Tag: Toyota

Do Good Coaches Brush Off Feedback from the Team as Whining?

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I got a question via Twitter yesterday from somebody who asked how to help production operators make the case to supervisors that their kaizen...

Invest in Robots or in People? Amazon Makes the Lean Decision

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I'm finally blogging about a Wall Street Journal article from just before Christmas - it's still a generally interesting topic, I think. The article...

Robert De Niro, #Lean Thinker?

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The other day, I was reading the latest issue of Esquire magazine, with an interview with the famed actor Robert De Niro. One thing he...

Reader Question: When the Stated Values Don’t Match Daily Reality

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I received a question from a reader, a retiree from a manufacturing company who is now a volunteer for a healthcare organization. We have...

Notes From My First Day at #IHI 2011

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This is just my second time attending the annual Institute for Healthcare Improvement annual forum - one of about 6,000 medical professionals, leaders, and...

Virginia Mason Mentions Learnings from Toyota in Full-Page NY Times Ad

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Hat tip to regular blog reader Andrew B. for letting me know that A17 of today's New York Times was a full page ad...

Video of Toyota’s Thanksgiving Kaizen

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I blogged about this a few weeks back, but Toyota has posted an outstanding short video about their work at a food bank, applying...

Toyota Applies Kaizen to Thanksgiving Charity Efforts

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Here's a nice story about the Toyota Supplier Support Center helping a charitable organization with their holiday operations: "Toyota applies production know-how to roll...

Safety First – Even for a Northwestern Football Game at Wrigley...

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I'm really excited that I'm going to be attending tomorrow's Northwestern football game that's being played at Wrigley Field, the legendary baseball stadium that...

Podcast #103 – Matthew E. May, “The Shibumi Strategy”

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My guest for Episode #103 is Matthew E. May, returning to talk about his latest book, a business fable called The Shibumi Strategy: A Powerful...

Lean Blog Week in Review #4 – September 26, 2010

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Here is the latest in my "Week in Review" series for the week ending 9/26/10, featuring stories about a Toyota tour, a Don Berwick...

The Toyota Texas Plant Tour – Concepts From the Visitor Center

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I'll start the week with another post about my tour of the TMMTX (Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas) plant in San Antonio. Today I'll write...
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