Tag: Japan
Masaaki Imai (1930-2023): The Father of Kaizen and His Lasting Influence...
TL;DR: Masaaki Imai (1930-2023) was the Japanese consultant who, more than any single person, brought the word "kaizen" -- and the practice of continuous...
John Chacon on Continuous Improvement and the Dangers of Paying People...
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My guest for Episode #429 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is John Chacon, the Director of Construction...
Episode #424: Balaji Reddie, Founder of the Deming Forum of India
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My guest for Episode #424 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Balaji Reddie, the founder of...
Episode #423: Laura Kriska, the First American Woman to Work at...
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My guest for Episode #423 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Laura Kriska, a Cross-Cultural Consultant...
Interview With the First American Woman to Work for Honda in...
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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
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Summer is approaching which means it's time to review the 10 most popular mixtape links of 2020...
How Japanese Hospitals Use Toyota Thinking to Improve Patient Safety
TL;DR: Two Japanese hospitals improved patient safety by combining Toyota-style problem-solving with psychological safety. By making it safe for staff to report problems and...
“We Weren’t Always a Kaizen Company”: Leadership Lessons from Japan on...
TL;DR: Kaizen isn't automatic in Japan. Even there, a culture of continuous improvement only takes hold when leaders deliberately choose it, model it, and...
Making People by Making Things: Toyota, Japan, and Mr. Rogers
During my fifth Lean study trip to Japan, I once again visited a Toyota plant -- and was reminded of a simple but profound...
