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The Current Shingo Model Turns Ten – It’s Time to Reflect
February 12, 2020 – Ken Snyder
In 2008, the Shingo Institute introduced to the world the current Shingo Model™ that presented the Shingo Guiding Principles of operational excellence and a behavioral approach to cultural assessment. The Model propelled the Shingo Prize into the position of a true international standard of operational excellence. More impo...
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February 12, 2020 – Ken Snyder
A Look at “Respect Every Individual” A few weeks ago, I announced our intention in the Shingo Institute to look at all of the principles espoused in the Shingo Modelcurrently to see if there might be a better way to name the principle in order to make the principle easier to understand. This blog looks at the first principle to un...
Read Full ArticleA Look at “Lead with Humility”
February 12, 2020 – Ken Snyder
With “Respect Every Individual,” the principle of “Lead with Humility” is the partner principle that together comprise the Cultural Enablers dimension of the Shingo Guiding Principles. Since becoming Executive Director three years ago, my observation is that this principle has resulted in more questions and misunderstandings than any...
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February 6, 2020 – Ken Snyder
At our conference a few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of inducting Andrew P. (“Drew”) Dillon into the Shingo Academy. Drew translated seven of Shigeo Shingo’s books into English, served as Dr. Shingo’s personal translator and apprentice, and was so influenced by Dr. Shingo’s teachings that he abandoned his position on the faculty at a maj...
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