The Sensei Way at Work - Dan Prock

The Sensei Way at Work

The Five Keys to a Lean Business Transformation

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Buch | Softcover
188 Seiten
2021
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-0-367-37070-1 (ISBN)
41,10 inkl. MwSt
It contends that leading change to a Lean enterprise requires leaders who can play in the zone, that is, lead with presence in the moment, that is, with a Zen mind.
The Sensei Way at Work follows in the wake of dozens of successful business books on the Toyota production system, lean enterprise, and the Toyota Way, yet it is unique. It identifies the five keys that sustain successful lean production in Western enterprises—a challenge that has stymied business leaders, managers, and lean coaches for decades.

The first reason for our frequent inability to sustain the initial gains of lean startups is a misunderstanding of the Japanese term "kaizen mind." Many mistranslate it as a "hunger" for business efficiency and cost reduction. In fact, kaizen mind is a psychology of "mindfulness" joined with "creativity." And once evoked by a sensei, it can be applied (without training) when a leader mandates that employees and managers solve quality problems and redesign the work together.

The second reason is our need to develop new change leaders who know "the way." A sensei immerses prospects in a series of challenges until they learn to do the work of change with the mind of a leader, that is, from the states of presence, flow, and compassion.

Lasting organizational transformation becomes possible, even inevitable, when its leaders learn the five keys and realize "one big thing" in the Sensei Way.

Dan Prock, President of Sensei Way LLC, is a strategic change consultant with a degree in engineering, advanced degrees in psychology, and 28 years of experience in consulting on lean implementation and manufacturing, and organizational initiatives. During his graduate program Dan worked at AT&T and did his first value stream map by hand for a work redesign workshop. Since the days of working at Cummins Engine, he has coached lean leaders in both value stream transformations and the coaching skills of Toyota kata. Dan also developed a method of tying Kaizen to the American concept of self-directed teams, and worked with the Kaizen institute of America implementing continuous improvement in companies such as Robert Bosch, Ford, and numerous OEM suppliers. Please visit: http://www.senseiway.com/

Contents

List of Figures Acknowledgments Author Foreword: John Shook Prologue Introduction 1. Lost in Translation 2. Ackoff’s Mess 3. Western Business Goes East 4. The First Key is Kaizen Mind 5. The Second Key is Lean Thinking 6. The Third Key is Lean Coaching 7. The Fourth Key is Change Leadership 8. The Fifth Key is The Sensei Way 9. Be the Change Epilogue

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 28 Line drawings, black and white; 28 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 178 x 254 mm
Gewicht 390 g
Themenwelt Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Logistik / Produktion
ISBN-10 0-367-37070-0 / 0367370700
ISBN-13 978-0-367-37070-1 / 9780367370701
Zustand Neuware
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