John Chacon on Continuous Improvement and the Dangers of Paying People to Think
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My guest for Episode #429 of the Lean…
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Episode #424: Balaji Reddie, Founder of the Deming Forum of India
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Episode #423: Laura Kriska, the First American Woman to Work at Honda HQ in Japan
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Interview With the First American Woman to Work for Honda in Tokyo
I don't share every episode of "My Favorite Mistake" here (but I do hope you'll subscribe and listen).
As a…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 12, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Katie Anderson & Isao Yoshino’s “Favorite Mistakes” and…
I've stopped sharing every single episode of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast here on the blog, but I will share…
Episode #22 of “Lean Whiskey”: Catching Up with Honsha Friends Over…
Darril Wilburn, Mark Graban, and Sammy Obara
For Episode 22, Mark Graban is joined by Darril Wilburn and Sammy…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of First Half 2020
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this...
Summer is approaching which means it's time to review…
The Path to Patient Safety in Japan (or Elsewhere): Reporting Problems, Solving…
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From Japan: “We were not always a Kaizen company” — Surprising?
Here is something brief that I posted on LinkedIn while I was in Japan recently, but I also wanted to share it…
Making People and Making Things – in Japan or Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Monday was the first day of my fifth Lean study trip to Japan. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to once again…
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…
Podcast #330 – Christoph Roser, His Grand Tour of Japanese Automakers
Joining me today for Episode #330 of the podcast is Christoph Roser, a professor of production management…
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…
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…
Podcast #326 – Katie Anderson on Lean Collaboration Within Healthcare and…
Joining me for the fourth time, here for Episode #326 of the podcast, is my friend and colleague Katie Anderson, a…
Why Would You Go Back To Japan? Haven’t You Been There, Done That?
When I got back from Japan a few weeks back, somebody at a hospital client of mine asked me:
"Why go back to…
Off to Japan for a Week…
Today, I'm off to Japan for a week, so I might be away from the blog. I do have a podcast scheduled for release on…