Tag: Japan Tour
Lost My iPhone in Tokyo: A Lesson in Japanese Kindness and...
I'm thrilled to be back in Japan for the first time in five years. Today is the start of Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip...
Reflecting on my First Time Meeting Isao Yoshino in Japan —...
I'm very excited to depart for Japan on Sunday for the first time in five years!
The week of November 11, I'll be part of...
Japan Study Trips: A Voyage of Leadership Discovery with Katie Anderson
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My guest for Episode #504 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Katie Anderson, author of...
Japan Study Trips: A Voyage of Leadership Discovery; Mark Graban and...
The other day, Katie Anderson and I did a livestream about her November Lean study trip to Japan. I'm going with her in November....
Come to Japan With Me and Katie Anderson in November to...
I'm excited to announce that I've registered for Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip in November!Between 2012 and 2019, I visited Japan five times, and...
The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems,...
tl;dr summary: The blog post discusses the importance of reporting and solving problems for patient safety in Japan. It highlights stories from two hospitals...
Why are Factories in Value Stream Maps Drawn That Way? What’s...
Typically, the customer (or supplier) icon in classic Lean "Value Stream Mapping" looks like a factory.
Well, it looks like what might appear to be...
Making People and Making Things – in Japan or Mr. Rogers’...
Monday was the first day of my fifth Lean study trip to Japan. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to once again visit a Toyota...
Inside Toyota’s Takaoka #2 Line – Flexibility and Kaizen
This is an interesting article:
Inside Toyota's Takaoka #2 Line: The Most Flexible Line In The World
I had a chance to visit the 'Takaoka #1"...
Toyota as a “People Development Company”
When I had the chance to go back to Japan last October with Honsha, there was a big focus on what the former Toyota...
My Embarrassing Sushi Mistake in Japan; Standardized Work, Leadership, and Mental...
I had a great time and learned so much as a guest of Honsha and their Executive Development Mission trip to Japan in October....
Why Would You Go Back To Japan? Haven’t You Been There,...
When I got back from Japan a few weeks back, somebody at a hospital client of mine asked me:
"Why go back to Japan again? Haven't you been there, done that?"
Why go back to Japan? Why not go back? I learn something new and have great experiences each time and my recent opportunity to tag along with Honsha was no exception.
