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KAIZEN FOR PERSONAL SUCCESSHARI KUMAR19th July 2015, Addis Ababa

A Journey of thousand miles begin with one single step - Lao Tzu

+What is Kaizen ?

Kaizen means practicing continuous and small/differential improvements with an aim to reach higher organizational and personal goals.

Kaizen is a Japanese business philosophy developed after second world war to rebuild the industrial economy of Japan

Kaizen is a powerful tool for personal success as well.

+Elements of Corporate KAIZEN

Muda Muri Mura Just in time No Over production No Over processing No intermediaries Transport solutions Avoid Overburden Avoid unevenness

5 S of Kaizen Seiri (Sort - Tidiness) Seiton (Set in Order) Seiso (Shine – Cleanliness) Seiketsu (Standardize) Shitsuke (Sustain – Discipline)

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The Deming Cycle

+Personal Kaizen – Better than Yesterday., Worse than tomorrow

Elements of Kaizen for Personal success Identify area which need

improvement E.g. : Health, Job, Performance,

Relationships, Skills etc. Plan constant , continuous and

never ending daily improvement program

Do execute the plan on a daily basis – small baby steps

Check the progress regularly and review

Act/Adjust on the review of plans - make necessary changes in the plan

Continuous never ending process – Ad infinitium

Kaizen is a Moving Object

Deming Cycle

+Personal Kaizen – What is your Kaizen ?You can have many items in your personal development List

+Personal Kaizen – Larger Goal

DAILY KAIZEN

• HEALTH – FOOD, EXERCISE• MEDITATE• WORK PERFORMANCE• RELATIONSHIP• SAVINGS• DISCIPLINE• HAPPY FAMILY• HAPPY CHILDREN• SOCIALISING• PERSONAL APPEARANCE• LEARNING• CREATE OPPORTUNITIES• NETWORK• TRAVEL• EXPLORE• DEVELOP YOUR PASSION• Etc..

• 3 MILLION DOLLARS• BMW X6 CAR• BEACH HOUSE• EMPLOY YOUR BOSS• CLIMB KILIMANJARO• SIX PACK ABS• HOLIDAY IN TAHITI• DATE MISS WORLD• DINNER WITH RICHARD

BRANSON

BIGGER GOALS

+Personal Kaizen – what are the keys for successful Kaizen

DESIRE

PASSION

DISCIPLINE

VISUALIZATION

PERSISTENCE (MASTER KEY)

GRATITUDE

+Achieve Kaizen – The Harada MethodTakashi Harada was a Track and Field coach in Osaka, Japan

His School was the worst among the 380 schools in OsakaIn 12 years his students became gold medalists in Track and Field in JAPANMethod adopted :

Self Reliance Develop Confidence (if someone can do it, why cant I ?) Day to day management

Harada Method is considered to be the world’s best process for day-to day management to develop people to reach their maximum creative potential- achieving personal, professional and organizational goals

33 Self Reliance

Long Term Goal

The “64” Chart

Routine Check Sheet

The Method

+The Harada Method

Identify/ Define the Goal (Long/Short term)

Analysis and Variations of the Goal

Subset33 Questions –

How Self Reliant are you ?

AccountableAdaptableAuthentic

DeterminedFlexibleCaring

ConfidentSelf StarterResources

Etc. Break Down the Goal Elements into smaller tasks ( The 64 Chart)

Daily Action Plan

Periodic Review/ Fine Tune

Achieve Goal

Harada Tools

+Tools for Harada Method

Long Term Goal Sheet• Identify Goal• Purpose of the Goal - Analyze

• Mental• Skill• Lifestyle• Health

• Tangible and Intangible Aspects

Window 64 Chart• 64 boxes• Ultimate Goal

at the center• 8 Small Tasks• Further 8

Smaller Tasks

Daily Checklist• Measurable• Binary or actual values• Can also have Weekly

and Monthly Checklists

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+Harada Method - Implementation

Desire &Passion

to achieve

Definite Goal

Harada Tools

Constant and never ending improvement

Achieve Goal

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+True Meaning of “Kaizen”

Time to review the true meaning of Kaizen

Kai = Self + WhipZen = Goat+ Altar (Sacrifice)

Change Good

+The Kaikaku Side Effect

• Kaikaku represent radical change, voluntary or involuntary.

• Kaizan is the catalyst of Kaikaku

• Kaizan and Kaikaku together create rapid improvement

• Kaizan is slow whereas Kaikaku is abrupt

• Kiazan is evolutionary, Kaikaku is revolutionary

Kaizen Kaikaku

+Any Questions ?

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