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Constant And Never-ending Improvement
Continuous improvement means always striving to be the best you can be. It means you cultivate a growth mindset – you’re always identifying areas for improvement, developing and implementing solutions, and then making those solutions part of your everyday processes. It can apply to everything from losing weight to improving your relationships or accelerating your career. The continuous improvement definition is often used in reference to growing a business – there’s even a term for it. Kaizen continuous improvement, in general, can refer to a culture of progress in a company, but it’s also a specific set of business processes. It involves holding “events” at which specific business goals are discussed and all employees participate in suggesting improvements and developing a plan. Kaizen aims to make all employees feel valued in order to develop a culture of continuous improvement – and it’s what every business owner should strive for. Here we’ll cover what happens in your mind when you face a setback and how you can keep making your organization – and yourself – the best it can be.
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THE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS
If you’ve ever decided to take on a new endeavor, you know that progress isn’t linear. When you start learning or doing something new, you see major results in little time. You’re growing and growing and then, suddenly – BAM – you plateau. What happens after that is where the real continuous improvement begins. Many of us give up, but if you understand the continuous improvement process, you’ll know how to channel setbacks to push you further along.