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Question 1: Assigned Questions 1 – 3

Question 1- (#’s 1 -3)

Improvement Initiative
1. 5P's Strategic Leadership Model

Originator -- Also web address or journal reference When?
Source: Pryor, Mildred Golden & White, Chris J., (1996). October 1996
Strategic Quality Management, Presentation to Texas
Quality EXPO, ASQC, Dallas, Texas.

Discuss -- What it is? How is it used? Name 1 organization that uses it.
The 5P's Strategic Leadership Model encompasses many different elements and for mnemonic sake all of five variables begin with the letter P. These main variables are Purpose, Principles, Processes, People, and Performance. This model represents the connection between strategy (Purpose) and structure (Principles as internal structures and Processes as external structures) and the influence of structures on employee behavior (People) and corresponding results (Performance). The thin arrow from Performance to Purpose represents the feedback mechanism for guiding an organization toward objectives. The primary motivation of this model is to guide an organization toward world-class status and long-term survival. The Swan and Dolphin Hotels at Walt Disney World uses this improvement initiative.

Improvement Initiative
2. 5S Management

Originator -- Also web address or journal reference When?
Source: Hirano, Hiroyuki., (1995). 5 Pillars of the 1995
Visual Workplace. Cambridge, MA: Productivity Press.

Discuss -- What it is? How is it used? Name 1 organization that uses it.
5S is the name of a workplace organization method that uses a list of five Japanese words: seiri, seiton, seiso, seiketsu, and shitsuke. Transliterated or translated into English, they all start with the letter "S": sort, systematize, shine, standardize, and sustain. The list describes how to organize a work space for efficiency and effectiveness by identifying and storing the items, maintaining the area and

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