The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change

G. Dennis Beecroft, Grace L. Duffy

• Publisher: ASQ Quality Press
• Year: 2002
• Print ISBN: 9780873895798
• eBook ISBN: 9781636940991
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

There are many techniques and a variety of tools available to improve or change an organization, but how do executives and senior management decide which are right for their organizations? The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change is designed to help managers and executives understand the many different approaches to organizational change and improvement. The book explains that there is not one technique that works best for any organization, but rather that the managers and executives need to develop their own strategies with a blending of different methods. The authors share the tools and techniques that they have used to successfully make changes and improvements in their own organizations, which include examples from manufacturing, healthcare, service, government, telecommunications, education, and more. The Executive Guide to Improvement and Change covers a variety of techniques ranging from auditing to teamwork, Six Sigma to Customer Satisfaction, and more. The book will assist executives and managers lead improvement and change initiatives within the organization and the larger business community, as well as educate those who aspire to senior positions of leadership.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title page
• CIP data
• Table of Contents
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction: Notes to the Reader
• Part I - Initiating Change
• Part II - Paths to Implementation
• Part III - Measuring and Evaluating Improvement
• Part IV - Appendixes
• About the Authors
• Index