A culture of rapid improvement : creating and sustaining an engaged workforce /
Raymond C. Floyd
- 1st ed
- Boca Raton : CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, c2008
- xxviii, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
"A Productivity Press book."
Includes bibliographical references and index
Foreword / H. Eugene McBrayer -- Industrial culture: the human side of change -- Strategy: the values and beliefs of an industrial culture -- Making your cultural values personal -- Quality stations: the rituals of your culture -- The objective elements of engaging people -- The subjective elements that disrupt engagement of people -- Understanding the theory of industrial culture -- The social design of a new culture -- Valuing individuals -- Managing emotion at work -- How communication reflects your culture -- Measuring the performance of small events -- Managing the competence of your employees, especially in business-critical roles -- Phase I: the first six months -- Phase II: the second six months -- Phase III: the third six months -- Phase IV: the fourth six months