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Lean Blog Audio with Mark GrabanHow Psychological Safety Drives Digital Transformation and the Toyota Production System (or Lean)The blog postBefore I departed for my recent workshop tour of Australia and New Zealand, I knew that I would learn things in the process of teaching and facilitating on my favorite topics. I didn't expect to learn about flying koalas, though!I did expect to learn something when I had the opportunity to meet up for lunch with a friend, former Toyota Australia leader Barry McCarthy. Barry's also the chair of this year's AME International Conference in St. Louis. I first met Barry back in 2018 when I went on a Japan Study trip with...
2025-04-1508 minLean Blog Audio with Mark GrabanHow Psychological Safety Drives Digital Transformation and the Toyota Production System (or Lean)The blog postBefore I departed for my recent workshop tour of Australia and New Zealand, I knew that I would learn things in the process of teaching and facilitating on my favorite topics. I didn't expect to learn about flying koalas, though!I did expect to learn something when I had the opportunity to meet up for lunch with a friend, former Toyota Australia leader Barry McCarthy. Barry's also the chair of this year's AME International Conference in St. Louis. I first met Barry back in 2018 when I went on a Japan Study trip with...
2025-04-1508 min
Connecting the DotsNo problem is the biggest problem of all with Mike HoseusMike is Executive Director for the Center for Quality People & Organizations (CQPO). Mike Hoseus brings both manufacturing operations and specialization in Human Resource experience to CQPO. CQPO is an organization developed in 1999 as a vision of Toyota Motor Manufacturing to share Lean Quality philosophy and human resource practices with education, business, and community organizations. CQPO current projects with Toyota include New Hire selection and training process, Team Leader and Group Leader post promotion training, Quality Circle Leader and Manager training, and Global Problem Solving for all levels. Mike is co author with Dr. Jeffery Liker (Author of the Toyota Way) o...
2024-08-2231 min
Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and BeyondPsychological Safety in Lean Leadership: Insights from Mike Hoseus and Toyota’s CultureMy guest for Episode #508 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast is Mike Hoseus, Executive Director of the Center for Quality People and Organizations and President of Lean Culture Enterprises.
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He supports organizations in their lean journey, focusing on leadership and cultural aspects of the lean transformation. He is an adjunct professor with the University of Kentucky's Center for Manufacturing.
Michael Hoseus developed his TPS skills at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, where he worked at the General Manager level in both Production and Human Resources, being mentored by...
2024-06-191h 00
Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons#159 Leading a Culture of Excellence at US Synthetic with Mr Travis RussellSummary KeywordsCulture, learn, organisation, leaders, principles, Travis, excellence, continuous improvement, system, synthetic, process, champion, great, people, journey, discovered, problems, love, brad, learning.IntroductionWelcome to episode 159 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is a pleasure to have Mr Travis Russell on the show with us today. Travis is the Global Director of Talent and Leadership Development at Champion X. Travis previously was the Production manager at US Synthetic, a Shingo Prize-winning organisation. Today, we will explore Travis’s approach to achieving Enterprise Excellence within organisations and share his insights. Let’s get into...
2023-10-3148 min
Industry IowaEpisode 55: 2023 ILC Kentucky Tour Highlights
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Join host Steven Wilson as he takes you on a journey through the recent ILC Kentucky Tour and Workshop with Mike Hoseus, featuring members from four Iowa manufacturers. This eye-opening expedition includes exclusive insights from the renowned Kentucky Toyota Tour.
During this transformative experience, our guests will share best practices in lean leadership and implementation that they learned firsthand from their visit to Kentucky. Discover how these Iowa manufacturers gained invaluable perspectives, forged meaningful connections, and harnesse...
2023-08-0734 min
The Frontline Industry Podcast#02 - Toyota Culture and Frontline Transformation Ft. Mike HoseusMike Hoseus, the author of the Toyota Culture and industry consultant, joins us for our second episode! Mike works with organizations to develop and implement various transformation initiatives. In this episode, he joins Joel to discuss working for 1000 people at Toyota, emulating Toyota culture and leadership in frontline industries, how his Toyota plant maintained less than 3% annual turnover, and how to create an army of problem solvers with your frontline employees.
2022-01-1238 min
Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons#60 How to create a system of willing and able problem solvers with Mike HoseusKeywordspeople, problem, standard, solving, culture, organisations, behaviours, coach, problem solvers, Japanese, system, hr, thought, Toyota, question, plant, barrier, teaching, talkingIntroductionWelcome to episode 60 of the Enterprise Excellence Podcast. It is such a pleasure to have Mr Mike Hoseus on the show with us today. Mike is the co author of Toyota Culture with Dr Jeff Liker. Mike has dedicated his career to helping organisations create cultures of continuous improvement. Creating systems of willing and able problem solvers at all levels of the organisation. Let’s get into the episode. Mike thank yo...
2021-11-0848 min
Enterprise Excellence Podcast with Brad Jeavons#4 Discovering the Toyota Way with Jeff LikerDownload 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 H...
2020-09-2129 min
The Manufacturing Fix PodcastStarting and Staying Lean with Mike HoseusMichael Hoseus, a co-author of the Shingo Award-winning book Toyota Culture, developed his TPS skills at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky where he worked at the General Manager level in both Production and Human Resources being mentored by his Japanese sensei. He learned first-hand how Toyota’s success hinges on integrating their production and human systems to create the Toyota Way. Mike is the Executive Director of the Center for Quality People and Organizations and President of Lean Culture Enterprises. He supports organizations in their lean journey, focusing on leadership and cultural aspects of the lean transformation. He is an ad...
2019-06-0728 minLean Blog Audio with Mark GrabanA Lesson From Toyota: Thanking Employees for PointingThanks to Lean Frontiers for sharing a story from Mike Hoseus on LinkedIn. Mike is, of course, co-author of the excellent book Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way (written with Jeff Liker, who I just learned is retiring from the University of Michigan... more on that soon).
2017-05-1607 minLean Blog Audio with Mark GrabanA Lesson From Toyota: Thanking Employees for PointingThanks to Lean Frontiers for sharing a story from Mike Hoseus on LinkedIn. Mike is, of course, co-author of the excellent book Toyota Culture: The Heart and Soul of the Toyota Way (written with Jeff Liker, who I just learned is retiring from the University of Michigan... more on that soon).
2017-05-1607 min