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When I was back in Japan last month for a visit – my second visit since moving back to the U.S. in June 2016 –
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.
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
I just spent most of this week unloading boxes of our life from the sea container that just arrived form Japan and the storage unit of everything
Leadership lessons in Toyota City – this time at Toyota Memorial Hospital Immediately after writing a post on the train asking for your questions, I met my
I’m finally back in Tokyo after a week of travel and site visits, followed by nearly two weeks in the United States and then a
It’s been a busy few weeks for me filled with great learning and travel! But all of this “doing” also means that I haven’t been
Katie’s note: Today’s post is written by Arnout Orelio, a Lean healthcare practitioner from the Netherlands. The inspiration for this first guest post on my blog
It’s hard to believe that I moved to Japan exactly 12 months ago this week. The time has flown by quickly and I have enjoyed
Earlier this week I went to Nagoya for a day trip to visit with my friend and Toyota mentor, Mr. Isao Yoshino, where we got
This is the final part in my recent series of posts about my visit to Nagoya in June to talk with Isao Yoshino about his
During my visit Nagoya in June, Isao Yoshino and I spent many hours talking about leadership and Lean/TPS in Japan. Yoshino-san is a retired 40-year Toyota
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