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Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Transforming Our Understanding of Leadership and Management; Part I. The Situat

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Table of 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 ConditionSummary 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
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