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Six Sigma: A Case study in Motorola
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| For Motorola, the originator of Six Sigma, the answer to the question "Why Six Sigma?" was simple: survival. Motorola came to Six Sigma because it was being consistently beaten in the competitive marketplace by foreign firms that were able to produce higher quality products at a lower cost. |
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Kyaizen An Old New Quality Concept
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| The Japanese word 'Kaizen' means gradual, unending improvement; doing little things better; setting - and achieving - ever-higher standards. Masaaki Imai, the author of a book with the same title in the late eighties, says that it is Kaizen that is the simple truth behind Japan's economic miracle and the real reason the Japanese have become the masters of "flexible manufacturing" technology - the ability to adapt manufacturing processes to changing customer and market requirements, and do it fast. |
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GENERATING LEADS, BRAND, RELATIONSHIPS, AND TRUST AT THE SAME TIME
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| By Mike Schultz
Relationships. Trust. Delivery of superb value. These are core ingredients of a successful service firm. Talk to 100 service firm marketers and leaders, and they'll all tell you (and most of them believe it, even if they're wrong) that their firm is in the top of their industry in each of these categories.
Why, then, do service firms typically do such a poor job of bringing relationships, trust, and value into their marketing mixes?
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How I called the Rally on the USD/JPY Currency Pair!
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| Want to know how I knew the U.S. dollar was going to breakout against the Japanese yen? Read on and I'll show you. |
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A Process For Quality
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| A formal quality assurance process can improve nearly any type of business, as American quality assurance guru W. Edwards Deming proved with the Japanese car industry. Perhaps it's time we took the quality process as seriously as the Japanese. Here's an overview of Deming's approach. |
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How to Socially Intelligent Interact with People
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| One of my law firm Managing Partner executive coaching clients recently shared with me that he was having a hard time influencing several of the firm partners on a new strategy for the firm. We have been working on improving his executive presence including talking less and listening more. He is not great at getting others to cooperate with him, and has a fairly authoritative leadership style.
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The Amazing Karaoke Decades Game
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| Living in Japan, one ends up in a karaoke box every now and then. I find that singing karaoke is a great way to relieve stress and bond with friends, new and old. Karaoke is also a great place to practice your Japanese if you are a Japanese language student or someone that is on a quest of improving his/her proficiency. |
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How to Read and Influence People
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| One of my law firm Managing Partner executive coaching clients recently shared with me that he was having a hard time persuading several of the firm partners on a new direction for the firm. We have been working on improving his situational awareness and ability to read body language.
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Legal Marketing: Your logo, a visual foundation for your firm
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| Your logo is a visual representation of your firm, and it should be recognizable, consistent and memorable. Your brand – and by extension, your logo–is your promise to your clients. It includes the way your office looks, the way you answer your phone and emails, the type of people you hire, the way you deliver your services-ultimately it’s who you are as a firm. The most obvious extension of your branding is often your firm logo so creating one should be approached with a level of seriousness and dedication. |
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Total Productive Maintanance Techniques
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| TPM is an innovative Japanese concept. The origin of TPM can be traced back to 1951 when preventive maintenance was introduced in Japan. However the concept of preventive maintenance was taken from USA. Thus all employees took part in implementing Productive maintenance. Based on these developments Nippondenso was awarded the distinguished plant prize for developing and implementing TPM, by the Japanese Institute of Plant Engineers (JIPE). |
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Legal Marketing: Create a Label for you firm
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| Creating a "label" for you firm, or recognized brand, for your firm will increase your credibility and clientele base. |
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