by lenaibojcdruz
Kaizen (??, Japanese for "improvement") is a Japanese philosophy that focuses on continuous improvement throughout all aspects of life.

5 strategies
There are only few simple principles for Kaizen implementation. They are referred as 5S’s. This is how Masaaki Imai outlines it in his book Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense, Low-Cost Approach to Management:

Sort – Separate everything unnecessary and get rid …

Leadership, Motivation »

[12 Jul 2008 | 18 Comments | ]

“If you can’t beat them join them”, right?
Wrong.
It is completely wrong, unless you are joining them to beat them. Beat them either harder or smarter. Better both.

by TOMOYOSHI
You are not a quitter. But sometimes you get to the point where you want to give up on your dream. You feed yourself with ton of excuses why you can’t do it. You want to quit and move on.
Do not quit, you can beat them. You can beat them all.
Struggle is the meaning
When I was reading Tim Ferriss’ The 4-Hour …

Leadership, Motivation »

[28 Jun 2008 | 12 Comments | ]

Why becoming a leader? What does it take to become a leader? What’s leadership anyway? Is it attainable by anybody? Is there actionable guidance to become a leader?
I found the answers to almost all the questions in Gerald M. Weinberg book – Becoming a Technical Leader: An Organic Problem-Solving Approach.
My favorite is how he defines leadership.

by JessicaFairchild.com
Leadership is the process of creating an environment in which people become empowered. – Gerald M. Weinberg.

I found out that this definition can be easily applied not only to technical leadership but to …