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Kaizen 5S - The Key To "Constant Improvement" For Your Team

Vantage Circle

Kaizen is a famous approach in Lean manufacturing that focuses on reducing waste while increasing efficiency in manufacturing systems. Although it was designed for manufacturing, we can use it in a wide variety of industries. With the logical, step-by-step guide of Kaizen 5S, everything around us gets super easy and systematic.

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asking for a big raise to take on a second role, employees held a party without asking us, and more

Ask a Manager

I’m a first-time manager, overseeing two staff members at a nonprofit. One of the staff members I supervise recently told me that she is applying for jobs, and I’m mentally preparing for the chance that she might receive an offer. Unfortunately, the line of work this company is in is against everything I believe in.