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Baoyu: Toyota Kaizen rule says don't cut staff after AI efficiency gains

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Baoyu (@dotey) argued that Toyota's Kaizen rule — never cut staff after process improvements reduce work hours — should apply to AI adoption, saying companies that cut headcount as soon as AI boosts efficiency will find employees hide their best AI methods. He cited a Japanese blogger for the Toyota rule. A post he quoted adds that DORA research found organizations addressing employee job concerns had higher team AI adoption.

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  1. Toyota's Kaizen Rule Applied to AI: Don't Cut Staff After Efficiency Gains

    A Japanese blogger cited Toyota's Kaizen rule — never cut staff after process improvements reduce work hours — and argued the same applies to AI adoption. Companies that cut headcount as soon as AI boosts efficiency will find employees hide their best AI methods, he said. A quoted post adds that DORA research found organizations addressing employee job concerns had higher team AI adoption.

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