It was the deadliest string of shark attacks the world has ever seen. In 2011, sharks in Réunion, a beautiful island, way out in the Indian Ocean started biting people way more than ever before and with lunatic violence. The epidemic forced local surfers, politicians, and business owners into a proxy war with ocean lovers and conservationists worldwide, where long simmering tensions boiled over. Réunion: Shark Attacks in Paradise is the story of what happened on this beautiful island, and t ...
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Unlocking Toyota's Winning Formula | Alan Weir | Belfast Roots to Global Success
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Alan Weir is a top leader at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK.
In today's episode, we talk about:
- His first job in Belfast Zoo Amusement park as a kid
- Working in a seatbelt factory
- Leaving home
- Managing a team of 40 English men in his early-twenties
- (And the leadership lessons he learned as a result)
- The powerful culture Toyota have created
- Experiencing Japan for the first time
- How a car comes of the line every 86 seconds at his factory
- (And the business principles that make that possible!)
- Ways he switches off from work
- And advice he'd give to an 18-year-old version of himself.
Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/alan-weir-toyota-uk
374 episodes
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Content provided by Matthew Thompson. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Matthew Thompson or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.
Alan Weir is a top leader at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK.
In today's episode, we talk about:
- His first job in Belfast Zoo Amusement park as a kid
- Working in a seatbelt factory
- Leaving home
- Managing a team of 40 English men in his early-twenties
- (And the leadership lessons he learned as a result)
- The powerful culture Toyota have created
- Experiencing Japan for the first time
- How a car comes of the line every 86 seconds at his factory
- (And the business principles that make that possible!)
- Ways he switches off from work
- And advice he'd give to an 18-year-old version of himself.
Check it out!
https://bestofbelfast.org/stories/alan-weir-toyota-uk
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