The Toyota way to lean leadership : achieving and sustaining excellence through leadership development / Jeffrey K. Liker, Gary L. Convis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Liker, Jeffrey K., author.

Convis, Gary L., author.

Series:

McGraw-Hill's AccessEngineering

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha--Management.

Toyota Jidōsha Kabushiki Kaisha.

Automobile industry and trade--Japan--Management.

Automobile industry and trade.

Leadership--Japan.

Leadership.

Lean manufacturing--Japan.

Lean manufacturing.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill Education, [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

From the bestselling author of The Toyota Way, the missing link to sustainable lean success--a four-step leadership model that aligns company culture with lean processes.

Contents:

A. Dedication

B. Foreword

C. Prologue: Toyota as a Model in Light of a Period of Intense Challenges

The Great Recession

The Recall Crisis

The Great East Japan Earthquakeand Tsunami

Were There Leadership Failures?

So What Can We Learn about Lean Leadership from Toyota's Crises?

D. Introduction: The Roots of Toyota's Global Business Leadership

The Failure of the Lean Quick Fix

A Legacy of Unique Leadership

Silos of Lean

More than an ROI Exercise

Differing Worldviews

The Leader's Role

Toyota as a Model

Toyota's Challenges: There Are Always Weaknesses

What Follows

1. Leading in the Toyota Way: A Lifelong Journey

What Is Toyota Way Leadership?

Comparing Traditional to Toyota Leadership

Toyota Leadership Is Continually Developing

Toyota Leadership and Leadership Development

Core Values

The Toyota Way Leadership Development Model

Can Others Learn from Toyota Leadership?

2. Self-Development: Reliably Identifying and Coaching Developing Leaders at the Gemba

Self-Development Begins with Learning

Shu Ha Ri and Leadership

A Shu Ha Ri Story of Developing a Young Leader at the Gemba

How Shu Ha Ri Allows For and Helps Identify Self-Development

Selecting Outside Leaders for Capability as Toyota Grew in North America

Conclusion

3. Coach and Develop Others

TPS Creates Challenges to Force Employees' Development

A3 Problem Solving Makes the Thinking Process Visible

Sometimes Leadership Training Must Be Structured

Learning to Manage Vertically and Horizontally: T-Type Leaders

A Massive Commitment to Developing Leaders

Developing Leaders the Toyota Way

Clarifying Expectations and Accountability through Visual Management

4. Daily Kaizen: Continually Developing Leadership from the Bottom Up

A Better Understanding of Kaizen

Minomi?A Material Flow Revolution in Small Steps

Kaizen and Leadership

Supporting Kaizen: Adding Energy and Developing Leaders

5. Hoshin Kanri: Align Vision, Goals, and Plans for Continuous Improvement

Hoshin Kanri: Management by Objectives by Another Name?

The Hoshin Kanri Process

Translating Global Vision 2010 for North America

Catch-Ball to Agree on Actual Targets at Every Level

Doing and Checking through Visual Tracking

Hoshin Kanri in Action

6. Toyota Leadership Turning Around Dana Corporation

Dana's Situation and Setting Priorities

Formalizing Implementation of the Dana Operating System

7. Learning from Toyota Leadership

Do You Really Want to Be Excellent?

Is Lean Leadership in the Toyota Way Really That Different?

Lean Leadership Is the Force That Allows Toyota to Adapt to Major Environmental Change

Starting the Journey

A. Notes

Prologue

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

B. Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: The Toyota way to lean leadership : achieving and sustaining excellence through leadership development.

ISBN:

9780071780780 (print-ISBN)

0071780785 (print-ISBN)

9780071780797 (e-ISBN)

0071780793 (e-ISBN)

OCLC:

779095169

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