Who “owns” Standardized Work?
"Toyota does not want individual employees to 'own' their standardized work, and uses job rotation so no one employee owns any one job.… Once the process is operating at some…
Flow: Challenging People to Think and Improve
"Toyota's vision of any process is true one-piece flow that is waste-free. Creating flow means linking together processes that otherwise are disjointed. When operations are linked together, there are opportunities…
“Co-destiny”…What Is It?
"…successful organizations must develop a sense of 'co-destiny.' A key leadership responsibility is to establish a sense of common purpose and enroll the enterprise in its pursuit. Although individual talents…
You Get what you Challenge
"There is a famous saying, 'You get what you measure.' It may be more appropriate to say, 'You get what you challenge.' Teams will respond to challenges if they are…
Challenging and Fulfilling Work for Employees
"Lean production is a superior way for humans to make things. It provides better products in wider variety at lower cost. Equally, important, it provides more challenging and fulfilling work…
Respect for People Includes Challenge to Grow
Genuine respect for people includes challenging them to excel and fulfill their potential.