Steven J. Spear Remembers Hajime Oba of Toyota

Lean Blog Interviews: Real-World Lean Leadership Conversations in Healthcare and Beyond · Sep 29, 2020 · 45m

MIT professor, author, and consultant

http://www.leanblog.org/386

Joining me again for Episode #386 is Steve Spear, who reached out to share recollections of one of his most influential teachers and mentors, Hajime Oba, who passed away earlier this month at 75.

I never had the chance to learn directly from Mr. Oba, but he is legendary in Lean circles and I know many people who were deeply influenced by Mr. Oba. I hope to interview more of them in the near future. My deepest condolences go out to Mr. Oba's family, friends, and colleagues.

Here is a classic 2001 WSJ article that features him…