Japan
Japanophile~
Japan
Japanophile~
Before you know it, you start to see each and every person, everyone in the whole world, as your enemy.
Lean and agile, with a common root in post–World War II Japan, have a lot in common, such as a focus on building quality in, value, flow, respect for people, a pull-based system of work, and a kaizen process of continuous improvement and visualizing work. However, a key area where they differ is the focus on “standardized work” in lean. Mass
... See moreWhen receiving praise becomes one’s goal, one is choosing a way of living that is in line with another person’s system of values.
I remembered once, in Japan, having been to see the Gold Pavilion Temple in Kyoto and being mildly surprised at quite how well it had weathered the passage of time since it was first built in the fourteenth century. I was told it hadn’t weathered well at all, and had in fact been burnt to the ground twice in this century. ‘So it isn’t the original
... See moreTo you, not liking yourself is a virtue.