Führen mit Obeya: Strategieentwicklung mit allen Beteiligten in einem Raum

by Tim Wiegel

In 2014 when Tim Wiegel was introduced to the concept of Obeya, pieces of a puzzle started falling into place. The Obeya (Japanese for ‘big room’) is a physical space where visual management is used to align operational teams and leadership in their efforts to translate strategy into meaningful day-to-day work and results. Toyota started using Obeya during the development of the Prius in the 90’s. Both the car itself and the way it was developed were a huge success from a project management perspective. A growing number of companies and teams are learning about the advantages of working with Obeya in industry, consumer goods, IT, finance, telcom, healthcare, government and ngo’s. Using Obeya not just for a project, but to lead the organization itself is the answer to a much needed alignment between leadership and operational teams. It helps develop the ability to have meetings that create meaningful context and avoid distractions such as bias, ego and over-complexity. When used throughout the organization, it supports the development of a systematic approach to leadership that enables consistent, coherent and effective decision-making. In search for cause-and-effect under the umbrella of a committed purpose and clarity on strategic direction, the systems-thinking approach of Leading With Obeya helps teams move from fire-fighting to improving the performance of their organizational system sustainably. Working with Obeya is a way to maximize your human leadership potential. Leading With Obeya is the first comprehensive book about how to do it right. Tim Wiegel is a dedicated Obeya coach who has witnessed firsthand the breakthrough changes within teams when strategy leads to meaningful action and performance. He aims to drive development of community knowledge of Obeya with the Obeya Knowledge Network, involvement in the Obeya Association and regular blogposts at ObeyaCoaching.com

250 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 12, 2021

Reviews

[Michael Stam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Het boek is logisch gestructureerd en geeft een goed overzicht van Obeya. Het gaat echter uit van een ideale situatie, waarin men hier vele uren voor vrijmaakt. Daardoor worden delen niet relevant in de praktijk en verliest het snel je aandacht.

[Niels · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting read about Obeya and how teams and organisations can be lead using Obeya. A good follow-up on a training session. The theory part in the beginning is a bit dry, but the second half contains many practical examples which help the theory stick!

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Practical guide with inspiring examples.

[Desiree · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very clear and easy to read book about implementing this way of thinking and working originally implemented by Toyota. Obeya means big room, a room where you visually bring together all your information about your organisation with the intention to learn and improve. Not so much a tool as a totally new way of working where you learn from your mistakes.

Great book to help us decide if we are going to implement something similar or not.
I really like all the graphical illustrations and all the examples.