“EARN the right to AUTOMATE!” - Toyota UK’s Paul Blahyj | Lean Made Simple

Paul Blahyj is a coach at the Toyota Lean Management Centre.
In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson from Lean Made Simple ask him about:
- How he went from professional ice hockey to making doors at Toyota
- Working his way up from the factory floor to a senior leadership position
- Internally promoting vs externally hiring
- Why Toyota relies so much on paper over digital systems
- Earning the right to automated
- Why the term “low-skilled labourer” makes no sense
- And how Toyota can help take your lean journey to the next level.
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Links:
- Book a visit to Toyota here: tlmcshop.toyotauk.com/collect...
- Connect with Paul on LinkedIn: / paul-blahyj-8a3381258
- Ryan’s LinkedIn: / ryan-tierney-6237a8199

[@DK-lz7kg]

The concept of using humans vs machines for certain tasks is mind blowing. A business may invest large portions of money into machines that do a process only for that process to be eliminated or totally improved, whereas a human doing it is more flexible and can improve and innovate rapidly. Totally automating a task may stifle improvement!

[@pavankrishna3256]

Guys, I'm so grateful to be subscribed to your channel! Thanks for your contribution to many people's lives improvement

[@leanmadesimple]

Our pleasure!

[@leethomas2782]

Fantastic overview guys! Loved spending time with Paul at TMUK and hopefully get to spend some time in the near future with Ryan!

[@GembaDocs]

If the leaders don’t do it, you’ve got no chance. That’s the #1 rule in my opinion but so many want to bypass it! Very well articulated here. Great interview chaps!

[@leanmadesimple]

Exactly :)

[@arturosanji]

Great interview. Definitely one of the major opportunities in continuous improvement is in leadership. If leadership has the mindset, it is easier for the team members to follow

[@Suzell]

Thank you - great interview

[@dai_parama_padida]

Just noticed that Paul's pen pocket is situated right below the shoulder to promote easy access

[@grahamthesax]

Well done guys great interview 👍❤️

[@leanmadesimple]

Thanks for watching :)

[@jonahspear4716]

I love your videos. They’ve completely transformed my life! One request from an American viewer: I sent these videos to my mom and she wasn’t able to understand them because of your Irish accents. It would be great to have subtitles or something like that.
All the best, Jonah

[@leanmadesimple]

Thankyou for watching Jonah, and for your improvement suggestion, we appreciate your feedback 🙏

[@jonahspear4716]

@@leanmadesimple of course! keep making awesome stuff! your content is the best lean content around

[@SussexCampervansLtd]

Excellent

[@leanmadesimple]

Thank you so much 😀

[@thisisnickmurphy]

❤

[@hugoazman4433]

Great ❤

[@leanmadesimple]

Thankyou Hugo

[@tinytemplecladding]

Amazing videos. Thanks so much for making them. Please come visit my sawmill if you're near Edinburgh. Would love to show you around what we're up to and how we're hoping to implement lean more

[@leanmadesimple]

Thank you for watching, will keep that in mind :)

[@tinytemplecladding]

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