Tag: Japan
Psychological Safety at Toyota: How It Accelerates Digital Transformation and Strengthens...
tl;dr: Toyota treats psychological safety as a core requirement for learning, innovation, and digital transformation--not a "soft" extra. A new Japanese book and firsthand...
Inside NUMMI: Isao Yoshino on Toyota’s Cultural Transformation in America
A former Toyota leader shares firsthand insights on the mindset shifts, leadership behaviors, and management systems that transformed NUMMI from a failed GM plant...
Still Dreaming About Sukiyabashi Jiro: Sushi, Speed, and the Meaning of...
tl;dr: A visit to Sukiyabashi Jiro in Tokyo offers a vivid Lean lesson: extraordinary quality and efficiency, but at a pace that raises questions...
How Blame-Free Leadership Builds Psychological Safety: Lessons from Japan and Toyota
Blame-based cultures kill improvement. Leaders must resolve to build trust and safety if they want innovation and engagement.
During Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip this...
Lean Whiskey #49: Japan Study Tour, a Lost iPhone, and Some...
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It's Episode 49 of the Lean Whiskey podcast with Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban!
Mark shares tales of his holiday / study tour trip to...
Lost My iPhone in Tokyo–And Gained a Lesson in 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...
Reflections on Meeting Isao Yoshino in Japan: My First Trip in...
Twelve years later, I realized I had already met the legendary Toyota leader on my very first Lean trip to Japan. Here's what I...
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....
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: March 8, 2024
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormack for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him! Subscribe to get...
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...
Gemba Meaning (Also Spelled Genba): Definition and Lean Explanation
TL;DR: Genba and gemba are the same Japanese word meaning "the actual place." The difference is spelling -- not meaning.
The confusion between "gemba" and...
