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Perfection may be impossible to achieve, but the pursuit of perfection may be an even higher state. If we reach perfection, the only way left to go is down. When we pursue perfection, we only keep growing.
Businesses stagnate because they fail to keep pushing themselves to improve. People stagnate for the same reason. Unfortunately, not improving doesn't mean no growth; it often means decline. This is where Kaizen comes in. Kaizen is a Japanese term that is used to mean "change for the best", and focuses on continuous improvement. The aim is not to transform from mediocre to world-class in one step; rather to improve through small, incremental, continuous improvements.
Can this work for you today? Businesses in every industry have successfully applied the idea of Kaizen to their own organisations, and - as long as the steps are in the right direction - the change is always beneficial. Imagine the benefit of improving by just 1% month-on-month. That's an improvement of 12.6% over the year. How would you feel if your business improved by 12%, or if your team was 12% more productive, or if you had 12% more free time?
Two powerful keys to the success of the Kaizen approach are "Incremental" and "Continuous". What small, sustainable change can you implement in your business today that will benefit you in the next 6 months?
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