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"How any organization in any industry can progress from old-fashioned management by results to a strikingly different and better way."
--James P. Womack, Chairman and Founder, Lean Enterprise Institute "One of the stepping stones that will usher in a new era of management thinking."
--The Systems Thinker This game-changing book puts you behind the curtain at Toyota, providing new insight into the legendary automaker's management... More >>
Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results
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5 Responses to “Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results”
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February 9th, 2010 at 2:17 am
The Lean Six Sigma Users Group of Gateway Technical College is sponsoring a seminar featuring Mike Rother, author of Toyota Kata on October 28, 2009 in Sturtevant, Wisconsin. For more information: tilleye@gtc.edu.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 4:41 am
For me Toyota Kata is very interesting book about one new segment of Toyota Production System.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 5:49 am
Toyota Kata is a thought-provoking and eye-opening read for anyone looking to improve productivity in their organization — a crucial tool during these lean times. It explains
surprising new research findings in a clear and compelling way that
lets you directly apply the lessons that are discussed. It gives a fascinating glimpse into the unseen managerial routines and thinking that lie behind Toyota’s success with the concepts of continuous improvement and adaptation. And it shows how other companies can develop similar routines and thinking in their organizations. For anyone who is part of a company where people need to work together to achieve challenging goals, this book will show you a better way to
do it. I highly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 8:13 am
I was blown away by the content in this book. This book goes well beyond common management and becomes a how to do lean management, mostly on the factory floor. Some principles can be used throughout other departments but those wanting to understand productivity practices will gain the most from this book.
Rating: 5 / 5
February 9th, 2010 at 10:45 am
The contents of this book should be be viewed as a major management breakthrough for “Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results”. Sometimes the ‘Toyota’ portion in a title will lead readers to think that this is just about manufacturing. It does not – it applies to all business operations, including back office funcions like purchasing and supply management, and should be required reading for those wondering how to take their ‘lean’ operations to the next level.
At Bainbridge Graduate Institute (BGI), we critically evaluate the paradigm of sustainable operations with a focus on what Dr. H. Thomas Johnson summarizes as Management by Means (MBM) instead of Management by Ends. BGI focuses on entrepreneur-ism, innovation, social justice and sustainability. Mike Rother’s book is an excellent primer for practioner’s discussing how to best lead people in achieving superior operational results while following a natural system approach.
In this book, Mike Rother moves beyond the 14 management principles so carefully laid out by Jeffrey Liker and helps the reader understand how to make his/her organization more innovative and flexible, while continually improving. This is the next step in continuous improvement.
When combined with the building blocks contained in Jeffrey Liker’s “The Toyota Way”, and Stephen Spear’s “Chasing the Rabbit”, Mike Rother has created a new guide for practitioners leading continuous improvement and systems thinking in operations management. This book is highly recommended.
Rating: 5 / 5