How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement: A Primer for Becoming the Best in the World

comprehensive, detailed, and easy to read and understand, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement takes you through a real-life case study of one organizations journey to a world-class continuous improvement process.

joakim ahlstromone of the worlds most respected continuous improvement expertsserves as your coach. he first helps you decide whether you want to embark on the continuous improvement journey and takes you through the entire process step by step, all the way through generating remarkable business results with his unique methods.

in each chapter, ahlstrom describes a specific stage of the transformation story and provides a clear analysis of each one to help you apply his methods in your own company. in no time youll grasp all the concepts you need to know. How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement covers it all, including:

• How to shift mindsets and behaviors using the often neglected practice of coaching
• Common pitfalls to help you plan out how you will apply the principles and practices
• Using six-legged spiders and fishy diagrams to achieve measurable results
• Ways to avoid Watermelon key performance indicators that often mask the truth

ahlstrom explains rational behind all the methods in the bookthe results they produce, and whyand offers practical advice on how to get full input from everyone involved. ahlstrom concludes the book with a chapter offering a current-state analysis tool and a simple template to apply in your company.

if youre seeking to design and launch a continuous improvement program, How to Succeed with Continuous Improvement is the first book you should turn toand its the last one youll ever need!

Praise for how to succeed with continuous improvement

using a story he lived through, joakim vividly brings to life for us the transformation from a mediocre top-down organization depending on a few internal experts for its survival to a high performance organization of empowered employees engaged in continuous improvement.
jeffrey liker, bestselling author of The Toyota Way

this succinct book packs an enormous amount of wisdom and experience into an entertaining fast read. it gives a clear roadmap for any leader to implement a strong continuous improvement program in his or her unit. highly recommended!
alan g. robinson, professor of management, university of massachusetts and author of Corporate Creativity and Ideas are Free

the most valuable and lean book i have read about lean.
gran martinsson, continuous improvement manager, ikea

well written, easy to read, filled with excellent examples . . . if you only plan to read one change management book this year, this is the book you should read.
dag nslund, professor of management, university of north florida