At Toyota: Mistakes are OK, as Long as We Learn; Culture and Psychological Safety
The book that I'm writing on learning from mistakes is not an academic research-driven project. My "field…
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Jeff Liker on the Second Edition of “The Toyota Way”
Wow, 400 Episodes!! 400 episodes in roughly 15.5 years... that's about 800 weeks, or one episode every two weeks,…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Jan 29, 2021
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
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…
What Do the “The Toyota Way” Books Say About Visual Metrics?
As I've been writing about "process behavior charts" - a simple, yet effective method for charting and reacting to…
Variation in Definitions of #Lean (The Good, the Bad, and the Different)
One challenge with teaching Lean is that there isn't aways a consistent definition that's used by everybody. Some…
Congratulations to Jeff Liker on his Retirement from the University of Michigan
Mark's Note: Last month, I was notified about Prof. Jeff Liker's retirement from the University of Michigan after…
Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still Apply (Even in…
I continue sharing documents from the Don Ephlin library archive. What did Ford and the UAW learn when they visited…
Wise Words from Mark Twain on Continuous Improvement and Perfection
A hat tip goes to Brian Buck for sharing this quote via email recently. Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain, was a pithy…
Great Lean Leader Interview Series at Shmula.com
My friend Pete Abilla has started a nice series of "Lean Leadership Interviews" on his site, shmula.com.
I…
Lean is a “Generic” Term for TPS (and The Toyota Way), Says Dan Jones
People often say Lean is pretty simple (or that it's just "common sense"). Yeah, some of the concepts are simple...…
Toyota’s Lean Philosophy: Understanding the Role of Respect for People in…
A principle that has been often discussed (and hopefully practiced) in the Lean community over the past few…
Just Call it “5S Six Sigma” Instead of “Lean Sigma,”…
My whole career, I have worked with the Lean methodology (aka the Toyota Production System). I've just really never…
Proof that 100% Inspection is Knot 100% Effectiv in Book Editing and Publishing
It's sometimes said (and I believe this to be true) that "100% inspection isn't 100% effective" (it seems like Dr.…
“The Lean Edge” Authors on Teamwork
Here is the latest set of discussions from the authors at The Lean Edge, site that has participation from some very…
Fox News Channel Understands “Lean” Better than the WSJ
On Friday, there was yet another Wall Street Journal article about Lean (fixating as they always do on the "Just In…
From The Lean Edge: Alternatives to Hospitals Spending, Building, and Hiring More
Today, I'm linking to a response I gave on TheLeanEdge.org's blog that features some really well known Lean authors…
Podcast #115 – Eric Ries (@ericries), The #LeanStartup
Episode #115 is a discussion with Eric Ries (@ericries), entrepreneur and author of the book The Lean Startup:…