Comments on: The Secret of Kaizen

By: Why BPM is a Real Tough Sell to Your Boss : SimonStapleton.com

Why BPM is a Real Tough Sell to Your Boss : SimonStapleton.com — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:24:58 +0000

[...] Fix, Instant Gratification and Revolution. High Impact is expected. BPM follows the concept of Kaizen (a Japanese philosophy) where the organization continually reviews and refines its operation in its [...]

By: Continuous Improvement is the Only Way | Self Development at Warrior Development

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:41:52 +0000

[...] Paul Piotrowski wrote about the secret of kaizen on his blog which focused on the example of how he improves his blog. Here I want to talk about [...]

By: Simon Stapleton

Simon Stapleton — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:30:10 +0000

The similar post plugin really works! No doubt you’ll find that the more content you add, the value of this will grow exponentially. This is the way Amazon is able to cross-sell products so successfully – and look how they have done…

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Links for the Week of June 23 — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:42:05 +0000

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By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:22:45 +0000

I was trying to copy the piece of code that has a bracket then says “similar posts” but it got eaten when I posted my above comment…So I was saying I presume I need to put that little bit of code somewhere…

By: Lily

Lily — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 21:21:18 +0000

I’d not heard of the word Kaizan before but I love the concept and it’s something I have been implementing in my life. I find it keeps my momentum going when I do at least one thing everyday towards my goals – however small, just as long as I do something. I really enjoued this article!
Thanks also for the tip about the plug-in – I was about to go on a hunt for something exactly like that this weekend! One question – I installed it as a widget but can’t find anything about how to install it at the end of posts as you have done. I presume I need to put somewhere but not sure where?

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:25:53 +0000

Great job illustrating the principle of kaizen with a practical example. I think people sometimes have the impression that kaizen is some complicated thing that they could never understand. But it’s really quite simple. Continuous baby steps.

By: Agata

Agata — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:52:53 +0000

Rewarding yourself for small achievements – that is absolutely invaluable! You’re absolutely right, so many times only the revolutionary changes are rewarded and noticed, and so many times in our lives, the evolutionary changes go unnoticed and though they are SO important, we do not give ourselves credit for them. I find that sometimes I have so many things that I want to accomplish, that I find it hard to focus on what to do first, and am often looking for those big, revolutionary changes to make a difference. Instead, if I were to focus on making those steady, evolutionary changes, I would end up gaining more results over a period of time. Thanks for the post – it was excellent!

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 17:07:26 +0000

Funny you wrote a post about this. I just recently listened to an audiobook called “One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way” by Robert Maurer. The author is a psychologist at UCLA and is considered an expert on Kaizen. I’d highly recommend it to anyone looking to make slow and steady but powerful changes in their life.

By: Mags | Woo-Woo Wisdom

Mags | Woo-Woo Wisdom — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:32:38 +0000

Great post, Paul.

In his book “You were born rich”, Bob Proctor discusses the concept of “the razor’s edge”, which is very similar to Kaizen… that the difference between those who are enormously successful and those who are not is as fine as a razor’s edge. What makes the difference is putting in just a tiny bit more effort every day than others (evolutionary changes) – sometimes these are so small as to be unnoticeable, but they add up over time to create a very significant difference in achievements and income.