Czech Managers’ Association and the Kaizen Institute: A Partnership For Excellence in Management
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BUSINESS
Large corporations, hospitals, governments
and even small and foreign businesses are
continuously striving for self-improvement.
This involves engaging all employees
in the process of change through their
everyday practices. KAIZEN
TM
represents
a departure from the traditional approach
where management soley handles all
changes. This mindset can provide new
benefits, as employees often pick up
on details that might be overlooked by
managers. Another advantage of this
approach is its focus on continuous
change, enabling companies to maintain
high adaptability in fluctuating market
conditions. The end goal of KAIZENTM is
to streamline all processes and procedures.
The Kaizen Institute consulting company
has been active in the Czech market
since 2004. Its primary objective is to
assist clients in identifying inefficiencies
in their processes and guiding teams
towards finding optimal solutions and
competitive advantages. The methods
by which this is achieved are dictated by
the internationally recognized KAIZEN
TM
CHANGE MANAGEMENT model, which
focuses on the systematic implementation
of the KAIZEN
TM
culture based on its
4 core pillars:
KAIZEN
TM
TRANSFORMATION
EVERYDAY KAIZEN
TM
LEADER KAIZEN
TM
BREAKTHROUGH KAIZEN
TM
What distinguishes this project from regular
benchmarking or sustained and minor
improvement audits is the opportunity
to compare experiences with other
companies spanning various industries.
Within the industrial sector, companies often
compare benchmarks across, for example,
individual business units or sister companies,
that maintain similar management systems,
leadership structures or “ways of working”,
says Adam Liška, chairman of the Moravian-
Silesian Region Elite club.
This special project offers companies in
the Moravian-Silesian region the unique
opportunity to compare their systems
to those of major players within a given
segment, whether it be industry or
government. It recognizes that good
leadership principles and effective
management strategies are universal,
that they do not differ depending on the
field in which you operate in, what your
competences are, or which direction you
are heading.
“We are glad to welcome the experienced
Kaizen Institute auditors as our members
and we look forward to working on this
project alongside them. Their presence
will allow our company members and
organizations to voluntarily participate
in the project, go through an audit and
receive feedback from the auditors on
what they can improve, and where they
stand in each aspect of their business.
The businesses that participate will then
be able to discuss with the auditors which
workflows they would be willing to share
with the other members, and which of
them they consider to be their know-
how and a competitive advantage. This is
a completely novel concept, and I am very
glad that many of the member companies
are very eager to move forward in unison.
We believe that this is the right path
forward and we would love to play a role
in helping our members grow, as this also
helps the region as a whole prosper and
become an even better place to live,” Mira
Vlach, manager of the comparative audits
project.
Czech Managers’ Associaon
and the Kaizen Instute: A Partnership
For Excellence in Management
KAIZEN
TM
, a management approach focused on connuous improvement, has gained worldwide popularity
since the publicaon of the book, “Kaizen: The Key to Japan’s Compeve Success,” by Masaaki Imai
published in 1986. The Kaizen Instute was founded one year prior to the publishing of the book, in 1985.
hráči v daném segmentu, ať už průmyslo-
vém, či v oblasti státní správy, neboť dob-
ré principy leadershipu a managementu
nerozlišují to, v čem podnikáte, v čem se
orientujete, nebo kam se ubíráte.
„Jsme moc rádi, že máme mezi členy zku-
šené auditory Kaizen Institute a můžeme
s nimi spolupracovat v tomto projektu.
Díky nim se mohou členské firmy a orga-
nizace dobrovolně zapojit do projektu,
projít auditem, vyslechnout si náměty au-
ditorů ke zlepšení i hodnocení, jak dobře
si vedou v jednotlivých oblastech. Firmy
samy si pak mohou při domluvě s auditory
rozhodnout, které dobré pracovní postupy
jsou ochotné sdílet s ostatními členy a co
budou brát jako své oborové know-how
a konkurenční výhodu. To je naprosto ori-
ginální koncept, a jsem nadšený, že mezi
firmami panuje taková chuť posouvat se
společně dále. Věříme, že je to cesta ke
zlepšování a chceme tím přispívat k pro-
speritě našich členů. A vlastně v důsledku
i k prosperitě našeho regionu, aby byl skvě-
lým místem pro život,” dodává Mira Vlach,
manažer projektu srovnávacích auditů.