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Toyota Production System
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published November 4, 2018 on LinkedIn Last month I had the opportunity to visit the Toyota factory in...
Feb 22, 20214 min read
Multiplying Effect of Positive Energy
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 12, 2019 I have been involved in many different types of business in various...
Feb 15, 20214 min read
What Business Leaders Can Learn from Sports Fans
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 15, 2019 on LinkedIn The $1.5 billion Mercerdes-Benz Stadium, better known to sports...
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Secrets of New MLB Baseball Player, “Shohei Ohtani”
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published April 10, 2018 It’s really too early to judge how Shohei Ohtani will do in the Major League...
Feb 8, 20213 min read
Why Should We Care About Focus In Business
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published May 19, 2020 on LinkedIn We often talk about “focus” in business, but should we really care...
Feb 1, 20215 min read
Let’s Make Every Day A Happy Day.
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published November 20, 2019 on LinkedIn There is a phrase that is often used in the U.S. that bothers...
Jan 25, 20212 min read
Parenting Skills Can be Leveraged for Leadership
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published February 26, 2020 on LinkedIn Some discussions that I had with several members of our...
Jan 20, 20214 min read
ICYMI: Forming Good Habits
In case you missed it, we had an empowering session last weekend on how to form good habits that will keep us on track to reaching our...
Jan 12, 20211 min read
Being a "Professional"
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published March 23, 2018 on LinkedIn Our company announced a Long Term Management Vision 2030 last...
Jan 12, 20213 min read
“Leadership Qualities” Observed at 2018 Masters Tournament
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published April 9, 2018 on LinkedIn I was fortunate to have the opportunity to go and see the 2018...
Dec 24, 20203 min read
What Your Leadership Type Says and How It Impacts the Organization
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published October 23, 2019 on LinkedIn Whether you manage a small team or a large enterprise, the type...
Dec 24, 20203 min read
The Necessity of Perseverance
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published September 13, 2019 on LinkedIn There are times in all of our lives when we just feel like...
Dec 21, 20203 min read
Six Things You Should NEVER Say to Working Mothers
Being a working mother is tough and COVID-19 has only made it tougher. Safety concerns have left us with less support as we juggle...
Dec 17, 20201 min read
When You Don’t Know How To Deal With Negativity In Workplace
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published November 5, 2019 on LinkedIn We all know that positive people and positive teams deliver...
Dec 7, 20203 min read
ICYMI: Goal Setting Live Event
In case you missed it, I hosted a live goal setting session last weekend. I shared my method for setting and crushing my personal goals,...
Dec 3, 20201 min read
You Get Out What You Put In - and Then Some
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published August 30, 2019 on LinkedIn The Toronto Raptors became the 2019 NBA champions, which is the...
Dec 2, 20202 min read
The Business Roadmap Called Kaizen
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published on LinkedIn September 24, 2019 Kaizen is a Japanese word that is made up of two characters....
Nov 24, 20202 min read
Inner Peace = "Heijoshin"
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published January 29, 2019 on LinkedIn It was exciting to see Naomi Osaka win the Australian Open this...
Nov 9, 20203 min read
What We Can Do for Necessary Change
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published June 6, 2020 on LinkedIn For those like myself that come from a homogeneous country like...
Nov 4, 20203 min read
Culture of Respect
By Seiki "Stan" Hirota Originally published April 4, 2018 on LinkedIn I have had two business assignments in my career, where I was asked...
Oct 29, 20204 min read
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