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Businesses can learn to implement and cultivate a culture of improvement by engaging the entire workforce
New book is written by one of the world's most respected experts
NEW YORK (April 3, 2008)... Managing a business so that it achieves a supreme
pace of improvement requires that all members of an organization can and do make
their best contributions to the success of the enterprise. Management must
provide employees with a shared set of values and beliefs so that they can
decide for themselves how to behave in accordance with the expectations of a
nurturing and empowering culture.
A Culture of Rapid Improvement: Creating and Sustaining an Engaged
Workforce is intended for those leaders seeking to encourage
dramatic improvement within their organizations. It shows these change agents
how they can-
- Develop the shared values and beliefs that serve as the foundation for a
dynamic culture
- Engage all employees to join the new culture and provide opportunities for
these stakeholders to initiate and participate in improvement
- Measure, evaluate, and manage the performance of the new
culture
If you approach the task of improvement with proper action and full
participation, improvement is not just possible, but inevitable. At six months,
you will notice a difference in your organizational culture; at the end of two
years, you will be operating with near-world-class performance.
A Culture of Rapid Improvement --
- Identifies and examines the application of the four management tasks
essential for creating a culture of improvement
- Demonstrates the importance of engaging all participants in the drive for
improvement
- Shows how to involve employees in achieving company-wide objectives
- Includes detailed examples of specific methods that have achieved results,
many times in many places
About the Author
Raymond Floyd, best known for his
work with Exxon Chemical, has spent nearly half his career working broadly in
discrete manufacturing. Before joining Exxon, he spent 10 years in increasingly
responsible roles in manufacturing and engineering with General Motors. He is
generally recognized as among the first people in the world to practice Lean
Manufacturing within the liquid industries. Ray is the only person to lead
organizations in both discrete and liquid manufacturing to receive the
"America's Best" designation from Industry Week Magazine. Organizations
that Ray has led have also received the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing
Excellence and the "Best in Large Industry" designation from Maintenance
Technology Magazine. Ray was appointed by President Reagan to participate in
the Japan Business Study Program as a guest of Japan's Ministry of International
Trade. He has degrees in Chemical Engineering (BS, Case Western Reserve
University), Law (JD, Capital University) and Business Administration (EMBA,
University of Houston). He is licensed as a registered professional engineer,
attorney-at-law and patent attorney.
About Productivity Press
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A Culture of Rapid Improvement: Creating and Sustaining an Engaged
Workforce
Price: $40.00
Hardcover
328 Pages
ISBN: 9781563273780
To request a review copy, contact Ralph Bernstein at 212-216-9864 or
Ralph.bernstein@taylorandfrancis.com.
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