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The Toyota Production System (TPS): Revolutionizing Manufacturing and Lean Thinking
The Toyota Production System (TPS): Revolutionizing Manufacturing and Lean Thinking The Toyota Production System (TPS): Revolutionizing Manufacturing and Lean Thinking. In the aftermath of World War II, Japan faced unprecedented economic challenges and resource constraints. Among the companies grappling with these harsh realities was Toyota, a burgeoning automobile manufacturer striving to navigate the turbulent post-war
- Published in Impressions from Time
Freedom and Responsibility: The Netflix Story of Innovation and Culture
Freedom and Responsibility: The Netflix Story of Innovation and Culture One story that stands out amongst many stories in building organisational culture is that of Reed Hastings and his transformative influence on Netflix’s culture. It all began in 2009 when Hastings, the co-founder and CEO of Netflix, authored a seminal document that would revolutionise how
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The Zappos Story: Experiment with Holacracy
The Zappos Story: Experimenting with Holacracy for Organizational Success The Zappos Story: Experimenting with Holacracy for Organizational Success, an online store for shoes and clothes, and Tony Hsieh’s bold venture into Holacracy stands out boldly in the ever-evolving domain of organisational culture. It is a storyline that unfolds between 2013 and 2016, a period marked
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Cultivating Trust: The Cornerstone of Effective Leadership
Cultivating Trust: The Cornerstone of Effective Leadership Cultivating Trust: The Cornerstone of Effective Leadership, In the ever-evolving leadership landscape, one attribute stands out as the fulcrum of success – trust. Countless studies and research findings underscore the pivotal role that trust plays in the dynamics of a team and, consequently, the success of an organisation.
- Published in The Frogs Mind
The Xerox PARC Story: Birth of Personal Computing and Graphic User Interface
The Xerox PARC Story: Birth of Personal Computing and Graphic User Interface The Xerox PARC Story: Birth of Personal Computing and the Graphic User Interface. In the early 1970s, the offices of Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) quietly witnessed a revolution that would transform the landscape of personal computing. Xerox PARC, a subsidiary of
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Ego Depletion: The Story of Radishes and Cookies
Picture Source: https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/psychology/ego-depletion Ego Depletion: The Story of Radishes and Cookies Ego Depletion: The Story of Radishes and Cookies. In the late 1990s, social psychologist and scientist Roy F. Baumeister wanted to understand why it’s hard for us to control ourselves sometimes. To solve this mystery, he and his team came up with a fun
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Reshaping the “Smell of the Place” – The Chrysler Story
Reshaping the “Smell of the Place” – The Chrysler Story “Individuals do not change fundamentally who they are, without any serious personal crisis of some kind. But the conclusion again for us, perhaps, the key conclusion is that is the wrong question to ask. Revitalizing people has a lot less to do with changing people
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Appreciative Inquiry: The Magic of Story-Telling
Appreciative Inquiry: The Magic of Story-Telling In the early 2000s, in the heart of Cleveland, a struggling hospital was grappling with deteriorating morale and disconnection among its staff. Patient care was suffering, and the atmosphere was marked by frustration and burnout. Desperate for change, the hospital leadership turned to an unconventional approach: Appreciative Inquiry. Led
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Behavioural Conditioning: From Rats to the Workplace
Behavioural Conditioning: From Rats to the Workplace During the era of behaviourist psychology (late 18th and early 19th century), psychologists had the inkling that rewards and punishments played a pivotal role in moulding and motivating voluntary human behaviour. However, to transform this hypothesis into a verifiable theory, they required a systematic method of investigation. This
- Published in The Frogs Mind
Rethinking Gossip
icture: The Gossips 1948, Norman Rockwell (https://prints.nrm.org/detail/260994/rockwell-the-gossips-1948) For a long time, I have held the belief that gossiping is bad, particularly in the context of any organisation. I recently had a thought-provoking conversation with a group of people from the same organisation, which changed my perspective. The discussion centred around their views on employee engagement.
- Published in The Frogs Mind