I first encountered the concept of kaizen in the early 1980s through the teaching of Masaaki Imai and later through his book Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Competitive Success. Imai explained that the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jack Kelly covers career growth, job market and workplace trends. You may feel that it’s time for a career change. One of the ...

Hanged on a wall at the reception of BOC Kenya headquarters in Industrial Area is a striking whiteboard titled in red ‘Kaizen quote.’ Written on it, is the day’s offering: “Remember, it isn’t the ...

Kaizen focuses on continuous, incremental improvements by involving all employees. The philosophy, pioneered by W. Edwards Deming in Japan, enhances productivity and efficiency. Kaizen empowers ...

Kaizen is a strategy that involves workers from different parts of an organization coming together to address problems or improve the working process. Kaizen is also known as a rapid improvement ...