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, Praise from Jack Donaghy 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!-->…
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…
More Praise for Jack Welch on “30 Rock” – Mind Grapes Mark Graban Dec 8, 2006 0 Blog From NBC's "30 Rock", a very funny show, again we get more unbridled praise for GE CEO Jack Welch: Jack Donaghy!-->!-->!-->…
What Were the 10 Most Read Lean Blog Posts of 2022? Mark Graban Dec 16, 2022 0 Blog Thanks, everybody, for reading my blog here in 2022. And for listening to podcasts... so many podcasts again this!-->…
Philip Holt on Leading and Living Lean, With Simplicity Mark Graban Oct 12, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #460 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in… Mark Graban Jul 26, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #451 of the Lean!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Torbjorn Netland, PhD on Company Production Systems, Lean & Technology, and… Mark Graban Jul 12, 2022 0 Interviews Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more Mark and Tor at the AME 2022 Conference !-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
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…