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24th Feb – Toyota Restart Day
Today, 24th February, is known as Toyota Restart Day. This commemorates the day in 2010, when then President Akio Toyota, testified at the US Congress following a major recall of vehicles due to quality issues, pledging to return the company to its core values of putting customer first, in terms of safety and quality. What
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Problem solving with the Ishikawa Fishbone Diagram
The Ishikawa Fishbone problem solving tool (also known as the Cause and Effect diagram) was developed by Kaoru Ishikawa during the 1960’s in Japan. The tool is used in lean…
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James Dyson – Invention: A Life of Learning Through Failure
In this post, I explore some of the principles, life lessons and reflections from James Dyson’s autobiography. A true maverick, he represents so much of what seems to be missing…
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Romania in a Weekend: Castles, Carpathians, and Curiosity
Some places make you want to leave as soon as your flight is called. Romania isn’t one of them. By the time I was heading to the airport, I knew…
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The Nvidia Way Meets the Toyota Way
20 Leadership Lessons from Jensen Huang Through a Toyota Lensby Edward Leared Working at Toyota has given me an appreciation for how much greatness is built on process – kaizen…