Why Toyota Consultants Struggle to Implement Change Outside Toyota:
A recording of our webinar

A story continues to this day that when the Toyota board challenged Taiichi Ohno as to why he opened their doors in the 1980s to Western academics who were trying to figure out ‘The Japanese Miracle’ he replied “don’t worry, they’ll see some tools and techniques, then spend decades trying to work out how to get them to work. They’ll never realise it’s not about the tools.”

So how do you implement Lean?

So if it’s not about the tools, how do you implement Lean? Join Sean Buckland for an exploration into the fascinating challenge of implementing lean in different management cultures. He will cover:

- Being lean in a lean culture vs lean in a standard management culture
- Some of the key brakes and barriers that traditional management unwittingly place on their lean efforts
- An introduction into how to evaluate your culture through its values and how to use this to help lever cultural change

Questions about implementing Lean in different management cultures?

If you have any questions about this topic, you can reach the PMI team at team@pmi.co.uk.

Next time, why not ask your questions in real-time and join our next PMI Live webinar. You can register for our upcoming webinars here:

28 Jan 15:00 UK TIME

Join Damion Albinson as he talks about mastering the art of remote facilitation for your improvement actions, tools, and projects:
Planning your virtual session
Technologies and how to create interactive sessions
Visual learning methods

25 feb 15:00 UK TIME

Join Rich Seddon as he talks about how to delight customers whilst being contained by external factors:
Do more with less
Improve output and quality
Serve your customers more effectively
Stay focused on the things that matter
What to stop, start, continue

25 mar 15:00 UK TIME

Join Sean Buckland as he talks about the benefits vs. the costs of process automation, and knowing whether it's going to be worth the effort before you begin. He will cover:
Customer impact
The risks
Understanding the value automation adds

29 apr 15:00 UK TIME

Join Warren Knight as he talks about deploying performance excellence department by department:
Plan the deployment
Accelerate your process performance
Support a culture of continuously driving out waste
Improve staff engagement by providing capability and empowerment to tackle problems themselves

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