Toyota Way Fieldbook : A Practical Guide for Implementing Toyota's 4Ps

Succession Plan for Leaders The leadership development process should be based on a succession plan. Every leader should develop ...

240 THETOYOTAWAYFIELDBOOK TIP Sometimes It Helps to Put the Shoe on the Other Foot One advantage of developing people for leader ...

Chapter 10. Develop Leaders Who Live Your System 241 a. Establish a plan for developing at least two people to fill each leaders ...

“We Don’t Just Build Cars, We Build People” In most areas of life, you get out of something what you put into it. This is espe- ...

this manager you can sense the pride in the people and what they accomplish. Of course, this manager does not live in a ivory to ...

The selection process used at the Toyota plant in Georgetown is based on the idea that a person’s past behavior is a good indica ...

Each of these traits were evaluated during simulated work exercises as described in Chapter 10, and during an interview if the c ...

This method was a surprisingly good way to determine a person’s charac- ter and ability. Of course, even with all the checks and ...

◆ Safety overview, including evacuation and emergency procedures. ◆ Develop a training plan. ◆ Initial jobs are “freshman” jobs ...

look. We asked Mary to describe some of the important points of the job. With a shocked expression, Mary said, “I just started h ...

correctly? How do you know that they will explain it clearly? Do they really know all the quality and safety aspects of the job? ...

All leaders within Toyota are required to learn the Job Instruction Training method. The course format and structure is also use ...

mine the “key points.” These points are the heart of the job instruction method and are developed to explain the following criti ...

Present the Operation The actual training begins with preparation of the work area and making sure that sufficient time can be ...

a portion at a time, and that you will spend as much time as necessary to ensure their success. During the second cycle the job ...

the trainee will be able to perform the work on their own and how much support they will need. Never leave an assessment of capa ...

The learning curve continues and the trainer will gradually reduce the sup- port, and follow up less and less. If the trainer mu ...

One-quarter indicates a person who is currently being trained. This person should never be left alone on the job, since they do ...

The number of people fully trained for each job are totaled and recorded at the bottom of the sheet. This allows the supervisor ...

desired. Also, people get the sense that they do not matter as individuals if the leader does not place importance on the traini ...