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My Japan Study Trip leadership program is a highly curated, once-in-a-lifetime immersive week-long learning experience to the birthplace of the Toyota Production System where you will discover the principles behind what makes Japanese companies the best in the worldâŚ
âŚ.that you simply cannot get from reading a book or in the classroom!
Whether youâre a lean consultant or agile coach looking for new ideas to refresh your approach and get better client outcomes, an operational executive wanting to improve production outputs AND employee engagement, a leadership team seeking ways to work together to foster learning and innovation in your organization, or simply a learning enthusiast who has been dreaming about going to Japan.
The Japan Study Trip leadership program is for executives and operational leaders who are searching for deeper insights into how to create and sustain exceptional performance, consultants who want to create effective continuous improvement management systems, and lean, agile, and operational excellence practitioners who seek to be more than just value analysis and waste reduction experts and become transformational change leaders.Â
Regardless of your industry or role, this trip will revitalize your approach to your work⌠and your life.
who want to influence alignment of their organization around purpose, people and process.
who want to transform how they lead and work together as a team, unify their organization, build a culture of respect, and create an aligned approach to long-term growth.
Over 125 global leaders â from lean practitioners to operational executives to consultants, working in diverse industries including biotech, manufacturing, healthcare, government, energy, mining, and technology, from countries across six continents including Australia, Brazil, UK, Germany, Hungary, United States, Canada, Argentina, the Netherlands, and moreâŚto accelerate their personal, career and leadership growth and cultivate people-centered learning cultures in their organizations.Â
Iâd be honored to help you achieve this too by joining us on my next Japan Study Trip leadership program!
Enjoy authentic, excellent Japanese food and culture as we travel through Tokyo, Nagoya and the countryside and mountains in between. Breakfast and lunch are included during the program, as well as a welcome dinner and traditional Japanese banquet dinner! During the program, we will include opportunities for other cultural and sightseeing experiences to enrich your learning â and fun!
Learn from Japanese CEOs and senior executives from Toyota, Toyota suppliers, and other diverse companies, through lectures and discussions. During the program, you will have the opportunity to talk directly with many Japanese leaders, and to âgo to gembaâ with them to see their companyâs operations.
You take care of your own travel to and from the program and my team will take care of the rest! Weâll set up your in-country travel for the entirety of the program, including 4- star accommodations in Nagoya and Tokyo and one night at a traditional Japanese ryokan and onsen, transportation, and travel advice.
You will have exclusive direct access to Mr. Isao Yoshino, a retired 40-year Toyota executive who is the subject of my internationally bestselling book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning. Not only will Mr. Yoshino provide formal lectures and facilitated group discussions, youâll be able to spend time with Mr. Yoshino in private conversation at meals, on the bus, and at site visits over multiple days of the program. This exclusive level of access to Mr. Yoshino is not available on any other lean tour in Japan!
Throughout the program, youâll also have unique access to me, Katie Anderson, and my expertise in creating learning cultures and experience of living in Japan. Not only will I be facilitating group discussions and reflection exercises during your time in Japan, youâll get pre-trip and post-trip calls, readings, videos and resources to deepen and enhance your learning experience. As a result, what you discover in Japan will be transformational in every aspect of your work, career and life.
One of the best parts of going on a trip like this with me is meeting like-minded peers who you can âgeek outâ with on the things youâre passionate about. Youâll develop a global network that will make your learning experience more meaningful and fun and that you can tap into long after you return home! You truly will be building a Chain of Learning together.
The Japan Study Trip program might be one part of the work we do together to accelerate your leadership impact. If youâre coming as a group from the same organization, we can partner together to leverage the experience for team building and culture change through additional consulting. Or if youâre looking to grow external consulting success, we can make the trip a key component of a broader trusted advisor program.
I know itâs a big decision and investment to join me on a trip to Japan. There are other Japan lean tours to choose from, but none that offer the unique and immersive leadership experience that you’ll get by joining this program. I want to assure that you that you will get a powerful return on your investment, professionally and personally, and what you experience in Japan will be transformation.
Don’t take my word for it! I invite you t read more reviews from some of the 125 + past participants including executives, operations managers, consultants, and internal change leaders who have experienced profound impact from investing in their leadership development with the Japan Study Trip program.
And be sure to listen to past participants share the impact of the program on my podcast Chain of Learning, including Isaac Mitchell, Stephanie Bursek, Patrick Adams, Brad Toussaint, Kecia Kelly, Shawn Carner, and many more!
Iâm Katie Anderson and Iâm excited to share my deep knowledge of Japan, leadership, and learning cultures with you!
In 2015, after 15 years of success as a performance improvement consultant and lean transformation expert, I had the opportunity to move to Japan with my family for nearly two years. During this time, I studied the Japanese culture, language, and management system practices that Japanese leaders use to develop cultures of continuous improvement and customer service.
I also developed a partnership with 40-year Toyota leader Isao, with whom Iâve collaborated with around the globe for over a decade and whose experiences at Toyota I documented in my Shingo-award winning book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning.
The past decade, Iâve made it my mission to give others who share my passion for learning cultures a similar experience to learn about lean and cultures of excellence in the source, and the Japan Study Trip leadership program was born in 2018. Since then, more than 125 global leaders have joined me for this transformational leadership learning experience!
Iâm excited to share with you my insider knowledge of Japan and the personal and professional relationships Iâve cultivated with Japanese business leaders and companies since 2015.
I look forward to hosting you and supporting your enriched consulting and leadership impact!
Katie
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