A Culture of Rapid Improvement: Creating and Sustaining an Engaged Workforce

Mr Floyd has really created an easy read with practical easy to impliment tactics. The stories included in the text are true to life examples that made it easy for me to connect the strategies described with our day to day business. A must read for any organization that would like more from their assets.

Employees who are good at their job are the bedrock upon which any corporation or business is founded. In "A Culture Of Rapid Improvement: Creating And Sustaining An Engaged Workforce", Raymond C. Floyd draws upon his more than forty years of industrial management experience and expertise to lay out the principles and practices that all corporate managers and business owners must apply if they are to establish, improve, and maintain employees who will insure the competitive advantage and commercial success of any enterprise regardless of the goods or services that company offers in today's highly competitive and volatile marketplace whether it is local, national, or international in scope. Winner of the Shingo Prize and having the distinction of having led businesses from two different industries that were both recognized by 'Industry Week' magazine as being among the 'Best Plants in America', Floyd shows management how to develop shared values and beliefs as a foundation for a dynamic business culture, how to engage all employees in joining that new culture through opportunities to initiate and participate in its improvement, as well as how to measure, evaluate and manage the performance of the new business culture. Of special note is the final section spanning a two year period of six month intervals in applying principles of change and development within the organization that will result in the inculcation of strategic goals from inception to accomplishment. Each chapter concludes with a succinct summarization of the principles and ideas covered in that chapter making "A Culture Of Rapid Improvement" an ideal textbook for MBA programs, a highly recommended addition to academic and corporate Business Management reference collections, as well as an informed and informative read for anyone aspiring to improve their business management skills within a corporate structure.

This is a great book for anyone who wants to build a successful company. The author lays out a clear and realistic method for empowering employees, plus a way to measure success. His insights and examples are useful for any organization. As a manager, I'm just sorry I didn't have this book 25 years ago.