YUJI KISHIRA
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Yuji KISHIRA
Yuji Kishira, born in 1959. As an author, speaker and change management leader, Yuji Kishira has been supporting holistic management transformation in various industries and government organizations. Some of his implementation are actively being picked in the mass media frequently. One of his works, “Win-Win-Win public work reform” was adopted by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and many prefectural, city Government all over the Japan. As a director of Goldratt Consulting, he is involving in various big companies holistic change initiatives to be ever-flouring companies. His special interest in the change initiatives is people’s harmony – WA in Japanese. Inspired by it, he has been rediscovering Japanese implicit best practices and making them into practical explicit body of knowledge. His various books are best and long sellers throughout Japan.
Books
A Collection of Bugs Sayings
I've been collecting sayings from project workplaces and making a commentary collection of sayings that compare them to bugs. I thought it would be unpopular, but I was surprised by the tremendous response. I would be happy if people laughed at it.
Preparation is 80% of project success
These are the most frequently used words on project management sites. However, a long-standing mystery is that nobody can explain how to practice them.Some say the secret is written on the master’s back.
Lighting a fire under the butts
This bug never works hard until the deadline but then changes behavior dramatically, working hard night and day to keep the due date.
Some of them proudly call themselves ‘Magicians at Deadline.’
Firefighting
Emergency response taken when facing trouble. The cleverness of firefighting is sometimes considered to show the capability of project managers.
Many managers find beauty in firefighting itself.
Rice cake in the sky
（Something looks good but unattainable）
This process sheet is often prepared at the planning stage, aiming to persuade front-line managers or clients.
It is supposed to be for progress management, but for some reason, no one looks after it once it starts. In most cases, it is just handled inside the manager’s mind.
Leave well enough alone
Even though the people in charge know their administrative tasks are futile and overwhelming to the extent that they press their main tasks, they carry on.
Since most tasks are legal matters or client requirements, it is less troublesome to abide by them rather than point out that they are futile.
Because clients and accounting managers are so powerful, it takes much time and effort to oppose them; it is considered best to leave them as is.
Holing up in a can
When a project is at its peak, project managers often let their people accomplish tasks day and night, preparing for hotel stays.
Managers think it a treat; however, sleeping on sofas on-site is often far more comfortable.
Learning the craft by shadowing a master
When one-to-one on-site lessons were available, they were highly effective methods of conducting project management training.
The younger generation practiced ‘thinking’ by carefully observing experienced managers and understanding the meaning of their actions.
Papers
I am writing papers to make a wide audience aware of the excellent case studies. I am also planning to be active in national and international symposia and conferences. I believe that the encounters with many people that arise through these activities are the most important asset for me. I hope to spread the wonderful Japanese culture of 'wa' throughout the world.
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An Examination of Goldratt’s Theory of Constraints as a Scientific Theory: Using the Thinking Processes to Propose the “Structure of a Hypothesis” and the
Mystery Analysis Processes (2018) -
Implementation of P2M for Software Development to Multi-Projects Environment
Contact : info@goldrattchannel.net
Animation
The voice acting was done by Daimon Maki, who voiced Juno, the main character in the film JUNO, and the director was Artmic8neo, who has won a number of grand prizes at animation festivals. Thanks to them, I am thrilled that the work is so wonderful that it is one or two orders of magnitude different from the original work. I'm thinking of making the world a little brighter with this kind of work!Recently, I've also been working as an animated film producer for The Goal series.
