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Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 9 – Learning the value of asking questions

September 18, 2017 2

I have come to believe, through my personal practice and learning from mentors (including Margie Hagene, Isao Yoshino, John Shook, and others) that asking effective questions is THE fundamentally most important leadership habit to create if […]

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Two weeks ago I joined a Japan Lean study trip tour led by Makoto Investments and had the opportunity to visit three different Japanese manufacturing organizations. Mirai Industry The first company that I visited was Mirai Industry, [...]

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