Toyota Kata
by Mike Rother
The improvement kata and coaching kata behind Toyota's results: target conditions, obstacles, experiments, daily coaching cycles. The best book on making improvement a habit rather than a project.
Read it if…
you want continuous improvement as a daily routine.
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Skip it if…
you want tools; this is about routines.
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Three things you will actually use
- Target condition, current condition, obstacle, next step.
- Coach the pattern daily.
- Scientific thinking is a skill.
Do this first
Set one target condition and run daily five-question coaching for two weeks.
Our verdict
Improvement as a habit.
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