Tag: Japan
Interview With the First American Woman to Work for Honda in...
I don't share every episode of "My Favorite Mistake" here (but I do hope you'll subscribe and listen).
As a reader of this blog,...
Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 12, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing shared here by him!
Healthcare - Creating Value...
Katie Anderson & Isao Yoshino’s “Favorite Mistakes” and Toyota’s Culture
I've stopped sharing every single episode of the "My Favorite Mistake" podcast here on the blog, but I will share episodes that feature folks...
Episode #22 of “Lean Whiskey”: Catching Up with Honsha Friends Over...
For Episode 22, Mark Graban is joined by Darril Wilburn and Sammy Obara, two former Toyota employees who are colleagues at the firm Honsha....
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 10 most popular mixtape links of 2020...
From Silence to Safety: How Japanese Hospitals Learn from Toyota to...
tl;dr summary: Two Japanese hospitals have improved patient safety by combining Toyota's problem-solving methods with a culture of psychological safety. By making it safe...
“We Weren’t Always a Kaizen Company”: Lessons from Japan
While in Japan recently, I shared a short post on LinkedIn that I want to expand on here.
Over the years, I've learned that not...
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...
Walking the Line at Toyota’s Takaoka #2: Flexibility and Kaizen in...
tl;dr: Toyota's Takaoka #2 line shows how flexibility and Kaizen go hand-in-hand. With rapid, low-cost changeovers, worker-driven improvements, and a focus on customer needs,...
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 at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences...
Toyota as a People Development Company: Lessons Beyond Lean Tools
When most organizations talk about Lean, they start with the tools.
When Toyota talks about Lean, they start with people.
On my last trip to Japan,...
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....