IndustryWeek — Prerequisites for Lean Success: Learning From Toyota Event Registration
This should be an excellent webcast, featuring Art Smalley. I'll be registering for this, even if I can't watch it live that day.
People often want to rush into copying certain Toyota tools, such as kanban, without first understanding the Toyota leadership model or achieving “basic stability.” Smalley will discuss how Toyota achieved stability through the 1950's and 1960's and what that means in a Lean context.
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Mark's new book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, the Shingo Award-winning books Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean.
Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.