{"id":1282,"date":"2021-08-07T09:57:10","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T09:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/?p=1282"},"modified":"2024-12-14T18:31:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T18:31:38","slug":"books-toyota-kata-and-toyota-kata-practice-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sdrefocus.com\/index.php\/2021\/08\/07\/books-toyota-kata-and-toyota-kata-practice-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Books: &#8220;Toyota Kata&#8221; and &#8220;Toyota Kata Practice Guide&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>by Mike Rother<\/strong>, 2009 &#8211; Managing People For Improvement, Adaptiveness, and Superior Results<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>by Mike Rother<\/strong>, 2018 &#8211; Practicing Scientific Thinking Skills for Superior Results in 20 Minutes a Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>&#8220;The essential foundations for a scientific improvement approach based on facts and respect for people&#8217;s expertise.<\/em><\/strong><br><strong><em>To be applied on a daily basis.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><u>What I Liked The Most<\/u><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Four steps of the Improvement Kata as a practical, everyday scientific way of thinking and working.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Development of people\u2019s capabilities to continuously understand a situation and improve. 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