(The Center for Lean Business Management: Wethersfield, CT) -- My co-authors and I have been working diligently during the last 10 months creating what we hope will be recognized as a very important book, one that defines the true essence of continuous improvement and respect for people. Kaizen Forever: Teachings of Chihiro Nakao (CLBM, 2015) shares the mindset that created Toyota’s production method and its overall management practice. There is no other book like this one.

Chihiro Nakao is perhaps the foremost genba kaizen practitioner alive today with more than 50 years of experience. We have learned so much from him over many years of training, listening, and putting into practice what he taught us. Nakao-san’s teachings have had such a great effect on us that we thought it was important to document his unique teachings for the next generation.

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