Gemba Academy Podcast: Lean Manufacturing | Lean Office | Six Sigma | Toyota Kata | Productivity | Leadership

This week's guest is Katie Anderson. Katie described what it's like working with former Toyota leader Mr. Isao Yoshino, and why the practices of reflection and revitalization are so critical. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here. In this episode you'll learn:  A quote that inspires Katie (2:57) What it's like working with Mr. Yoshino (5:04) About Toyota's water ski boat business (8:22) Mr. Yoshino's personality (9:31) The process of hansei, or reflection (11:01) How often we should reflect (12:14) Reflection at the macro level (14:34) What revitalization means to Katie (16:34) About Katie's Japan study trips (19:50) The AME Consortia (21:28) Podcast Resources Right Click to Download this Podcast as an MP3 Download a Free Audio Book at Audible.com GA 173 | How to Use A3 Thinking  GA 242 | How to Leverage Different Lean Experiences  GA 281 | Building an Online Community of Practice Katie's Japan Study Trip Katie's Gemba Academy Page AME Conso