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How to Foster a Continuous Improvement Culture

How to Foster a Continuous Improvement Culture

In today’s blog, we’ll be discussing how to foster a continuous improvement culture. According to the McKinsey Organizational Health Index, a continuous improvement culture is one of the most important ingredients for a healthy organizational culture. But, before we get into how you can foster a continuous improvement culture, let’s first discuss what continuous improvement is and what a continuous improvement culture is.

The Five Elements of Kaizen

The word ‘Kaizen’ is composed of two Japanese words: ‘kai’ meaning ‘change’ and ‘zen’ meaning ‘for the better’. It is also known as “continuous improvement”.  Moreover, Kaizen is a Japanese philosophy that refers to business activities that continuously improve all business functions. In addition, these activities must also include all employees within the organization. Before implementing this approach into a company, it is important to learn about the five elements of Kaizen.

How to Develop a Culture of Continuous Improvement Mindset

How to Develop a Culture: Culture is the value over which an organization built its strategy to shape its vision for a better and improved future. It is vital for any organization to work towards a pragmatic mindset that should match with the company’s recent business model. Hence, here is a list of some key elements which a company can nurture to have an uninterrupted culture.

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