
EP18: Strategic Planning That Actually Moves the Needle with Mark Reich
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🎙️ The Inside Scoop. Strategic planning is critical for growth, yet often pushed aside or treated as a formality. Mark Reich, author of Managing on Purpose, talks about what strategic planning truly means and what makes it actually work. Mark shares how organizations can use the Hoshin Kanri (HO-shin KAHN-ree) methodology to align vision, strategy, and daily operations — creating clarity, accountability, and engagement at every level.
✨ Guest Resource. Connect with Mark → Lean Enterprise Institute → Managing on Purpose → [email protected]
👤 Guest. Mark Reich spent 23 years working for Toyota, in Japan in the Overseas Planning Division, where he was responsible for product planning and worked with chief engineers to define vehicle specifications for overseas markets. Mark moved back to the US, and transitioned to the Toyota Supplier Support Center (TSSC). Mark joined the Lean Enterprise Institute in 2011. He also wrote and published Managing on Purpose, a book about strategic planning.
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