Following up on yesterday’s post that talked about “the old GM” putting cost ahead of quality, I sometimes get flashbacks to my days working for General Motors. I once slammed a greasy connecting rod down on my manager’s desk at GM. I thought I might get fired for it. I was fresh out of college, working as an entry-level industrial engineer at the GM Powertrain Livonia Engine Plant — a factory that sat 1.3 miles from … Continue reading Putting Quality First at GM: The Day I Almost Got Fired