“EARN the right to AUTOMATE!” — Toyota UK’s Paul Blahyj | Lean Made Simple

Опубликовано: 27 Сентябрь 2026
на канале: Ryan Tierney - Lean Made Simple
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Paul Blahyj is a coach at the Toyota Lean Management Centre.

In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson from Lean Made Simple ask him about:

How he went from professional ice hockey to making doors at Toyota
Working his way up from the factory floor to a senior leadership position
Internally promoting vs externally hiring
Why Toyota relies so much on paper over digital systems
Earning the right to automated
Why the term “low-skilled labourer” makes no sense
And how Toyota can help take your lean journey to the next level.

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Links:
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Connect with Paul on LinkedIn:   / paul-blahyj-8a3381258  
Ryan’s LinkedIn:   / ryan-tierney-6237a8199