Continuous improvement Quote by Japanese Dictionary

“Kaizen" is a Japanese term that captures the concept of continuously making many small improvements.”

— Andrew Hunt

“Since the 1970s, Japanese quality has become a byword, and many a book and article has been penned on the subject of Kaizen, ‘improvement,’…

— Alex Kerr

Kaizen means ongoing improvement involving everybody, without spending much money.

— Masaaki Imai

As you experience success in applying kaizen to clear goals like weight loss or career advancement, remember to hold onto its essence: an optimistic…

— Robert D. Maurer

...a person and an organization must have goals, take actions to achieve those goals, gather evidence of achievement, study and reflect on the data…

— W. Edwards Deming

The message of the Kaizen strategy is that not a day should go by without some kind of improvement being made somewhere in the…

— Masaaki Imai

To make the quickest progress, you don't have to take huge leaps. You just have to take baby steps-and keep on taking them. In…

— Marci Shimoff

We have substantially improved our position in Japan which now represents a major part of our business.

— David Milne

“Not about the Japanese, but about moments of perfection. commit it to memory and make good use of it.”

— Melina Marchetta

While our responses to the problems facing us immediately are also important, we cannot forget to carve out the future of Japan ten or…

— Shinzo Abe

Of all the lessons most relevant to architecture today, Japanese flexibility is the greatest.

— Stephen Gardiner

“That's Chinese, not Japanese”

— Lauren Myracle