b'Left Mark Johnson (third from left) with the Toyota executive team in Japan, learning aboutlean manufacturing. A CHANGE OF CULTUREAs Robbie and Mark took on leadership rolesThe kaizen philosophyin 2013, Mark set about improving himself asa boss by joining some leadership forumshas come to signifyand groups. continuous improvement.I was invited to do a tour of the Toyota plant the skills anin Japan and learn more about this lean Importantly, it involvesmanufacturing system Toyota has in place, called kaizen, says Mark. We wanted to see d expertisea company. if we could introduce it here and change the of all employees in culture at Johnsons.A Japanese portmanteau combining the words for good change and improvement, the kaizen philosophy has come to signify continuous improvement. Importantly, it involves the skills and expertise of all employees in a company, from the CEO 76 JOHNSONS100 YEARS IN THE MAKING'