
KBJA Japan Study Trip 2019 Highlights
A vision realized….and continues! Just three weeks ago, I was in the midst of leading a week of learning, culture, and fun with a fabulous group of 17 lean practitioners
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A vision realized….and continues! Just three weeks ago, I was in the midst of leading a week of learning, culture, and fun with a fabulous group of 17 lean practitioners

Goal complete: developing people and an incredible immersive leadership and cultural learning tour for my Chain of Learning! I was happy to be back in Japan in early 2019 for

One might expect that all restaurants in Japan are operated with lean principles, but as I quickly learned when my family moved to Japan nearly four years ago, lean thinking

What are you doing six months from today? I’ll be kicking off the next installment of the KBJ Anderson Japan Lean Study Trip! Come join me and other passionate lean

Anniversary of a learning partnership This eleventh edition of the “Toyota Leadership Lessons” series about what I have learned through conversations with Isao Yoshino, marks the 4-year anniversary of when

A vision realized When I moved to Japan in January 2015 I knew that I wanted to learn as much as possible about Japanese culture and Lean thinking and practice

How does an accounting company inspire an energized culture where people are excited to go to work every day and provide excellent customer service? I bet many of you don’t
Podcast #302 – Katie Anderson on Japan: Standard Work, Customers, and Healthcare Thank you for following the podcast that I recently did with Mark Graban. I enjoyed speaking with Mark about

Japan is famous for customer service and hospitality, known as “omotenashi” in Japanese, and for being a safe and clean country – and my experiences on recent trip to Japan

I just got back from a week and a half trip to Japan to prepare for an upcoming Japan lean study trip I’m leading on behalf of the Ohio State

How many morning or “start-up” meetings have you been part of that are fun and invigorating? I bet none as energetic and the one that Tim Wolput and I participated in recently

I just got back from a 9-day trip to Japan and it was everything I hoped it would be from both a personal and professional perspective. I wanted to share some
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