December 26. 2007

by News Desk 

A common expression heard around Toyota is “We do not just build cars, we build people.” Every new product development program, every prototype, every quality defect in the factory, and every kaizen activity is an opportunity to develop people. When former Toyota Motor Manufacturing North American President Atushi (Art) Niimi was asked about his greatest challenge when trying to teach the Toyota Way to his American managers he responded: “They want to be managers not teachers.” He explained that every manager at Toyota is a teacher. Developing exceptional people is their number one priority. This has become ingrained in the Toyota Way as a cultural value throughout the company. It is frequently talked about in other companies, but rarely practiced.

In order to benefit the business executives and leaders in Thailand, Co-Author of "The Toyota Way Fieldbook" and "Toyota Talent", Mr. David Meier is presenting one day seminar in Bangkok and will uncover the Secrets of Toyota’s amazing success and how you can make it a reality in your company. Thaindian.com is supporting the event. The event will be held on 24th of January, 2008 at Radisson Hotel, Bangkok.The regular fees is THB 13,500 while the early bird offer till 10th January is THB 11,000 per participant. For details and bookings please drop a mail to This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

In this seminar you will have the opportunity to learn from an international authority on the Toyota Way (Lean Manufacturing). David Meier has spent 20 years learning from, and studying Toyota. In this seminar he will share with you what he has learned about how you can create lean systems and develop highly capable people in your organization.

Read an excerpt from "The Toyota Talent" here.

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