Unlocking Toyota's Winning Formula | Alan Weir | Belfast Roots to Global Success
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Alan Weir is a top leader at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK.
In today's episode, we talk about:
His first job in Belfast Zoo Amusement park as a kid
Working in a seatbelt factory
Leaving home
Managing a team of 40 English men in his early-twenties
(And the leadership lessons he learned as a result)
The powerful culture Toyota have created
Experiencing Japan for the first time
How a car comes of the line every 86 seconds at his factory
(And the business principles that make that possible!)
Ways he switches off from work
And advice he'd give to an 18-year-old version of himself.
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https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/alan-weir-toyota-uk
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