Inside NUMMI: The Culture Transformation of Toyota’s Joint Venture with GM - (NHK Documentary)

What enabled one of the most famous business transformations in history? Discover the inside story behind NUMMI—Toyota’s joint venture with GM—and how it sparked a transformation in American manufacturing. Learn how lean leadership, culture change, and the no-blame mindset took root in U.S. industry. #leanleadership #toyotaway #CultureChange This original documentary by NHK explores the NUMMI joint venture between Toyota and GM in the 1980s. Isao Yoshino was responsible for the training program in Japan for the American managers and supervisors to learn the Toyota Way and the Toyota Production System. It was at this time that Mr. Yoshino hired John Shook, the first non-Japanese employee to Toyota Motor Corporation and now the Chairman of the Lean Global Network. You can watch or listen to Isao Yoshino talk about his experience leading the NUMMI training program: 🎥 Change the Culture: NUMMI and the Power of Leading Through Influence Not Authority with Isao Yoshino    • Change the Culture: NUMMI and the Power of...   🎙️https://www.ChainOfLearning.com To learn more about the NUMMI joint venture from Isao Yoshino’s perspective, read Case Study 2 in the book “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning” by Katie Anderson. 📚https://www.LearningToLeadLeadingToLe... For more videos about Japan, the Toyota Way and insights from Isao Yoshino and Katie Anderson, subscribe to Katie Anderson’s YouTube Channel and visit Katie’s website. KBJAnderson.com To learn the principles underlying the Toyota Way and Japanese kaizen and management practices from the sources, join Katie Anderson’s immersive Japan Leadership Experience immersice lean study trip program. KBJAnderson.com/JapanTrip Video credits: Isao Yoshino granted permission to Katie Anderson to share this video for educational purposes with Katie Anderson’s clients and community. Isao Yoshino translated the Japanese and released the video in partnership with the Lean Institute France. --------- Katie Anderson is an internationally recognized leadership consultant, coach, professional speaker, and learning enthusiast, dedicated to helping purpose-driven leaders create cultures of learning and accelerate individual and organizational impact. A skilled change agent and coach, Katie has supported tens of thousands of leaders across a range of industries to create organizational learning cultures that foster innovation, engagement, and continuous improvement. A popular keynote speaker, she is the author of the bestselling book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, which has received multiple international awards, including the Shingo Publication Award, and has been translated into over eight languages. Katie is also the host of the transformational leadership podcast Chain of Learning. Katie has lived in seven countries, and regularly leads executive study trips to Japan for leaders looking to deepen their knowledge of people-centered leadership, operational excellence, and Japanese culture: https://kbjanderson.com/japantrip/ Listen to Katie's Chain of Learning podcast here: https://chainoflearning.com/ Order your copy of "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn" book here: http://learningtoleadleadingtolearn.com/ Connect with Katie on your favorite social media platform and on her web site here: https://kbjanderson.com/ 00:00 – Intro 00:20 -- First Car Collaboration Between Toyota and GM 01:40 -- American Culture Meets Japanese Management 03:38 – Various Problems Occur Between American Workers and Japanese Instructors #ContinuousImprovement #NUMMI #IsaoYoshino #leadershipdevelopment #toyotaproductionsystem #leanmanufacturing #leanmanufacturingmanagement #andon #leanthinking #manufacturingprocess #leanleadership #leanmanagement #toyotaway #NUMMI #kaizen #andon