Curious Cat

JANUARY 17, 2017

These were the most popular quotes on the Curious Cat Management and Leadership Quotes web site in 2016 (based on page views). – Taiichi Ohno. – Taiichi Ohno. The answer to the question managers so often ask of behavioral scientists “How do you motivate people?” – Taiichi Ohno.

Ohno 40

Ohno Deming McGregor Management 40

Deming Institute

AUGUST 24, 2017

Once upon a time, well before his name entered lean folklore, Taiichi Ohno graduated from industrial school and earned a position with Toyoda Spinning & Weaving as a supervisor. The year was 1933 and Ohno soon became well known for his mustache, added to further his image of authority with his direct reports, a large group of women.

Ohno 31

Ohno Deming Books Open-book 31

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

The changes have been so dramatic that most companies are still scrambling to figure out the new rules of the game. Unfortunately contemporary management theory and practices have ill prepared us for our current reality. We are facing a new world – one that calls for new approaches to generating consistent competitive advantage.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Deming Institute

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Nonetheless, TQC efforts were openly resisted by the JIT community, leading to “a group of nervous quality-control managers surrounding Shoichiro one day…. asking] if they would be fired if the company lost in their pursuit of the Deming Prize.

Quality 48

Quality Deming Ohno System 48

Curious Cat

AUGUST 4, 2015

I grew up surrounded by those seeking to improve management (Bill Hunter, George Box, Brian Joiner, Peter Scholtes…). As I moved into high school Dad was doing much more direct management consulting (it was also a combination of statistics, engineering and management but the emphasis shifted over time) based on Deming’s ideas.

Technology 40

Technology Ohno Deming Handbook 40