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,…
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Lesa Nichols: Reflecting on Hajime Oba and Her Toyota Experience
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My guest for Episode #399 of the Lean Blog…
Hide Oba Discusses His Legendary Father, Toyota’s Hajime Oba
Joining me for Episode #397 is Hide Oba. His father was the late Hajime Oba, famous for his work at Toyota and the…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2020
Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…
Steven J. Spear Remembers the Incredible Hajime Oba of Toyota
Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most…
Remembering Hajime Oba of Toyota and TSSC (1945-2020)
I've seen a number of people post on LinkedIn about the passing of the legendary "Mr. Oba" of Toyota (sometimes…
CEO Akio Toyoda’s Perspectives on the Toyota Production System
I was really happy to see this publication by Toyota, from Japan but in English:
"Akio Toyoda's View on Toyota…
Katie Anderson on “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn”
Katie Anderson
My guest for Episode #379, joining me for the fifth time, is Katie Anderson, author of the…
Katie Anderson’s Webinar on “Learning to Lead” [Preview and…
I'm looking forward to the new book by my friend Katie Anderson, due out in July:
Learning to Lead, Leading…
Podcast #368 — Steve Feltovich on Deming and the Toyota Production System
My guest for Episode #368 is somebody I've met fairly recently through his excellent posts on LinkedIn, Steve…
Busting Myths about Just in Time: The Implications for Healthcare Supply Chains…
Thanks to Professor Peter Hines and the Enterprise Excellence Network for inviting me to present this webinar.…
Episode #14 of “Lean Whiskey”: Coronavirus, Supply Chains, and…
Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh
In Episode 14 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh finish off…
Iowa Democratic Caucus 2020: “App Problem” or “System…
Let's start today's post with Point #8 from The Toyota Way management philosophy:
"Use only reliable,…
Episode #13 of “Lean Whiskey”: Don’t Drink Pacific Northwest…
Mark Graban & Jamie Flinchbaugh
In Episode 13 of Lean Whiskey, Mark Graban and Jamie Flinchbaugh reconnect…
Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 31, 2020
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients
It's been more than 10 years since Atul Gawande wrote The…
Making People and Making Things – in Japan or Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood
Monday was my first day for my fifth Lean study trip to Japan. Yesterday, I had the opportunity to once again…
Podcast #350 — Tim Turner – Building Lexus, Leaving Toyota, and…
My guest today is Tim Turner, who joined us previously in 2010 for episode #90. Tim was the lead author for a…
A Fantastic Video About Toyota Helping a Hospital in Brazil
When I was in Brazil recently (read more), one of the presenters at the Lean Six Sigma Conference was Bruno…