Toyota Talent (Hardcover)

Toyota Talent Book Description

Toyota's Secrets to Building an Exceptional Workforce

Leading Toyota authorities Jeffrey Liker and David Meier give you the keys to growing top performers from within through a detailed process of preparation, training, and follow-up. Drawing upon Liker's detailed study of Toyota's manufacturing, technical, and service organizations across the globe, and Meier's deep experience gained from working with some of Toyota's best sensei, the authors bring the company's proven practices to life through insight and exercises, enabling you to Define your organizational needs and objectives Create development plans for all employees Grow your top talent from within Analyze routine work and ancillary tasks Break down a job for effective training Break the cycle of poor training and results to create a cycle of continuous learning and improvement
Toyota doesn't just produce cars; it produces talented people. In the international bestseller, "The Toyota Way," Jeffrey Liker explained Toyota's remarkable success through a 4P model for excellence-Philosophy, People, Problem Solving, and Process. Liker, with coauthor David Meier, provided deeper insight into the practical application of the principles in "The Toyota Way Fieldbook," Now, these authorities on Toyota reveal how you can develop talented people and achieve incredible results in your company.

"Toyota Talent" walks you through the rigorous methodology used by this global powerhouse to grow high-performing individuals from within. Beginning with a review of Toyota's landmark approach to developing people, the authors illustrate the critical importance of creating a learning and teaching culture in your organization. They provide specific examples necessary to train employees in all areas-from the shop floor to engineering to staff members in service organizations-and show you how to support and encourage every individual to reach his or her top potential.

"Toyota Talent" provides you with the inside knowledge you need to Identify your development needs and create a training plan Understand the various types of work and how to break complicated jobs into teachable skills Set behavioral expectations by properly preparing your workplace Recognize and develop potential trainers within your workforce Effectively educate nonmanufacturing employees and members of the staff Develop internal Lean Manufacturing experts

Guiding you with expert tips and training aids, as well as real-world examples drawn from the authors' two decades of research and field work, Liker andMeier show you how to get the most out of people who live and breathe your company's philosophy-and who work together toward a common goal.

About the Author :

David Meier has contributed to Toyota Talent as an author. David W. Meier is the founder of the preeminent business tax consulting group The Small Business Advantage Company and regularly holds seminars for hundreds of small-business owners. he also serves as a tax columnist for Entrepreneur.com. Visit his Web site at www.thesmallbusinessadvantage.com.

Jeffrey K Liker has contributed to Toyota Talent as an author. Jeffrey K. Liker, the author of the bestselling "The Toyota Way," is Professor of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan and co-owner of consulting firm Optiprise.

Michael Hoseus is Executive Director of the Center for Quality People and Organizations. He worked for Toyota's Georgetown, Kentucky plant for more than 12 years as a group leader, assembly plant manager, and manager of human resources.

The Center for Quality People and Organizations is a Toyota-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to sharing the Toyota Way with education, community, and busi

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