Thanks for attending or registering for my webinar titled “Translating Excellence: What Japan’s Top Organizations Teach Us About Culture and Results.”
Slides (PDF)

Quick summary: 7 Lean Leadership Lessons from Japan
Related Links
Mark's Japan Lean Healthcare Accelerator Experiences
Blog Posts for Deeper Reading
Andon Cords at the Toyota Takaota Plant – It Doesn’t Come Naturally?
Ten Years Ago — In the News Visiting a Japanese Lean Hospital
Reasons Why Lean Wouldn’t Always Be Easier Just Because You’re in Japan
Lean in Japan Works–But Not Because They’re Japanese
Rules are not made to be broken (Katie Anderson)
5S: The Good, the Bad, and the Extreme in Japanese Hospitals
“Quality Circles” Are Alive & Well in Japanese Organizations; We Might Call it A3 Problem Solving
Kaiteki: The Japanese Philosophy Behind Motivated Employees and Lean Success
What Visiting Japan Taught Me About Lean Leadership and Healthcare Culture
“We Weren’t Always a Kaizen Company”: Lessons from Japan
Should This Japanese Hospital React to a Dip in Kaizen Submissions?
Toyota as a People Development Company: Lessons Beyond Lean Tools
Lean Isn’t About Cutting Heads–It’s About Growing People and Cultures of Improvement
Inside the Lean Healthcare Accelerator: Lessons from Japan with Dave Fitzpatrick
