How Toyota became #1 : leadership lessons from the world's greatest car company / David Magee.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Portfolio, 2007.Description: xii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 1591841798 (hbk.)
- 9781591841791 (hbk.)
- How Toyota became number one
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 658.4092 M191 | Available | 33111005736703 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Rising from a humble Japanese start-up company to a thriving global giant, Toyota has had an amazing 25 year run. How did Toyota succeed while so many other car companies have struggled and failed? Journalist David Magee investigates Toyota's past and present and interviews senior executives who rarely talk to the press. His discoveries are destined to revolutionise the way businesses are run.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-232) and index.
Introduction -- 1. Diligently apply to the right pursuits -- 2. Strive for continuous improvement -- 3. Power of humility -- 4. Rid all that adds no value -- 5. Improve quality by exposing the truth -- 6. Raise the bar to unreachable heights -- 7. Favor long-term strategies over short-term fixes -- 8. Learn the customer, live the customer -- 9. Take time to study, then implement with speed -- 10. Let failure be your teacher -- 11. Cultivate evolution -- 12. Plan big, execute small -- 13. Manage like you have no power -- 14. Carefully cultivate and support partners -- 15. Power of paranoia -- Conclusion : Work for the right reasons -- Appendix A : Toyata's guiding principles -- Appendix B : The Toyota way -- Appendix C : Japanese terms used at Toyota -- Appendix D : Charting the success -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.