




Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 2 - Chance Encounter at Nagoya Station
In June before I left Japan for our summer visit back to the…


Lean Post Article: "Standout Lessons from the 4th Annual Lean Coaching Summit"
My fourth article for the Lean Post was published today: "Standout…


Lean Coaching Summit 2015 - Notes and Reflections
Last past week I attended the Lean Coaching Summit in Seattle,…


Japan gemba visit: Lean in hospitals
It has been surprising to me since moving to Japan six months…


Mid-year review: reflections from 6 months in Japan
Six months ago exactly, my family arrived in Japan on an 18-24…


Japan travel - Efficiencies inside and outside the train station
I've been spending a lot of time traveling on the Shinkansen…




Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 3 - "If you always ask for success, then people will lie."
Before I visited the Toyota Kyushu plant to talk with the Toyota…




Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 2 - TPS Promotion Office
Following our tour of the Toyota Kyushu plant, which I wrote…




Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 1 - Miyata plant tour
Last week I flew down to Japan's southern island of Kyushu to…


Intention and the art of meishi (business card) exchange
When I had my meishi (business cards) made a few months ago,…


The Toyota Australia Story - People are the Most Important
One of the presenters that I enjoyed the most at last month's…
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