First Friday Book Synopsis

JUNE 15, 2011

Under her leadership, the firm has become a leading international public relations and financial communications consultancy with offices in New York, Connecticut and London. Jennifer Prosek is the founder and CEO of CJP Communications (CJP), where she leads many of the firm’s key accounts.

Public Relations 80

Public Relations Consultative CEO Leadership 80

Harvard Business Review

MAY 23, 2011

A market opportunity for tablet computers, for example, is more of a distraction than an opportunity to the hierarchy of a giant PC manufacturer focusing on this quarter's earnings targets. In fact, many critics point to change management processes, Kaizen initiatives, and the like as evidence that the Hierarchy can do change.

Organization 17

Organization Kaizen Budgeting Short-term 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Managed by Q, a cleaning and office services company in New York City, decided to pay employees higher wages than the prevailing market rate. Companies that follow the Toyota Production System use Kaizen events to improve productivity on the manufacturing line. Small and large companies alike are experimenting with these concepts.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Kaizen Agility Energy 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2016

Empowering smart machines to — pun intended — live up to their potential may well become the essential new 21st-century leadership skill. The robo-adviser’s investment recommendations aren’t moving the sentiment analysis needle in the fast-growing “newly retired” market segment.

Review 8

Review Kaplan Performance Review Kaizen 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

” That clean-sheet perspective emboldened Intel’s leadership to abandon memory and focus on microprocessors. Stagnant growth in its core PC market recently led Intel to announce layoffs of roughly 12% of its workforce. The company will also eliminate a key chipset in the difficult tablet and smartphone market.

Levitt 8

Levitt Disaggregation Kaizen Call Center 8

Lead Change Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

We got our black belts in six-sigma; words or acronyms like Kaizen, PDCA, TQM, QC and ISO became everyday parts of our work language. I later learned he was EVP in charge of the entire Aeronautical Division and highly regarded by the thousands under his leadership. The benefits were significant. Fun leaders are about light.

Six Sigma 150

Six Sigma TQM Airlines Wilde 150