Comments on: Updated: Press leaving Toyota for Chrysler http://www.leanblog.org/2007/09/press-leaving-toyota-for-chrysler/ Mark Graban's leanblog.org - Lean Healthcare, Lean Thinking, Lean Manufacturing, Toyota Production System Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike T http://www.leanblog.org/2007/09/press-leaving-toyota-for-chrysler/#comment-2550 Mike T Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:29:00 +0000 http://leanblog.bigbigdesign.net/2007/09/updated-press-leaving-toyota-for-chrysler/#comment-2550 I was amazed when this came out yesterday. Will Press take his Toyota philosophy with him and turn Chrysler around, or will he be beaten down by the GE philosophy and regret switching companies. <br/><br/>Having worked for (and currently working with) GE or GE-trained leadership, I can comfortably say GE has no understanding of Lean, as one of two main Lean principles is Respect for People (they don't understand that.) Press will be hard-pressed (no pun intended) to change that culture. As many of us have noted, culture is the aspect of Lean that so many companies fail miserably with.<br/><br/>The article I read yesterday had an interesting twist, what will be the impact to Toyota? Press gave an American face to a company trying to break in to a uniquely American business - the full-sized Truck market. Toyota has already announced that a Japanese manager will take over. How will that impact the "Cowboy" market they are trying to dive into? I was amazed when this came out yesterday. Will Press take his Toyota philosophy with him and turn Chrysler around, or will he be beaten down by the GE philosophy and regret switching companies.

Having worked for (and currently working with) GE or GE-trained leadership, I can comfortably say GE has no understanding of Lean, as one of two main Lean principles is Respect for People (they don’t understand that.) Press will be hard-pressed (no pun intended) to change that culture. As many of us have noted, culture is the aspect of Lean that so many companies fail miserably with.

The article I read yesterday had an interesting twist, what will be the impact to Toyota? Press gave an American face to a company trying to break in to a uniquely American business – the full-sized Truck market. Toyota has already announced that a Japanese manager will take over. How will that impact the “Cowboy” market they are trying to dive into?

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