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Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge

Organizational learning is key to both execution and planning, yet few executives are deliberate in fostering learning in their companies. Hiring capable people and assuming that they will somehow communicate, learn, and improve the way they work is not enough. Leaders must deliberately pursue learning in order to improve organizational performance. This reader-friendly book from [...]

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The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles from the World’s Greatest Manufacturer

Jeffrey k. Liker McGraw-Hill, 2004 In The Toyota Way, Jeffrey Liker gives us an inside look at Toyota’s unique culture. He writes: “Lean thinking [...] involves a far deeper and pervasive cultural transformation than most companies can begin to imagine.” The purpose of the book, he states, is “to explain the Toyota culture and the principles [...]

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