Theory+&+Practice

Takeaways

=**Productivity Improvement Commandments**= You will go far in your career if you embed these truisms into your personal approach towards management and leadership. 
 * 1) Discard conventional fixed ideas.
 * 2) Think of how to do it better, not why it cannot be done.
 * 3) Start by questioning current practices, methods and resources used. Do not make or accept excuses.
 * 4) Others will follow you, if you continually seek improvement. Leave the search for 'perfection' to others.
 * 5) Do it right away even if it will only achieve 50% of target.
 * 6) If you make a mistake, correct it right away.
 * 7) Throw wisdom at a problem, not money.
 * 8) Seek the wisdom inherent in your people rather than the knowledge of one.
 * 9) Ask 'WHY?" five times and seek root causes.
 * 10) Don't ask workers to leave their brains at the workplace entrance.