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Rother, Mike. Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results. US: McGraw-Hill, 2009.

Toyota Kata: Managing People for Improvement, Adaptiveness and Superior Results

Authors: Mike Rother

Published:  August 2009

eISBN: 9780071639859 0071639853 | ISBN: 9780071635233
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  • Cover
  • About the Author
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Transforming Our Understanding of Leadership and Management
  • Part I. The Situation
  • Chapter 1. What Defines a Company That Thrives Long Term?
  • Part II. Know Yourself
  • Introduction to Part II
  • Chapter 2. How Are We Approaching Process Improvement?
  • Chapter 3. Philosophy and Direction
  • Chapter 4. Origin and Effects of Our Current Management Approach
  • Part III. The Improvement Kata: How Toyota Continuously Improves
  • Introduction to Part III
  • Chapter 5. Planning: Establishing a Target Condition
  • Chapter 6. Problem Solving and Adapting: Moving Toward a Target Condition
  • Summary of Part III
  • Part IV. The Coaching Kata: How Toyota Teaches the Improvement Kata
  • Introduction to Part IV
  • Chapter 7. Who Carries Out Process Improvement at Toyota?
  • Chapter 8. The Coaching Kata: Leaders as Teachers
  • Summary of Part IV
  • Part V. Replication:What About Other Companies?
  • Chapter 9. Developing Improvement Kata Behavior in Your Organization
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Where Do You Start with the Improvement Kata?
  • Appendix 2. Process Analysis
  • Bibliography
  • Index