Archive for category: Japan

Life in Japan: Wrap it up! - Value or Waste?

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I love living in Japan and having this opportunity to learn about…

Gemba visit: Tokyo hospital with strong commitment to quality improvement Part 2 - Quality Committee Meeting

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When I met with the President of a Tokyo metropolitan hospital…

"Live less out of habit and more out of intent" - Intentions for 2016

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I recently saw the quote "Life less out of habit and more out…

Life in Japan: Visual and audible management to guide everyday life

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One of tenets of Lean and the Toyota Production System "visual…
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Life in Japan: Where cash is king (or rather the shogun)

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Here is another installment in my series of posts about "Life…

Year-end Review: Reflections on 1 year in Japan

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It's hard to believe that I moved to Japan exactly 12 months…

Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 6 - Coach like you are making sushi

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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

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This past weekend I took the Japanese Language Proficiency Test…

Life in Japan - contradictions and contrasts

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I've been writing a lot about leadership, business and healthcare…

Innovation in Japan: Where are the women?

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A few weeks ago, as I've written about in recent posts, I attended…

Top reflections from recent Japanese business travel and conferences

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The past two weeks were full of many learning and connecting…

"Tree Ring Management": Take the Long View

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On a recent trans-Pacific flight, I read read a book written…
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