Tag Archive for: Toyota

Japan Gemba Visit: Toyota Memorial Hospital - Part 1: The most "Lean" hospital in Japan

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April 27, 2016

Leadership lessons in Toyota City - this time at Toyota Memorial…

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

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March 4, 2016

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

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

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December 15, 2015

Earlier this week I went to Nagoya for a day trip to visit with…

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

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October 12, 2015

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

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

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October 5, 2015

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

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

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September 4, 2015

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

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

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August 31, 2015

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

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

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June 30, 2015

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

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 2 - TPS Promotion Office

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June 25, 2015

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

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Toyota Kyushu gemba visit: Part 1 - Miyata plant tour

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June 24, 2015

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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June 22, 2015

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

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Lean Leadership Lessons and Gemba Visit to Toyota City, Japan

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April 22, 2015

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

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