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Last spring I led a study trip to the Japanese town of Ashikaga, which considers itself to be the “5S Mecca of the world”, to
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Last spring I led a study trip to the Japanese town of Ashikaga, which considers itself to be the “5S Mecca of the world”, to

Getting out of the habits of telling and showing up as the “expert” are two of the most important habits to break if you want to

It’s that time of year again for reflection and resetting of goals and intentions -the “Check-Adjust” and “Plan” parts of the Plan-Do-Check-Adjust (PDCA) Cycle. If you

Endings, beginnings and reflections 2016 ended with with joy and sadness, with my family coming together to celebrate the holidays and with my father passing

Earlier this year I led a Lean study trip to the Japanese town of Ashikaga, which considers itself to be the “5S Mecca of the

What was the thinking that led up to the development of the Toyota Way in 2001? I asked my friend Mr. Isao Yoshino, a 40-year Toyota

Is your organization fit or flabby? Is your organization fit or flabby? That’s the provocative question that Dan Markovitz asks in his book Building the

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Most of you have heard of “5S”, but have you ever heard of an entire city that has rallied around the concepts of 5S with over

In October, 2016 I went on a one-week trip to Tokyo to attend a traditional Japanese Shinto wedding ceremony and visit the city that I

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New Book: The Toyota Way to Service Excellence Earlier this summer, Jeff Liker reached out to me to see if I would be interested in
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