All leaders know that results require both strategy and execution. Unfortunately, we overvalue strategy and underestimate the challenges of execution.

Sean Covey

Standardized work was never intended by Toyota to be a management tool to be imposed coercively on the workforce. On the contrary, rather than enforcing rigid standards that can make jobs routine and degrading, standardized work is the basis for empowering workers, sharing ideas for improvement, and driving innovation in the workplace.

Jeffrey K. Liker