The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership

Achieving and Sustaining Excellence Through Leadership Development

By: Jeffrey Liker, Gary L. Convis

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

The missing link to long-term Lean success! Despite the fact that companies worldwide have adopted Lean production, none has sustained the same levels of excellence as Toyota. Why? Leadership. In The Toyota Way to Lean Leadership, Jeffrey Liker and Gary L. Convis, a former executive V.P. and managing officer of Toyota, help executives and senior managers get employees to refocus their efforts - from simply performing their singular function to continuously improving in collaboration across the organization.

Case studies from Toyota clearly illustrate the methods that create powerful, effective Lean leadership. Jeffrey Liker, author of the popular Toyota Way books, is the acknowledged expert on Toyota processes. He is professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. After his executive leadership at Toyota, Gary L. Convis became the CEO of Dana Holding Corporation, a $6.1 billion supplier to the global automotive, commercial vehicle, and off-highway markets, and helped lead it to a successful turnaround from bankruptcy.

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Learn What Lean Management Really Is

Liker and Convis do a great job describing what Lean management and process improvement is really all about. Anyone in a position of leadership would benefit from listening to this audiobook and downloading the supplemental materials for reference. The narration by Jim Meskimen is excellent, he will keep your attention through out your time with him.

One of the best

Jeffery Liker, is one of the best teachers I have had the pleasure of learning from. Great book one of many. Thank you for your dedication my friend.

Great book - Must listen

I studied lean at ISU & worked at a tech company that attempted a "lean transformation." I wish I would have been armed with this book while we were trying that. Many of the pitfalls that we ran in to were addressed in this book. Forget your lean toolbox and listen to this book. And whatever else you can get your ears on.

great audio book it really makes you see managemen

feed management and I know what way very unique and very helpful to companies or employees and trouble

A GOOD OVERVIEW OF TOYOTA LEADERSHIP THEORY

Overall this is a great book that balances theory and execution. While I do wish they would go a little deeper into the systems of leadership managment and evolution this book does well in all aspects it sets out to.