Farewell to “30 Rock” & its Six Sigma Jokes Mark Graban Feb 2, 2013 1 Blog NBC's "30 Rock" ended its broadcast run on Thursday and the show left us with a few last Six Sigma jokes,!-->…
30 Rock: Jack Donaghy is a “Six Sigma Black Belt Ultra” – And He… Mark Graban Feb 8, 2011 10 Blog Absolutely hilarious... last Thursday's "30 Rock" features Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) talking about how he's!-->!-->!-->…
"30 Rock" on Jack Welch and Six Sigma Mark Graban Dec 2, 2006 8 Blog We know Dilbert makes fun of Six Sigma, but the new NBC show "30 Rock" does a great job of skewering GE culture (of…
Weekend Fun: 30 Rock Mocks GE’s Manufacturing Reshoring Mark Graban Apr 21, 2012 2 Blog One of the things I love about the NBC show "30 Rock" is the way is skewers GE culture (such as its past mocking of…
Newt Endorses Lean & Six Sigma for Government; Staff Quits on Him Mark Graban Jun 10, 2011 14 Blog I met Newt Gingrich at the Ontario Hospital Association conference in late 2009, as I blogged about here: "Meeting…
Saturday Fun: 30 Rock’s 6 Principles of 6 Sigma Mark Graban Mar 13, 2010 2 Blog My blog has gotten a lot of traffic since Thursday as people search for "30 rock jack welch" after his "acting"…
Six Sigma In the Newsroom Mark Graban Jan 19, 2008 1 Blog Technology Review: "You Don't Understand Our Audience" It's just one part of a very interesting article in the…
John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in… Mark Graban Feb 22, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #441 of the Lean Blog!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Deming’s Old (Timeless) Teachings are Still Relevant for Healthcare Today Mark Graban Sep 4, 2019 2 Blog Here's an article that was co-authored by Maureen Bisognano and two other current or former staffers of the!-->…
Podcast #290 – @EricRies: From #Lean to #LeanStartup to #TheStartupWay Mark Graban Oct 16, 2017 2 Interviews Joining me again for episode 290 is a three-time guest, Eric Ries. When we first talked, in episode 115 six years…
Guest Post: An Exciting Innovation and MVP – The “Uber Sensei”… Dr. Les Muda Apr 24, 2017 0 Blog Dr. Les Muda here... I’ve been working Uber to help them to disrupt another stale industry… not just taxi drivers,…
1% Improvement Here and There Can Make a Big Difference in Wine Making? Mark Graban Oct 11, 2016 1 Blog I was fortunate to take a nearly two-week vacation recently, a trip that included a week in France. My wife and…
10 (Or Maybe 24) of the Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts in 2014 Mark Graban Dec 29, 2014 0 Blog Thanks to everybody for reading my blog in 2014! As always, I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to…
10 (Actually, 20) of the Most Read LeanBlog.org Posts in 2013 Mark Graban Dec 27, 2013 5 Best Thanks everybody for reading my blog in 2013! I appreciate you taking time out of your busy day to read and…
What I’m Reading: Good News and Bad News on Patient Safety & Government… Mark Graban Apr 25, 2013 2 Blog Here's the latest in my "What I'm Reading" series, where I clear out some of the inventory of articles I've read,…
Don’t Threaten People with This Famous Dr. Deming Quote Mark Graban Feb 19, 2013 36 Blog One of the more popular email signature quotes that I see (at least amongst Lean practitioners) is this priceless!-->…
Management Lessons from Zingerman’s CEO Ari Weinzweig Mark Graban Mar 2, 2012 6 Blog It was a very pleasant surprise that ASQ chose Ari Weizweig, a founder and CEO of Zingerman's Deli (and other…
$500k in Stimulus Money for Lean Healthcare Training – Then What? Mark Graban Nov 8, 2010 4 Blog This headline jumped out at me: "Local hospital receives $500,000 to train workers." What also jumped out at me,…