How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company

How Toyota Became #1: Leadership Lessons from the World's Greatest Car Company Book Description

Journalist Magee explores Toyotas past and present in order to reveal how this car company has sustained such tremendous success. The lessons that Magee explains here can be valuable for managers in all disciplines and industries.
What we can all learn from the strategies that have made Toyota the worldas best car company
Everyone who follows the auto industry knows that Toyota has had an amazing twenty-five-year run, rising from humble Japanese start-up to thriving global giant. But the big puzzle is how Toyota did it while so many other car companies have struggled or failed.
Journalist David Magee dug deeply into Toyotaas past and present, interviewing senior executives who rarely talk to the press, along with many other sources. And he found that the companyas famous mastery of lean production is only part of the story. Magee explains the surprising power of Toyotaas corporate culture, which includes:
a Focusing on the long term: While most companies worry about the next quarter, Toyota is thinking about the next quarter century
a Jumping beyond the current trend: When Ford was still ramping up its gas-guzzling SUVs, Toyota was very quietly taking a huge lead on hybrids
a Making quality everyoneas responsibility: Toyota expects people at every level to think and act like quality-control inspectors
a Managing individual strengths: Toyota is revolutionizing the way people are managed, to maximize their strengths instead of criticizing their weaknesses
The lessons that Magee explains here will be valuable for managers in all disciplines and industries.

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