Tag Archive for: Toyota

What does "Lean" mean in Japan? Are Japanese hospitals practicing "Lean"?

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As a Lean healthcare practitioner and coach, it has been one…

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…

Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 5 - "If you believe you are perfect, you won't find the answer"

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This is the final part in my recent series of posts about my…

Toyota Leadership Lessons: Part 4 -- Helping to Develop People

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During my visit Nagoya in June, Isao Yoshino and I spent many…

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

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

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

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In June before I left Japan for our summer visit back to the…

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

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

Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 2 - TPS Promotion Office

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

Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 1 - Miyata plant tour

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

The Toyota Australia Story - People are the Most Important

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

Lean Leadership Lessons and Gemba Visit to Toyota City, Japan

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On Monday I had the honor to spend the day with Isao Yoshino,…
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