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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. This game-changing book puts you behind the curtain of Toyota, providing new insight into the legendary automaker's management practices and offering practical guidance for..more
Published September 1st 2009 by McGraw-Hill Education (first published 2009)
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Followers of the blog might recall an early new year resolution to get more value from I read. Well the new year is with us, but this post is about returning debt from 2011. Toyota Kata is MY 2011 book of the year. It started me on a lot of thinking streaks and opened a lot of threads for how to effectively do my job as a Lean/Agile consultant. I have to say that many threads are still open. But I recently reread some sections of the book, and it’s about time to talk about it a bit, especially s..more
This is a very interesting book! What I find particularly interesting is the view that an organization’s processes and practices are an outcome of people’s thinking and behavior. The traditional view is that you can control human behavior by defining the processes and then force people to follow them. There is a nicer word for this, it’s called process discipline.
So, if processes are an outcome, then how do you influence people’s behavior? How do you accomplish the continuous improvements, adapt..more
So, if processes are an outcome, then how do you influence people’s behavior? How do you accomplish the continuous improvements, adapt..more
Sep 17, 2018Adam Nowak rated it it was amazing
If you like to improve your environment - you're going to enjoy this book a lot!
Toyota Kata is about how Toyota has been able to maintain the lead over most manufacturers in the world. The term “Kata” can be defined as the Japanese word for a detailed, choreographed group of patterns that are repeated over and over as a system. In redneck terms it would be “You always do it like this.”
The author, Mike Rother, spent over six years studying how Toyota does things. One thing that he sought to find out is why, if other companies copy Toyota step for step, they can’t excel wher..more
The author, Mike Rother, spent over six years studying how Toyota does things. One thing that he sought to find out is why, if other companies copy Toyota step for step, they can’t excel wher..more
Aug 09, 2013Vergiliu rated it really liked it · review of another edition
I had a 'slow start' when reading this book, but I find it pretty interesting if one would consider software (or more generic the entire IT spectrum) the point of view of looking at the issues and how to solve them.
The book, as the name implies, is focussed on the Toyota manufacturing process, but its ideas and best-practices can be applied to mostly everything. I think this is a great book considering how to approach improvements in daily work routine, especially if we ignore its strong focus o..more
The book, as the name implies, is focussed on the Toyota manufacturing process, but its ideas and best-practices can be applied to mostly everything. I think this is a great book considering how to approach improvements in daily work routine, especially if we ignore its strong focus o..more
A novel way of diving deeper into the improvement of business processes by viewing continuous improvement as the cultivation of daily habits.
Jul 10, 2013Mike rated it it was amazing
Best book I have read on building a continuous improvement culture. I think I've been doing it wrong.
Mike Rother expertly explains why we struggle with lean, why we need to focus our efforts away from various lean tools, and why we need to focus our efforts, instead, towards changing the culture.
Toyota Kata explores two types of routine dialogues used in every problem solving activity within Toyota; here he calls them katas however, for Toyota, it's just the way of doing business. The improvement kata offers an extremely simple, focused framework for improvement that you can apply to just about..more
Toyota Kata explores two types of routine dialogues used in every problem solving activity within Toyota; here he calls them katas however, for Toyota, it's just the way of doing business. The improvement kata offers an extremely simple, focused framework for improvement that you can apply to just about..more
This is a highly technical book but has great advice if you want to learn more about Toyota Kata, which is the process of continuous improvement and adaptation. Kata is a method of routines and patterns. Much of the material will be familiar to those with a background in Lean methods from TPS. This book delves into the weeds. There are lots of diagrams. Part 4 goes into coaching Kata and how to bring about cultural change. Experiment, learn from your failures, and keep after the target condition..more
Sep 05, 2018Jonathan rated it really liked it
Story of Toyota, interviews with Toyota's employees simply intriguing. Process they follow like 1x1 (Continuous flowing), Kanban, Value Stream mapping are interesting to learn. Also chapters like how mentors to mentor the mentee is interesting. One can learn the skill but not the art of doing, simple statement which gives Toyota's success. Another chapter like how imbibe Toyota's values in other companies or organization were interesting. Definitely readable book for Management and process relat..more
Jan 05, 2019Barry OGorman rated it it was amazing
When you get past the terminology and the tools what was lean all about in Toyota. Actually listened to this book twice via Audible. Very well laced and excellent examples. Processes are either getting better or getting worse. Chaos precludes standing still. To be effective need all relevant front line personnel looking to improve all processes all the time. And managers are there to support, encourage, create the bandwidth for front Minecraft to investigate and improve processes.
Gained a lot of unexpected insights from this book. Between the words, the illustrations help in understanding (a lot) as well as to keep the reader entertained.
Tools are indeed merely tools if they are not understood for their purpose of existence. This book is well structured and it allows the reader to read and think at the same time.
Tools are indeed merely tools if they are not understood for their purpose of existence. This book is well structured and it allows the reader to read and think at the same time.
