#4 Discovering the Toyota Way with Jeff Liker

Download our new visual: the PDCA cycle. https://enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/downloads#pdca Summary Keywordschallenge, starting point, manage, conquer, accomplish, characteristic, grasp, work, current condition, goals, bias, ownership, belief, process, enthusiasm, very strong belief, business, buy, stakeholders, organisation.IntroductionI am honoured to talk with Professor Jeff Liker in this episode. Jeff is a Professor at the University of Michigan. He is the author of the International Best Seller "The Toyota Way". Jeff has won 13 Shingo prizes throughout his career and was inducted into the Association of Manufacturing Excellence Hall of Fame in 2012 and into the Shingo Academy in 2016. We are proudly sponsored by S A Partners, a world-leading business transformation consultancy. Episode Links:Youtube Full episode: https://youtu.be/yfCjDmJgvZI?si=Zpx-h_4fbN7e0vllTwo-Minute Tip: https://youtu.be/zNRKsOVOufw?si=5xDby7uq110VWCjZEnterprise Excellence Academy Podcast: https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/podcast/episode/4898486f/4-discovering-the-toyota-way-with-jeff-likerBLOG: https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/post/enterprise-excellence-episode-4-jeff-likerQuotes10:52 So, there's a very strong belief that you must deeply grasp the current condition and the reality and study it without bias and understand it because that's your starting point. So, you have the challenge, which is where you want to be, and you have the starting point. 13:33 Any company anywhere, any organisation anywhere, needs to set and achieve goals. If you don't have any goals, and there's nothing really to work on, right? So, you have to want to do something. You want to accomplish something. Contacts Brad: connect via LinkedIn or call him on 0402 448 445 or email [email protected] can be found on: https://liker.engin.umich.eduJeff's book "Toyota Way" can be found here: https://www.amazon.com/Toyota-Culture-Heart-Soul-Way/dp/0071492178. What's next?1.     Get hold of our new visual: the PDCA cycle. https://enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/downloads#pdca2.     Join our next community meeting.  https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.com/community.3.     Listen to another podcast episode on How to Create a System of Willing and Able Problem Solvers with Mike Hoseusa)     Listen on our website - https://www.enterpriseexcellenceacademy.comTo learn more about what we do, visit https://enterpriseexcellencegroup.com.au/Thanks for your time, and thanks for helping to create a better future.