LeanBlog Podcast Episode #21 features our friend and frequent guest, Norman Bodek, noted lean author, consultant, and President of PCS Press.
In this Podcast, we talk about how Lean should be good for a company's employees, that Lean and the Toyota Production system are really about building people and investing in them rather than laying people off.
Norman's previous Podcast episodes can be found on the Podcast main page. Here is a link to Norman's books via Amazon.com.
6:30 Toyota's two pillars: 1) Just-in-Time and 2) Respect for People — the second pillar is now this instead of “Jidoka” (quality at the source)??
8:30 As Deming said, you have to root out fear from the organization, it's a form of waste that comes from viewing people as expendable
10:15 Examples of how Toyota has invested in people over time, made use of their talents
11:20 When has the “mass production” system ever been good for people?
12:15 Norman's Quick and Easy Kaizen, making work exciting by getting ideas and suggestions from employees
16:50 “I want you to come up with ideas to make your work easier, to make your work more interesting…” that empowers people, as opposed to all decisions coming from the top down
18:15 “What's the ROI of bringing in Norman Bodek?”
19:30 “There's nothing magical that Toyota's doing that American companies can't do!”
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