Image by Bob Mical All businesses collect data, most of it out of necessity, for example to meet taxation requirements. But is there value in measuring and collecting other data? The simple answer is that data can be a powerful tool but if that data is not being used to improve the business, then it […]
The achievement of Toyota’s goals is based on 2 pillars and a foundation of the 14 principles. The 2 pillars are “Respect for People” and “Continuous Improvement”. Today we will focus on the Toyota Way meaning of Respect for People. Develop People First and Then Build Products – keep your people safe and allow them […]
What we do during each day and the way we approach issues determines if our business will fall behind the pack or become leaders. Toyota has defined what makes a good manager and what determines a poor manager. In the picture below you can see that the standard day consists of three main types of […]
Our Commonwealth games have recently finished and maybe you would have watched the relay races and learned how important that changeover was from one person to the next. Unfortunately the Australian running team were disqualified due to failing to hand over the baton within the allocated space. In a relay race, the winning team isn’t […]