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The Balance of Excellence
The blueprint for leaders of organisations and those supporting them in the pursuit of performance excellence
by Carl Klemm
Here is a complete and practical blueprint of the role of the heads of organisations in achieving ever-accelerating business results and ever-increasing power within and around their operations.
The practices and principles in this book are suited to all types of organisations, in any industry.
– For the organisation head it will provide a clear and structured route to take.
– For the people, be they internal or external, who are supporting the head of the organisation in achieving success, it will provide a foundation for discussion, prioritisation, decision, and effective action.
– This not a theoretical treatise. It is an entirely evidence-based operational framework created by someone who has experienced the hands-on practicalities and pitfalls of transformation to success for more than 50 years.
Former President And CEO Of Toyota Motor Manufacturing
50 years in automotive manufacturing. 25 years in Toyota. Retired after 11 years as the head of Toyota plants. 6 years in consulting for many and varied organisations. Carl worked in manufacturing in the automotive industry for 49 years.
Starting as a 5-year engineering apprentice with Vauxhall Motors (General Motors in the UK) and ending the last 6 years as president and CEO of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland.
Many years were spent in Quality and Production. He was able to work directly with hundreds of supplier companies and also with similar numbers of distributors and dealerships, throughout the world.
He has long harboured an ambition to support as many organisations as possible to benefit from Toyota’s excellent practices.
In line with his ambition, whilst head of the Toyota Deeside plant in North Wales, Carl founded the Toyota Lean Management Centre (TLMC). The centre is based in the plant and is operated by Toyota members. It provides the opportunity for any organisation to see, question, learn and practise the methods Toyota operates in a working facility. The centre has supported more than 450 organisations since its inception in 2008.
Since retiring from Toyota, Carl has directly supported many and varied organisations and continues to do so.
