Suggested Reading

The Toyota Way: 14 Management Principles From The World's Greatest Manufacturer

By Jeffrey Liker--LTS Review

Jeffrey Liker, a Professor at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering, has been studying Toyota and their business methods for 20 years. In this book, he explains the basics of the Toyota Production System—but he goes much further. Liker has developed a list of 14 principles that drive Toyota, and the real insight that he presents is simple. While Toyota has an impressive array of technical tools and methodologies, the real secret is the way that Toyota treats the people who work for and with the company.

If you want to be a “lead dog” in any industry, you should read this book.