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Farewell to “30 Rock” & its Six Sigma Jokes

Mark Graban Feb 2, 2013 1
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Technology Review: "You Don't Understand Our Audience" It's just one part of a very interesting article in the…

Alan Robinson on Continuous Improvement for All and Practical Innovation in…

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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…

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Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guest for Episode #450 of the Lean…

John Dues on Continual Improvement, Deming, and Process Behavior Charts in…

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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One of the more popular email signature quotes that I see (at least amongst Lean practitioners) is this priceless…
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