The Kaizen Principle : One Step at a Time
Lately, I have been in a funk. Although the pandemic is a tragic phenomenon, it has provided me with more time to do other things. I had always wished for my weekends to be longer, my vacations to be extended and for my workload to be less. Now that my wish has been granted, I have had trouble deciding what to do with my time, a classic paradox of the choice situation. Even though there are many new skills I want to learn, my inability to choose from the ample choices causes my brain to freeze. Being in charge of my schedule has more challenges than I anticipated. It's easy to procrastinate without a routine. One of my long-time goals is to start my own business so I have been reading some business-related books recently. It is in one of these books that I came across the term “Kaizen”. What does Kaizen mean? Kaizen is a Japanese word that means “good change” when directly translated. It can be more accurately translated as “continuous improvement”. It is a productivity