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Refreshing, Timeless Lessons for Those Who Care to Lead
In the international bestselling book Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, leadership coach Katie Anderson and Toyota leader Isao Yoshino bring you a remarkable book about what it means to learn, to lead, and to care. Created through years of collaboration, this book offers their shared reflections on leadership and learning, providing readers an inspirational experience that defies generational and cultural divides.
“The only secret to Toyota is its attitude towards learning.” — Isao Yoshino
With a career that spanned nearly four decades at Toyota Motor Corporation, Isao Yoshino’s stories help us understand how Toyota intentionally developed the culture of excellence for which it is renowned today, and how one person learned to lead so that he could lead to learn. Katie Anderson weaves together these heartwarming stories of personal discovery, and offers her own unique perspective on them, with the intention of helping you learn to lead and lead to learn.
Reflection is the Key to Learning
Dive into Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn to discover the power of reflection as a source for learning. Uncover never-before-published “insider stories” from pivotal moments in Toyota’s history and fascinating nuances that inspired the Toyota Way. And walk away with fresh insights and excitement about people-centered leadership, organizational excellence, and yourself.
If you’ve ever been mentored — in business or in life — by someone whose words, experiences, and perspectives changed you for the better, you know that an entire book of honest reflection and deep wisdom can have a profound impact on the world. For today’s business professionals — dedicated to continuous learning and people-centered leadership — this is that book.
Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn is a beautiful, one-of-a-kind tapestry that will inspire both veteran and aspiring leaders to reflect and learn. It’s a book for leaders of all levels, in any industry, anywhere in the world, who strive to create a culture of continuous learning and to lead with intention — by helping others discover their best selves, while also developing themselves.
Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn is an international #1 Amazon bestseller in categories including: Organizational Change, Organizational Learning, International Business Management, Business Quality Control, and Automotive, and was a #1 new release in 2020 in categories including Business Mentoring and Coaching, Lean Management, and Industrial and Labor Relations.
Winner of the International Impact Award for Management 2021 and the Reader Views Silver Medal for Classics 2022.
— With a Foreword by John Shook, Chairman, Lean Global Network —
“If you are seeking the next step on your own journey of leadership transformation, reading this book and living its lessons will help you become the leader you always knew you could be.” — Richard Sheridan, CEO, Menlo Innovations and Author of Joy, Inc. and Chief Joy Officer
“I encourage anyone who influences people in cultural change to embrace the shared wisdom in this book.” — Tracey Richardson, Author of The Toyota Engagement Equation
“If you’re interested in lean and learning, this is an absolute must-read!” — Michael Ballé, Co-author of The Gold Mine Trilogy and The Lean Strategy
“If you want to really understand continuous improvement … read this book.” — Jeffrey Liker, Author of The Toyota Way
“This captivating read will make you stop and consider your own untapped reservoirs of influence, generosity of spirit, and humble leadership.” — Elisabeth Swan, Co-founder of The Just-in-Time Cafe and Co-author of The Problem-Solver’s Toolkit
From the Publisher
Become the leader you know you can be by Leading to Learn.
What makes a great leader? (To Katie Anderson, the answer is as simple as Intention = Heart + Direction)
Leadership isn’t something that is achieved; it is something that is earned. It isn’t a title; it is embedded in purpose that is aligned with actions. And it isn’t something everyone is innately born with; yet it can be learned and practiced.
Learning is the secret of the best leaders. It’s an ongoing process that never ends, helping the leader and those they lead benefit in the process. Katie Anderson garnered leadership insights from over two decades of leading organizational change and from years of partnership with her mentor and 40+ year Toyota, Isao Yoshino leader in Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, Katie weaves togethers Mr. Yoshino’s human stories of leadership successes and challenges to illustrate how intentional leaders lead from the heart and the mind, and align their actions with purpose.
Be prepared to unlock tangible, people-centered leadership insights that promise to help you grow personally and inspire the confidence in others to do the same. Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn is a must-read for anyone who has a desire to become a better coach, learner and leader.
If you are committed to creating a learning culture—one that embraces the importance of reflection as the beginning of learning—you won’t just be the leader who inspires others to achieve more and become more… you will grow more, too, in the process.
The leader your team deserves (and the best human being you can be) is an intentional one.
Intentional leaders set direction, provide support, and develop themselves.
High performance requires intention.
Isao Yoshino’s leadership experiences, paired with Katie’s insights, clarify how intentional leaders lead from the heart—with caring, curiosity, and courage—and align their actions with their purpose. The book solves the equation on how to become an intentional leader; it requires heart and direction.
Intentional leaders are heart-centered.
Throughout Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn, Isao Yoshino embodies the fundamental Toyota belief that developing people is the way to develop good products, proof that leading from the heart doesn’t just create a culture employees enjoy, but a business that is profitable.
Reflection is the beginning of learning.
Learning is never perfect, and it is never complete. But it is directional. Leaders who create learning cultures leverage knowledge found through reflection as a guide to help them set direction . Intentional leaders create the conditions for learning and set the direction necessary to achieve success.
Japanese Proverb: “Fall down seven times, get up eight.”
Katie Anderson and Isao Yoshino
Through years of collaboration, leadership coach Katie Anderson and Toyota leader Isao Yoshino bring readers a remarkable book about what it means to learn, to lead, and to care. Their friendship and shared reflections offer readers an inspirational experience that defies generational and cultural divides.
“My intention is that my experiences might be helpful to people who wonder what they can do to learn and to lead. I want to pass down the tradition of what I’ve learned.”
— Isao Yoshino
1 + 1 = Much More Than 2
Strengthen your Chain of Learning to create a lasting impact.
Katie and Mr. Yoshino live the motto that, when it comes to people, “1 + 1 = much more than 2.” The results generated when people work together and help one another in the process, are exponentially greater than when we work alone. This is how leaders and learners alike create a strong Chain of Learning – the connection results in capability, confidence, clarity, and creativity in everyone to achieve more. Create meaningful impact and lasting legacy by creating a learning culture.
Learn the value of “going to gemba” (the place work happens)and begin to see with purpose, caring, and curiosity. Learn through failures and embrace the growth that comes through challenges. Learn how to develop a Chain of Learning. Learning that reflection isn’t the end of learning; it’s the powerful beginning.
Praise for “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn: Lessons from Toyota Leader Isao Yoshino on a Lifetime of Continuous Learning”
Augment learning by using the “Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn Workbook” as an active tool to reflect on, implement lessons, and amplify impact.
Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn has received multiple awards and recognitions including the American Book Fest Best Book Award 2022, the Global Book Award Gold Medal 2022 and the Reader Views 5-Star Review 2022.
Publisher : Integrand Press (July 14, 2020)
Language : English
Paperback : 350 pages
ISBN-10 : 1734850604
ISBN-13 : 978-1734850604
Item Weight : 2.31 pounds
Dimensions : 6 x 0.79 x 9 inches
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