


12 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Making Your New Year Resolutions and Goals
As the end of the year is coming, it is time for reflection and…

Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 6 - Coach like you are making sushi
Earlier this week I went to Nagoya for a day trip to visit with…


Life in Japan: Where clean is beautiful, but 5S is still hard
This past weekend I took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test…


Life in Japan - contradictions and contrasts
I've been writing a lot about leadership, business and healthcare…


Japan Conference for Healthcare: "Let's use our strengths to improve hospitals"
As part of my week of healthcare related conferences in Japan several…


Innovation in Japan: Where are the women?
A few weeks ago, as I've written about in recent posts, I attended…


Notes from Japan-U.S. Medical Device Innovation Forum 2015
Two weeks ago I went down to Osaka for the day to attend the…


Top reflections from recent Japanese business travel and conferences
The past two weeks were full of many learning and connecting…


"Tree Ring Management": Take the Long View
On a recent trans-Pacific flight, I read read a book written…


Lean Blog Podcast with Mark Graban
Today I recorded a podcast with my friend and colleague Mark…



Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 5 - "If you believe you are perfect, you won't find the answer"
This is the final part in my recent series of posts about my…
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