GA 312|Practicing Kata in Secret with Tracy Defoe - a podcast by Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy

This week's guest is Tracy Defoe. Ron and Tracy discussed why people practice Toyota Kata and continuousimprovement in secret, and why it's problematic. A MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you'll learn: 

The quote that inspires Tracy (3:46)Tracy's background (5:27)
About practicing kata in secret (9:28)The root cause (16:24)
The role of compassion (20:25)The way to learn kata (23:02)
The pride and ego in continuous improvement (26:06)The DIY side (28:22)
About the kata dojo (30:03)Tracy's advice on participating (35:54)

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Tracy on TwitterTracy on LinkedIn
Gemba Academy Toyota Kata ResourcesPeak
Practice PerfectKata Dojo
Kata EuropeKataCon Europe

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