Reminded of Tom Peters – Big, Slow, Dopey Companies

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GM in early talks to buy Chrysler: source – Yahoo! News

I'm reminded of hearing Tom Peters ask once:

“What do you expect when one big, slow, dopey company merges with another big, slow, dopey, company??”

That's pretty much the exact quote. Peters loves the phrase “big, slow, dopey.”

Seriously, both companies have a lot of excess capacity. Would GM really do this just to gain market share to remain #1? Is this profitable marketshare?

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Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, and professional speaker, and podcaster with experience in healthcare, manufacturing, and startups. Mark's latest book is The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, a recipient of the Shingo Publication Award. He is also the author of Measures of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More, Lean Hospitals and Healthcare Kaizen, and the anthology Practicing Lean, previous Shingo recipients. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the technology company KaiNexus.

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