Tag: Toyota

Psychological Safety in Lean: What Toyota Gets Right–and Why It Matters

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One of the most powerful--but often overlooked--lessons from Toyota's management system isn't just about kanban, standard work, or andons. It's about people. More specifically,...

Mark Reich, Former Toyota Leader on Hoshin Kanri and ‘Managing on...

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #528 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Mark Reich, a Senior...

“It’s Not Because They’re Japanese”: What Lean in Japan Really Teaches...

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One of the most persistent myths I've encountered over the years goes something like this: "Well, of course they can do Lean... they're Japanese." I've heard...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: May 2, 2025

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Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

New Book: How Psychological Safety Drives Digital Transformation and the Toyota...

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Before I departed for my recent workshop tour of Australia and New Zealand, I knew that I would learn things in the process of...

Lean Coffee Talk #1 (Lean Whiskey #51): Starbucks, Honeywell, Tariffs, and...

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Listen: We would have called this Episode 51 of the Lean Whiskey podcast with Jamie Flinchbaugh and Mark Graban. Lean Whiskey is transitioning to a new...

The Transformation at NUMMI: Isao Yoshino Reflects on Toyota’s First U.S....

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The NUMMI (New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.) experiment remains one of the most remarkable stories in automotive history. As part of Katie Anderson's fantastic...

Toyota Raku: Respect for People, Comfort, Ease, & Ergonomics

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I recently had the opportunity to tour the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky plant (TMMK) in Georgetown, Kentucky. It was my second visit to the...

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 21, 2025

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The Best of Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape 2024

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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: December 13, 2024

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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: November 29, 2024

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Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...
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