Kaizen: How to Apply Lean Kaizen to Your Startup Business and Management to Improve Productivity, Communication, and Performance: Lean Guides with Scrum, Sprint, Kanban, DSDM, XP & Crystal Book, #2

By Greg Caldwell

It feels good to envision your startup's success, isn't it? But have you ever thought about the work required to make it happen?

Managing a business is never easy, but you can turn the daunting job into something more bearable. Find out how with the help of this book Kaizen: How to Apply Lean Kaizen to Your Startup Business and Management to Improve Productivity, Communication, and Performance.

 

Inside, you'll discover:

• The numerous applications of kaizen
• The secrets behind effective kaizen use
• The best ways to hone and tap teamwork in a startup
• The seven types of waste in a business process
• An efficient root cause analysis
• The origins of kaizen
• And so much more

Once you learn about kaizen's English translation, you may assume that it's another buzzword from the self-help industry. Before you doubt its efficiency though, you should know that the concept was from a management guidebook of a successful Japanese company.

Is kaizen applicable in managing a startup in another country? The short answer is yes. It's not that simple though. You have to let go of some old notions and embrace new ones. This book will open your eyes to the said beliefs.

This book touches on many topics such as correcting mistakes, eliminating waste, generating ideas and boosting employee morale. Sure, you can find plenty of free advice on how to carry out those tasks. However, it's rare to encounter an approach that's applicable to all of them.

 

One of the best things about this book is how it highlights teamwork. Kaizen, as a management approach, is quite distinct for how it regards people. Nowadays, you can set up a business on your own. Sooner or later, however, you're going to need help. There's too much rave about outsourcing. Yet, success is more attainable if you have trustworthy and efficient people helping you in each big step you take.

 

So, what are you waiting for? Click Buy and discover a better way of managing your startup!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Greg Caldwell
• Release date: Jul 18, 2020
• ISBN: 9781393684220

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Ta ble of Contents

Introduction

Starting Is Easier than Before

Getting Your First Customer

Managing Your Business

Introducing Kaizen

Chapter 1: Demystifying Kaizen

The Unconventional Asian Company

From Toyoda’s Challenge to an Unprecedented Success

Innovation, Not Competition

The Influence of Oriental Culture on Kaizen

The Challenges of Implementing Kaizen

Three Principles Behind Effective Kaizen

How to Start Continuous Improvement

Notes

Resources

Chapter 2: Relating Kaizen to Managing a Startup

Key Phrase: Important Business Process

Three Steps to Remember in Developing Kaizen Culture in the Workplace

The Five Whys

Genchi Genbutsu

Notes

Resources

Chapter 3: Highlighting the Benefits of Kaizen

Effective Management-Employee Communication

Elimination of the Seven Types of Waste

Safer Work Environment

Better Customer Experience

Notes

Resources

Chapter 4: Applying Kaizen in Managing a Startup

The 5S to Remember

Introducing Kaizen Board

The Rationale Behind a Kaizen Board

Tips on Designing and Using a Kaizen Board

Notes

Resources

Conclusion

Thank you

Resources

Introduction

Thanks for purchasing this book, Kaizen: How to Apply Lean Kaizen to Your Startup Business and Management to Improve Productivity, Communication, and Performance. This book expounds the Japanese concept and contains a comprehensive guide on how to apply it in managing your startup.

More than half of startups fail within 10 years after their launch. This fact remains true regardless of how good or bad the economy is. Poor management is one of the top reasons behind the said phenomenon.

Starting Is Easier than Before

These days, it only takes guts for some people to start a venture. Besides, generating business ideas isn’t that much of a problem when you can simply search and copy online. Or, you can visit the nearest commercial district and discover what essential product or service is missing.  

When it comes to getting funds, you can find another work and save your income from that. You can also sell your own things online and on a garage sale. Borrowing money from