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GA 238 | How to Change Your Culture with Toyota Kata with Emiel van Est

By Jessica Bush Updated on October 24th, 2018

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This week’s guest is Emiel van Est. Ron and Emiel discussed the vital role that culture plays in continuous improvement, and how methodologies like Toyota Kata can help sustain your success. An MP3 version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn:

One of Emiel’s favorite quotes (2:00)
Emiel’s background (2:36)
How Emiel would define culture (4:03)
Why it’s so important (5:33)
His involvement with the kata movement (6:27)
How culture and kata interact (7:31)
What a CI culture looks like (11:29)
What stands out (13:06)
Elon Musk vs. a Toyota Leader (14:32)
How we can foster the culture (17:47)
How long it takes to change (22:40)
Practical tips (24:47)
Words of wisdom (25:35)

Podcast Resources

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Emiel on LinkedIn
The Five Principles of The Toyota Way
Emiel on Slideshare
Emiel’s Website

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.