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The best we can do is to practice and teach our team members the cen-
tral concepts, knowing that they’ll develop them further. Each of us must
make the journey from “Thou shalt” to “What do you think?”
I leave you, therefore with the image with which I began this book: that
is, of a journey toward Lean production.
Bon voyage.
Endnotes
1. Do means way or path. A set of activities becomes a path when it connects to
a person’s whole being.
2. Discussion with Toyota executive.
3. An “auction” is a standardized presentation of an investigation into a safety or
quality incident. Attendees may ask questions, give advice, or offer to help the
investigators.
4. For a detailed discussion of the link between safe ...