What Our Clients Say

"The JLIT experience is so valuable for your thought processes and your mindset to impact changes. DJ and his team know precisely how to bring TPS alive and how to help your understanding reach that next level of execution. In my opinion, JLIT is a necessity if you are a leader/manager by profession."

"To all those who would like to grow their knowledge of TPS, this is the best place to see it live. These guided tours of various facilities, you will experience TPS firsthand and during the classroom sessions, you will get a detailed overview of the facility and what they bring to the world of TPS."

"DJ, I really wanted to express my sincere thanks for an amazing JLIT week in Japan. The deep learnings from the visits/lectures our 'Top 1' discussions on the challenges ahead of me and the clear connections to changing the culture was fantastic! For sure, more of my team will be on our next tour!"

"A fantastic week in Japan! I have never experienced such a well-prepared business trip. It was very impressive to see how the various companies we visited applied TPS. My most important insight from this week is that processes must be built around people in order to be successful, and not the other way around."

"It’s something very special to witness on site in Japan, the country of origin where TPS & Lean Management started. Seeing how consistently &naturally those principles are implemented and used as a competitive strength. Talking directly to top management from a variety of companies, learning from their implementations is fantastic. You will discover what it means to rethink and in return, receive a bountiful of practical ideas for implementation upon your return."

"The JLIT was a gift for my professional development. To examine each location and understand their businesses gave me insight and understanding how TPS and improvement practices should look in its most mature form. It was a great experience that truly taught me that we all can apply these principles in our day to day activities."

"Wow, what an experience with JLIT. My three BIG take aways are simplebut important. 1) The key to good quality is helping your peopleunderstand what is good work and what is bad work. People are alsoencouraged to call out quality issues and they are thanked when stoppingthe line. 2) Physical information boards make people CONNECTED to theirwork and their data. It means something to them when they have tomanually write in production info or days being safe. 3) The key togetting people invested and bought into kaizen is to be consistent, byincluding them in the improvement process and listening to them.Emphasize the importance of just IMPROVING, not hitting home runs."

"DJ thank you for a wonder JLIT experience. It was powerful to see therelentless pursuit of quality and how they put the onus on the operatorsto check quality throughout the process. They earned the right andreported the days of defect free. I also loved the fact that they share"bad news first". This is so different to how we operate. Finally, I wasimpressed that the CEO/Chairman had Leader Standard Work that startedwith 1.5 hrs at the gemba checking the processes, machines and people. Ihighly recommend this kind of experience to anyone who is serious aboutimplementing a lean system."

DJ's ability to carefully listen to client problems and strategically provide insightful and effective solutions by breaking down the issues into sequential phases shows the incredible power of his deep understanding and clinical analysis of any business situation."

This OE Project workshop taught us information for sure but they didn't just give it to us, we had to live every bit of it and through that, we experienced the horrors of traditional leadership and the advantages of lean leadership."

"A couple of years ago, I decided to seek out a mentor to support my newopportunity in leading the CI initiatives within my company. DJ helpedme both strategically and operationally in aligning my team ofexecutives as well as those leading on the shopfloor. His easy demeanorand way of guiding my thinking (with the GROW Model) helped me to gainconfidence and determination to impact this business and any futureendeavors I will seek."

"Learning and understanding are two distinct things. I reached out to DJ to gain his expertise with TPS to support my endeavors as a Member of several Boards of Directors. His coaching and sharing opened the doors to different approaches in helping companies generate value."