continuous improvement

April 28, 2010

Learning from failure–and success

Success or Failure, Examine What Went Wrong and Right [Mind Hacks]: a new study by a psychologist suggests that when reflecting on what went wrong, we shouldn’t forget to focus on what went right too.

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March 23, 2010

Preparing for wild cards: a tale of 2 quakes

Transparency: Comparing the Chile and Haiti Earthquakes examines the impact of the Chile and Haiti earthquakes. Chile was higher on the Richter scale, but loss of life was worse in Haiti: because Chile, which has experienced quakes, was prepared, and Haiti was not. One aspect of continuous improvement in swarmish organizations is preparation for wildcards–things [...]

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March 13, 2010

Continuous Improvement Linklog

A dozen great links here about how to help managers improve the performance of their organization. Would these help mission agencies? churches?

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March 9, 2010

Quotable: on Continuous Improvement

“The competitor to be feared is one who never bothers about you at all, but goes on making his own business better all the time.” —Henry Ford

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