This book is the best and effective way to learn the ideas behind the continuously improving Toyota organization and production system. I liked the focus on practical problem solving at each level of the organization and ways to boost the routine resulting into continuous improvement. Very well written with step by step guidance to initiate and drive improvements in any value stream.
The thinking behind the system. These lessons were taught to me by my mentor years before the book was published, but that is what Rother does best - put to words the systems and thinking behind the production system. This is a great read for those who only know the tools and are missing the deeper understanding.
This book offers unique concepts about Lean organizational culture. Rother dives into why it is difficult for organizations to adapt to a Lean culture and how greater improvements are derived from learned thinking and behavior patterns rather than only visible artifacts.
Apr 30, 2018Scott Anderson rated it it was amazing
This was a great book, it took a bunch of concepts that were familiar and instead of focusing on how the process work (kanban / andon / jidoka ..) it focused on how they are used in a context of continuous learning.
Jul 30, 2018Blundell rated it really liked it
It's a really good book, working in the services industry I find it very hard to relate to, however thinking about a different paradigm of work and the more abstract picture the management techniques it offers are very interesting. Would recommend.
Nov 06, 2018Mike rated it liked it
Very insightful on how the Western way of thinking differs from what Toyota has implemented in their organisation. So therefore a good read, but at times I had some trouble staying focused as I got bored due to the writing and how the same points were repeatedly made.
Great book. Completely changed what I thought I understood about managing for daily improvement.
Jul 18, 2018Cory rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Another one of the classic books that I've missed reading before. Great idea on working problems and working with people on those problems. Helpful as a mentoring path also.
May 29, 2019Bugzmanov rated it really liked it
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I took a few things from this book, but I believe it is much more useful for manufacturing contexts, which is not my case. I found it repetitive and mostly hard to listen to.
This book is good if you want to learn about procedures and how to locate an issues. It is not good if you want to learn about cars.
Just like any other leadership book that I've read, this one just has a manufacturing theme to it and different terminology.
May 23, 2017Dena Gregoire rated it really liked it
For anyone looking to implement a Lean / Continuous Improvement program I highly recommend this book. It covers, in great detail, what is needed to keep going along the path.
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Not the easiest read, but I'm really happy I did because of the insights in manufacturing kanban which I felt I was missing wrt Lean Kanban in IT and references to it in agile methodologies.
What Toyota achieved in last 50 years is not happening by accident. The company has constantly improve product quality, reduce cost and become world #1. It is achieved via a constant improvement routine (Kata) done by everyone for every process in everyday. The book has listed the target condition if you would like to achieve the same. And you can do that via constant practices at all your organization levels. Good reading! Touch challenge to implement!
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Dec 29, 2012Bob Wallner rated it it was amazing Shelves: leadership, lean, audible, re-read, coaching
When I purchased this audiobook, I swore I had previously read the text, but as I started listening, I realized I had not. When I pulled the book off my bookshelf, the binding was as fresh as the day I bought it. The reason that I thought I had read it was because the author provides so many valuable resources. From ebooks, forms and checklists to podcasts and webcasts, the author had gone above and beyond to spread the word about Toyota Kata.
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This is a great book that shows us the 'Toyota way' of managing people and compares it to the way others companies do it. Besides that, it presents some insights to whom that want to use Toyota Kata in the whole company.
This book is not focused on short-term problems we may have. Some time is needed to internalize its content and use it. And I think this is good because it is almost a metalanguage of the most important concept presented in the book: we cannot simply copy Toyota by using its tool..more
This book is not focused on short-term problems we may have. Some time is needed to internalize its content and use it. And I think this is good because it is almost a metalanguage of the most important concept presented in the book: we cannot simply copy Toyota by using its tool..more
This book is great to understand what it really means 'Continuous Improvement' and how is driven at Toyota in detail, it exposes some useful examples, case studies and he focuses on common misinterpretation on the different concepts on Continuous Improvement, lean and Toyota's Organizational Culture.
Well known tools from Toyota like A3, Toyota Kata, Value Stream Mapping are only the visible part and they are only simple tools, the real value is how those tools are put in practice and how is the..more
Well known tools from Toyota like A3, Toyota Kata, Value Stream Mapping are only the visible part and they are only simple tools, the real value is how those tools are put in practice and how is the..more
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“As discussed in Chapter 1, there is a human tendency to desire and even artificially create a sense of certainty. It is conceivable that the point here is not that we do not see the problems in our processes, but rather that we do not want to see them because that would undermine the sense of certainty we have about how our factory is working. It would mean that some of our assumptions, some things we have worked for and are attached to, may not be true.” — 1 likes
“The competitive advantage of an organization lies not so much in the solutions themselves—whether lean techniques, today’s profitable product, or any other—but in the ability of the organization to understand conditions and create fitting, smart solutions.” — 1 likes
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