TL;DR: Larry Culp’s GE Aerospace CEO letter is a rare example of Lean leadership in practice, showing how safety, Respect for People, and small frontline improvements–not slogans or dashboards–create measurable operational and financial results. Most annual reports and shareholder letters…
TL;DR Larry Culp, CEO of GE Aerospace, shows that Lean leadership isn’t about tools or slogans–it’s about daily behaviors. By grounding Lean in safety, respect for people, and continuous improvement, Culp practices kaizen at every level, including his own role…
It’s inspiring to hear a CEO talk about Lean and continuous improvement concepts, as Larry Culp, Chairman and CEO of GE Aerospace, did recently on CNBC. “We just need to get a little bit better every day.” In Japanese (and…
I’ve already written one blog post about this excellent Bloomberg BusinessWeek article about the Lean transformation at GE Aerospace, a post that focused on CEO Larry Culp saying that “a problem-solving culture is far more effective operationally than a finger-pointing…
tl;dr: GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp argues that problem-solving cultures outperform finger-pointing and blame, leading to better learning, performance, and accountability. Problem-Solving vs. Finger-Pointing at GE Aerospace There was a fascinating article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek about GE doing its final…
tl;dr: GE Aerospace is redefining its culture under CEO Larry Culp through a Lean operating system called “Flight Deck,” built on safety, SQDC, and respect for people. Their Safety Management System, independent oversight, and commitment to continuous learning reflect a…
As I recently shared on LinkedIn, I really appreciated the annual shareholder letter that was published and shared by Larry Culp, who has been CEO of General Electric for just over five years now (the first-ever outsider CEO in their…
I was surprised that GEO CEO Larry Culp’s opening remarks weren’t shared in the YouTube recordings from the GE Lean Mindset event held in New York and live-streamed earlier this month. Larry Culp’s Opening Remarks on Lean at GE His…
Updated: The recordings from this inspiring day are now online. I’ll be sharing thoughts and reflections in future posts. I was very excited to learn about an event that was produced by GE on Wednesday, September 6th, in New York…
tl;dr: GE CEO Larry Culp emphasizes Safety, Quality, and Delivery before Cost (SQDC) as the foundation of Lean. By putting safety first and focusing on leadership behavior and daily management, GE is using Lean to improve performance without resorting to…
TL;DR: Larry Culp’s AME keynote shows that Lean leadership at GE is about how leaders think, learn, and respond to problems–not tools. Katie Anderson and Mark Graban discuss psychological safety, gemba, learning from mistakes, and building culture through daily leadership…
TL;DR: Leaders don’t get bad news faster by asking for it — they get it faster by proving, in the moment of truth, that it’s safe and worthwhile to speak up. In Lean terms, this isn’t a communication problem —…
