Lean Blog Interviews - Healthcare, Manufacturing, Business, and Leadership

Jeff Liker on His Book Toyota Culture, Part 2 of 3


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Here is LeanBlog Podcast #39, once again featuring Dr. Jeffrey Liker, Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. Dr. Liker is most recently the co-author (with Michael Hoseus) of Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way and many other books, which can be found here on amazon.com.

This is part 2 of what will be a 3-part podcast series, so be sure to check back. Today, we talk about some of the challenges that organizations face in trying to adopt a Lean Culture.

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For earlier episodes, visit the main Podcast page, which includes information on how to subscribe via RSS or via Apple Podcasts.

LeanBlog Podcast #39 Key Points & Links

  • Will Dr. Liker be writing more about companies who have gone through the Lean culture transformation, examples other than Toyota, ala his earlier book, Becoming Lean: Inside Stories of U.S. Manufacturers?
  • Bob Emiliani's book on Wiremold: Better Thinking, Better Results
  • Case Study and Analysis of an Enterprise-Wide Lean Transformation
  • Why is it so hard to find examples of companies that have really adopted a Lean culture?
  • Thoughts on the impact of top American leaders departing Toyota (Jim Press and Gary Convis)
  • ...more
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