오래 전 집안일을 도와주겠다고 아내의 설거지를 맡아서 한 적이 있었다. 나로서는 상당히 노력을 하여 1시간에 걸쳐서 설거지를 했는데 아내가 보더니 핀잔을 주었다. "할려면 잘 해야지, 싱크대 주변정리가 안되었잖아" 설거지를 할 때 그릇만 잘 닦으면 되는 줄 알았는데 아내는설거지 하면서 옆으로 튀긴 물기들을 닦지 않았다고 나무라는 것이었다. "기껏 도와주었더니 칭찬은 못할 망정 잔소리만 할거야." 설거지를 매일 하는 아내의 입장에서 보면거의 초보인 내가 하는 것이 마음에 들지 않겠지만, 그래도노력에 대해서는전혀 알아주지 않은 것 같아서 .......

당신이 그냥 흘려보내고 있는 `자투리 시간`들을 찾아내보자. 5~6분 단위로 구성된 시간표를 만들어 본인의 하루 일과를 세세히 적어보면 의외로 그냥 버려지고 있는 시간이 많다는 것을 쉽게 발견할 수 있다. 이처럼 `틈새 시간`을 유용하게 활용하는 노하우가 필요하다. 낭비되고 있는 시간들을 파악한 후 15~30분 단위 정도로 당신의 스케줄을 세분화해 관리하라. 우리의 두뇌가 어떤 한 가지에 완전히 집중할 수 있는 시간은 15분 정도라고 한다. 15분을 기본 단위 시간으로 분절하고 계획을 세우면 보다 유쾌하게 하나의 일에 집중할 수 있다. - 매일경제(2009.4.3) :.......

What kind of ideas do we need to cut costs by half on what we do now, half the schedule we keep, and double the quality? This is innovation. We should look at things in new perspectives as to why we do what we do, how we measure the outcome, and things we used to accept as normal, from zero base. We've got to find ways to avoid them, if possible. There is no fun in doing what others can do. Getting rid of 'My Job' and 'My Work' should not mean to lose your place, but, instead, it should create new values. That's what we .......

'We should take actions to weather the recession at hand with our own decisions. Someone making decisions for you is quite painful. Leaders have to show others with their own actions in that if you do it this way, you will get better results, and challenge them to go for it. Challenging others for the purpose of nurturing will get you to be a respected leader. Group Leaders need to coach assistants with the fundamental question of how to develop their potential. 'The essence of Wste Elimination' is to identify wastes through asking these f.......

"If you think you are running your own company, you will be able to cut down costs of your own initiative, and make efforts to improve profitability. In order to achieve it, you should agonize over the ways to perform more valuable things in better ways. What do I do with the input and how I should handle the output? Throwing these questions at yourself is a process of organizing your frame of thought. This is to identify ways to create profits through stimulation discussions. Calculating all these is Waste Elimination Activities." .......

Employees should make sure that they conduct only those activities which have great ROI. Focus on brand building activities rather than sales promotion to strenthen the brand image. Curtail unnecessary use of electricity, water, paper, telephone, courier & other exp. resources. - Assistant Manager, LGEGF Brand Marketing Group

G.H GO starts off by saying, "Of course we have to take care of the big things too, " before adding "But it's important to see if there is unnecessary waste in the little things we just pass by." His waste elimination device would not have been made if he hadn't taken the time to ask, 'Is this really necessary?' Mr. Go continues to spend 90% of his time out in the field, looking around at things form a different angle, and communication with field employees to identify waste. - LG NEWS

So how much do the necklace and logo that make up an ID card cost? Waste Elimination started with this question. It turned out that the necklace part costs 1,000 won and the logo 1,400 won-a total of 2,400 won for each ID card. Analyzing the reasons for ID card replacements, S. E. Seok could see they were either wearing out due to long use or getting broken partially. This brought her to realize replacement costs could be brought down if replacement ID card were issued differently according to need. Ms. Seok, who works at the T.......