Norman Bodek

Teacher, author, consultant

Norman Bodek, president of PCS Inc., a publishing and consulting company, is a frequent speaker on kaizen, lean manufacturing, innovation, and motivation. In addition to teaching the Best of Japanese Management Practices at Portland State University he teaches train-the-trainer sessions on Quick and Easy Kaizen and on the Harada Method—a powerful new methodology to help managers bring out the best from their employees. Bodek's vision is to teach managers how to teach their employees how to be successful in life. Contact him for details on kaizen or Harada Method workshops at bodek@pcspress.com or (360) 737-1883.

Wed, 02/06/2013 - 10:54
Come to Work, But Don’t Pull the Cord Why are companies reluctant to empower their employees?
Wed, 02/06/2013 - 10:54
Afew years back, I visited Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky, with the group of executives from various construction corporations. One member of our team asked Gary Convis, the first American to head a Toyota vehicle plant in North America, “…
Bring Back the Artisan Mentality Everyone should have an opportunity to become a master of his craft
Thu, 01/03/2013 - 12:39
Centuries ago, people learned their skills by apprenticing with a master artisan. They started young, doing all the drudgery and repetitive work—sweeping floors, keeping the fires burning. But they didn’t care. They knew that over time they would…
Three Decades of Learning from Japan How the Harada Method changes organizations by changing people
Fri, 01/06/2012 - 12:37
(PCS Press: Vancouver, WA) -- It is amazing how time flies. It was December 1980 when I first started to write about the Toyota Production System in my newsletter, Productivity. In February 1981, I conducted my first two-week study mission to Japan…