Kaizen approach and difficult people.

"At Toyota, Kaizen or Continuous Improvement, is at the heart of everything we do. It remains the foundation and one of our biggest strengths. However, in these unprecedented times, we need additional approaches. In this particular domain, it’s simply not enough to only take small steps. You have to take leaps, which often results in failure. If you are lucky, after you have the courage to keep on failing again and again, you suddenly succeed."

-Gill Pratt

Lets agree that layers which vary between difficult people characteristics and any approach to Kaizen as an overall philosophy is really threatening even by old schoolers who pretend sustaining unreal difficult image. We all still agree that leaving comfort zone is terrifying and would leave a person or organization wondering the cost of it, the time invested, and many more unanswered questions that would have to be left for fortune.

Are you Kaizen-minded then ?. That Bottom-Up improvement through setting new habits with minimal effort do miracles by time whether at the personality layers or at the organizational improving layers. To keep it real, it got to be both, in which, both approaches are definitely so much connected as implementing continuous improvement upon a whole organization determined to be preceded with the same on the leaders personalities. Because how come to approach Kaizen as a valid solution when your self-built personality dictates: My way or the high way, Short views, Entitlement, Egocentrism, Lack of empathy, Passive aggressive behaviors, Ragefulness and Victimized mentality. Of course, it won't work.

So, The five necessary elements that Kaizen approach consists of are:

• Teamwork
• Personal Discipline
• Improved Morale
• Quality Circles
• Suggestions for Improvement

To optimize:

• Productivity
• Safety?
• Quality
• Deadlines
• Costs
• Working Conditions

Through three main pillars:

• Housekeeping?
• Eliminating Waste
• Standardization