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By Michael Martyn
Management for Omotenashi
Learning to Lead for Purpose, Passion and Performance
Winner of the 2023 Shingo Publication Award
Lead with sincerity, serve from the heart, take pride in your work. Discover a proven model for engaging your people and delivering business resutls in the latest book by best selling author, Micheal Martyn.
Best Selling Author
Michael Martyn
Mike Martyn is the Founder and President of SISU Consulting Group, and international consultancy supporting more than 500 organizations in 22 countries.
Over the past 20 years, Mike has also contributed hugely to the development of the Shingo Model and Assessment Framework, is Director Emeritus of the Shingo Institute, a 4x Shingo Award winning author and Lifetime Member of the Shingo Academy.
One of Mike’s primary roles with SISU is the development of leaders at each level of the organization. In this role, Mike has trained and personally coached thousands of leaders through his live workshops, online development courses, executive coaching, and Coaching Camps.
By Mike Martyn
Own the Gap 2.0
Building a Team-Based Kaizen Culture
Winner of the 2013 Shingo Research Award
“Own the Gap contains one of the best systematic approaches that I have seen that delivers high impact for creating daily improvement. Every page contains an idea that stops you in your tracks and makes you rethink everything you thought you know about a management system.”
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Applying TWI to Retail Sales
Developing a Sales Boot Camp at La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
Winner of the 2008 Shingo Research Award
Transforming Higher Education
Implementing a Culture of Continuous Improvement at the University of Washington
Winner of the 2019 Shingo Publication Award
Mike Martyn walks the talk. He removes the jargon to get right to the heart of leading for meaningful and sustainable results. Frustrated with your current state of affairs? Do yourself a favor and read his books.”
– Max Brown
Upcoming Events
May 2024
Shingo Annual Conference • Orlando, FL
What is a Leadership Philosophy? Why Does it Matter?
This keynote will be taught by Shingo Academy member and4x Shingo Publication Award recipient Mike Martyn. In this session, Mike will explore what is means to define a leadership philosophy and why it matters to both our effectiveness as leaders and the engagement of our people. Mike will provide real life examples of how companies are discovering and defining their leadership philosophy and using it to help design ideal experiences and align their daily management system.
Shingo Annual Conference • Orlando, FL
Redefining Excellence: Mindset, Method, and Mastery
This workshop will be taught by Shingo Academy member and 4x Shingo Publication Award recipient Mike Martyn and Shingo Faculty Fellow, Jacob Raymer. In this workshop, we will explore three key elements that can lead to excellence and a systematic sequence to become more effective in transforming teams and organizations. Questions we will explore: What is the most effective mindset we need to have? How do we design an experience that engages our people to see that daily improvement is not additional to the job but rather part of the job? What skills do we need to evolve that will advance our thinking, behaviors, and systems?
Our Latest Publication
By Mike Martyn and Eilish Henry
Cultural Enablers
Respect Every Individual | Lead With Humility
Learn proven best practices for implementing the principles of respect and humility to build a culture that assures a safe environment, places a special emphasis on the development of its people, and engages and empowers everyone in the pursuit of continuous improvement.
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Helping Those Who Help Themselves
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” - Helen Keller We feel best helping those people who help themselves. Both as team members...
Inspiring People to Achieve Epic Wins
“An Epic Win is an outcome that is so extraordinarily positive that you had no idea it was even possible until you achieved it. it was almost beyond the threshold of imagination and when you get there you are shocked to discover what you are truly capable of.” - Jane...
Achieving Peak Performance
“No one appreciates the agonizing effort (Miyamoto) Musashi has made. Now that his years of training have yielded spectacular results, everybody talks about his “God-given talent.” That’s how men who don’t try very hard comfort themselves.” - Yoshikawa Eiji...
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