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The Big Mistake with HR
November 2, 2023 – Cheryl Jekiel
Earlier this year, I shared an article on how HR has lost the trust of employees. The intensity of the response was nothing short of shocking. We received more than 600 comments, many of which were long letters. This topic certainly struck a nerve. Several of the posts were from people who had been deeply disappointed in how HR had tre...
Read Full ArticleBuilding Our People’s Trust in an Organization
October 4, 2023 – Abel Gomez
One of the primary challenges for leaders is helping people develop trust and confidence in the organization. Trust is an element in business that few leaders understand and, therefore, are unable to permeate to their people. Developing trust is the basis for creating real change and for eradicating paradigms and stigmas that exist within...
Read Full ArticleShingo Academy Members and Shingo Rising Star Inducted at the Shingo European Conference
September 19, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
Logan, Utah, September 18, 2023 — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, will induct three Shingo Academy Members—George Donaldson, Noel Hennessey, and Eamonn Murphy—at the upcoming Shingo European Conference in Dublin, Ireland, October 11-12, 2023. Shingo Rising Star nomin...
Read Full ArticleThe Power of Visuality in Turbulent Times: An Opportunity for Shingo Principles
September 7, 2023 – Gwendolyn Galsworth
COVID-19 didn’t just change our economy. COVID-19 changed us. A well-worn Hindu proverb tells us: Nothing changes if nothing changes. Reverse it and the message remains: If nothing changes, nothing changes. COVID-19 was like that. Looking at it through the wide end of the lens, COVID-19 generated fierce macroeconomic ...
Read Full ArticleGroundbreaking Study on Lean Manufacturing in the Nike Supply Chain Receives the Shingo Research Award
August 30, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
LOGAN, Utah – August 30, 2023 – The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, is pleased to announce that the research study "Does Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Social Performance in the Nike Supply Chain" has been selected as a recipient of the prestigiou...
Read Full ArticleDoes Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Social Performance in the Nike Awarded the Shingo Research Award
August 30, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
Groundbreaking Study on Lean Manufacturing in the Nike Supply Chain Receives the Shingo Research AwardLOGAN, Utah – August 30, 2023 – The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, is pleased to announce that the research study "Does Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Soc...
Read Full ArticleDoes Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Social Performance in the Nike Awarded the Shingo Research Award
August 30, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
Groundbreaking Study on Lean Manufacturing in the Nike Supply Chain Receives the Shingo Research AwardLOGAN, Utah – August 30, 2023 – The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, is pleased to announce that the research study "Does Lean Improve Labor Standards? Management and Soc...
Read Full ArticleChallenging for the Shingo Prize and Shingo Insight
August 14, 2023 – Shaun Barker, Brittney Ogden, and Helen Zak
The mission of the Shingo Institute is to improve the process of improvement by conducting cutting-edge research, providing relevant education, performing insightful organizational assessments, and recognizing organizations that are committed to achieving sustainable world-class results. Since the inauguration of the Shingo Prize in 1988,...
Read Full ArticleLearning to Lead, Leading to Learn Awarded the Shingo Publication Award
July 10, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
LOGAN, Utah, July 10, 2023 — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Katie Anderson the Shingo Publication Award for her book, Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning.“Receipt of the Shingo Publi...
Read Full ArticleJust What the Doctor Ordered
June 22, 2023 – Skip Steward, Shingo Faculty Fellow
I have been a Shingo examiner since 2014 and have worked in a large healthcare system for the past ten years. But only in the past two-plus years have I realized that the Shingo Institute, and specifically the Shingo ModelTM, is “just what the doctor ordered” when it comes to the multitude of ills in healthcare. Most of my thirt...
Read Full ArticleThe Shingo Institute Inaugurates Shingo Rising Star Award
May 8, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
Logan, Utah, May 8, 2023 — The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, and the Shingo Executive Advisory Board are pleased to announce the Shingo Rising Star award, a new recognition category for developing organizational excellence professionals. Five Shi...
Read Full ArticleShingo Institute Will Induct Five Shingo Academy Members at 35th Conference
May 2, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
Logan, Utah — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, will induct five Shingo Academy Members: Kim Barnas, Randy Cook, Abel Gomez, Frank Koentgen, and Francisco Ramirez at the 35th Annual Shingo Conference Awards Gala in Provo, Utah, on May 23, 2023. Members of the Shingo...
Read Full ArticleBell Receives International Recognition at Chihuahua Facility
April 18, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
LOGAN, Utah, April 18, 2023 – The Shingo Institute, a program in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded Bell’s integrated operations in Chihuahua, México, the Shingo Silver Medallion for operational excellence. “Receipt of the Shingo Silver Medallion signifies not only an organi...
Read Full ArticleShingo Publication Award Given to Becoming the Change
April 17, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
LOGAN, Utah, April 17, 2023 — The Shingo Institute, a program of the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University, has awarded John Toussaint, MD and Kim Barnas the Shingo Publication Award for their book, Becoming the Change: Leadership Behavior Strategies for Continuous Improvement in Healthcare. ...
Read Full ArticleShingo Bronze Medallion Awarded to Moog Medical Devices SRL in Costa Rica
April 12, 2023 – the Shingo Institute
Shingo Bronze Medallion Awarded to Moog Medical Devices SRL in Coyol, Alajuela, Costa Rica for Organizational Excellence Summary: After thorough assessment by trained examiners and accomplished business professionals, Moog Medical Devices SRL in Coyol, Alajuela, Costa Rica, has been awarded the internationally recognized...
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