Overview
Your organizational transformation begins here!
Comprehensive, detailed, and easy to read and understand, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement takes you through a real-life case study of one organizationās journey to a world-class continuous improvement process.
Joakim Ahlstromāone of the worldās most respected continuous improvement expertsāserves as your coach. He first helps you decide whether you want to embark on the continuous improvement journey and takes you through the entire process step by step, all the way through generating remarkable business results with his unique methods.
In each chapter, Ahlstrom describes a specific stage of the transformation story and provides a clear analysis of each one to help you apply his methods in your own company. In no time youāll grasp all the concepts you need to know. How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement covers it all, including:
- How to shift mindsets and behaviors using the often neglected practice of coaching
- Common pitfalls to help you plan out how you will apply the principles and practices
- Using āsix-legged spidersā and āfishyā diagrams to achieve measurable results
- Ways to avoid āWatermelonā key performance indicators that often mask the truth
Ahlstrom explains rational behind all the methods in the bookāthe results they produce, and whyāand offers practical advice on how to get full input from everyone involved. Ahlstrom concludes the book with a chapter offering a current-state analysis tool and a simple template to apply in your company.
If youāre seeking to design and launch a continuous improvement program, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement is the first book you should turn toāand itās the last one youāll ever need!
Praise for How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement
āUsing a story he lived through, Joakim vividly brings to life for us the transformation from a mediocre top-down organization depending on a few internal experts for its survival to a high performance organization of empowered employees engaged in continuous improvement.ā
āJeffrey Liker, bestselling author of The Toyota Way
āThis succinct book packs an enormous amount of wisdom and experience into an entertaining fast read. It gives a clear roadmap for any leader to implement a strong continuous improvement program in his or her unit. Highly recommended!ā
āAlan G. Robinson, Professor of Management, University of Massachusetts and author of Corporate Creativity and Ideas are Free
āThe most valuable and lean book I have read about lean.ā
āGƶran Martinsson, Continuous improvement Manager, IKEA
āWell written, easy to read, filled with excellent examples . . . If you only plan to read one change management book this year, this is the book you should read.ā
āDag NƤslund, Professor of Management, University of North Florida
āAn amazing guide in lean principles, with simple tools for simplifications.ā
āSusanne Schipper, Continuous Improvement Coach, AstraZeneca
āSimplicity is the essence of this great book. Ahlstrom delivers a straightforward and simple approach to support your work with continuous improvement.ā
āRonny Ć
lund, Productivity Management, Volvo CE
āThis book is a little gem with large content! Unlike many other books on the subject, you only have to read it once because it sticks.ā
āJohan Valett, Vice President Haldex Way, Haldex
āI recommend How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement to anyone who needs a fast and inspiring introduction to continuous improvement.ā
āJanne Lundberg, Global Lean Innovation Manager, Assa Abloy
This book title, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement: A Primer for Becoming the Best in the World, ISBN: 9780071835237, by Joakim Ahlstrom, published by McGraw-Hill Education (November 13, 2014) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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