Toyota Kata Culture: Building Organizational Capability and Mindset Through Kata Coaching

Kata expert Mike Rother and coauthor Gerd Aulinger provide the tools and know-how for implementing the proven concepts of Rother's bestselling Toyota Kata This fully illustrated guide shows how full Kata implementation works within an organization. The authors provide practical methods for turning strategy and execution into everyday activities throughout an organization by implementing Toyota Kata, the powerful management system Rother described in his groundbreaking book of the same name. This system is based on Toyota's organizational routines-called kata-that power its success with continuous improvement, innovation, and adaptation.

Toyota Kata Strategy takes readers through the process step by step, beginning with the basics and expanding upon them by showing readers how to implement their own iterative process of trial and adjustment-all aimed at building a deliberate, scientific-thinking culture and making continuous improvement a part of everyday work.