Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Unfortunately contemporary management theory and practices have ill prepared us for our current reality. During this time, an engineer named Taiichi Ohno (known today as the father of Toyota) began the task of building a new capacity for Japanese industrial production. In the business world, waste kills productivity and profitability.

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Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Curious Cat

JANUARY 17, 2017

These were the most popular quotes on the Curious Cat Management and Leadership Quotes web site in 2016 (based on page views). – Taiichi Ohno. – Taiichi Ohno. The answer to the question managers so often ask of behavioral scientists “How do you motivate people?” – Taiichi Ohno.

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Ohno Deming McGregor Management 40

Deming Institute

AUGUST 24, 2017

Once upon a time, well before his name entered lean folklore, Taiichi Ohno graduated from industrial school and earned a position with Toyoda Spinning & Weaving as a supervisor. The year was 1933 and Ohno soon became well known for his mustache, added to further his image of authority with his direct reports, a large group of women.

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Ohno Deming Books Open-book 31

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Nonetheless, TQC efforts were openly resisted by the JIT community, leading to “a group of nervous quality-control managers surrounding Shoichiro one day…. He was an invaluable teacher…, playing an indispensable role in the development and revitalization of post-war Japan.

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Quality Deming Ohno System 48

Curious Cat

AUGUST 4, 2015

I grew up surrounded by those seeking to improve management (Bill Hunter, George Box, Brian Joiner, Peter Scholtes…). As I moved into high school Dad was doing much more direct management consulting (it was also a combination of statistics, engineering and management but the emphasis shifted over time) based on Deming’s ideas.

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Technology Ohno Deming Handbook 40