Want an Effective Kaizen Event? Don’t Forget the Human Side!
Hamel, Mark and Charles Wolfe
2/1/2010
Balance the technical aspects of a kaizen event with the human elements. An article in Defense Industry Daily suggests11 questions that managers should ask themselves before the event to get the balance right.
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