Feb

20

Toyota’s corporate culture has transformed it from a small manufacturer
into a market-gobbling giant famous for quality circles and giving
workers control over production lines. For years, aspiring factory
leaders have come here to attend Toyota’s select technical high school,
the Toyota Technical Skills Academy in Toyota City.

Toyota’s culture, she said, is still grounded in a Japanese-oriented
brand of group-think. But in some cases, Toyota has also adapted it to
fit American culture, she said, dropping group calisthenics at American
factories, for example, although that is still common at Japanese
plants.

She said she understood the Toyota Way better after
learning from people who had lived it their entire professional lives.
She now uses the wall chart as a critical motivating tool for managing
her employees.

“When I saw folks in high ranks, like Mr.
Watanabe, and how consistent and dedicated they were, I knew they were
true believers” in the Toyota Way, Ms. Newton said. “Now, I’m a true
believer, too.”

Read the full story of how Totoya is leveraging training and corporate workforce development to integrate its vast and growing work force at the NYT.

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