Reflections on Leadership

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Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 3 - Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology

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September 4, 2015

After running into the former Chairman of Toyota, Mr. Cho,…

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Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 2 - Chance Encounter at Nagoya Station

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August 31, 2015

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"

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August 13, 2015

My fourth article for the Lean Post was published today: "Standout…

Lean Coaching Summit 2015 - Notes and Reflections

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July 29, 2015

Last past week I attended the Lean Coaching Summit in Seattle,…

Japan gemba visit: Lean in hospitals

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July 16, 2015

It has been surprising to me since moving to Japan six months…

Mid-year review: reflections from 6 months in Japan

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July 10, 2015

Six months ago exactly, my family arrived in Japan on an 18-24…

Japan travel - Efficiencies inside and outside the train station

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July 7, 2015

I've been spending a lot of time traveling on the Shinkansen…

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 3 - "If you always ask for success, then people will lie."

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June 30, 2015

Before I visited the Toyota Kyushu plant to talk with the Toyota…

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 2 - TPS Promotion Office

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June 25, 2015

Following our tour of the Toyota Kyushu plant, which I wrote…

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 1 - Miyata plant tour

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June 24, 2015

Last week I flew down to Japan's southern island of Kyushu to…

Intention and the art of meishi (business card) exchange

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June 23, 2015

When I had my meishi (business cards) made a few months ago,…

The Toyota Australia Story - People are the Most Important

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June 22, 2015

One of the presenters that I enjoyed the most at last month's…

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