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What Visiting Japan Taught Me About Leadership–And What Healthcare Can Learn

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Culture Is the Key — Reflections on Leadership, Mistakes, and Building Magnetic Teams

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The father of Kaizen, Masaaki Imai, speaks!

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Boeing Reduces 737 Airplane’s Final-Assembly Time by 50 Percent

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Toyota’s Fujio Cho: Act. Improve. Repeat.

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Budget-cutters take aim at MEP

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Another Mitsubishi Bailout?

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Records show Dell sought no taxes for new plant for 20...

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Do Manufacturers Need Federal Help?

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Trade deficit likely to pass $600 billion

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Two articles on Losing Jobs to China

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With Japan aging, Toyota to staff factories with robots

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A Look Inside Dell Computer (2 Articles)

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Mark Graban on Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 27, 2025June 27, 2025
On the Boeing story from NPR... I heard the host introduce the story by saying that the NTSB had not…
Mark Graban on Going to the Gemba Means More Than Looking at Boards, Status, and Metrics (or Your Watch)June 27, 2025
Thanks for reading and for sharing your thoughts, Caitlin!
Caitlin R on Going to the Gemba Means More Than Looking at Boards, Status, and Metrics (or Your Watch)June 27, 2025
Thank you so much for this article. It is very timely reinforcement of some of the positive intention, time, and…
Mark Graban on Debunking Misconceptions About Toyota Production System: Video Insights From Nampachi HayashiJune 26, 2025
It seems that Hiyashi-san has passed away: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/salvadordsanchez_rip-hayashi-san-i-learned-today-from-activity-7343860564621766656-JQaL/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_ios&rcm=ACoAAAABPaABhOVeGXuJ269R5pg9p0RYCrARSl0 Deepest condolences to his family, friends, and former colleagues...
Venkat on Debunking Misconceptions About Toyota Production System: Video Insights From Nampachi HayashiJune 26, 2025
Great post

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