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Podcast #259 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 2

Mark Graban Aug 9, 2016 2
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Today's episode #259 is Part 2 of a discussion I started with Steve Bera in episode #256. Steve was one of the…

Podcast #256 – Steve Bera, Reflections on NUMMI and #Lean, Part 1

Mark Graban Jul 19, 2016 2
Blog
I'm really excited to have Steve Bera as my guest for episode #256 of the podcast. I read about him as he was…

Webinar Preview: Steve Kane on Coaching Strategies for Leaders

Mark Graban Mar 17, 2020 0
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Today, I'm sharing a preview (in podcast and transcript form) of a webinar that Steve Kane, from Gemba Academy,…

Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: September 24, 2021

Ryan McCormack Sep 24, 2021 0
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Thanks as always to Ryan McCormick for this... there's always so much good reading, listening, and viewing…

Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 28, 2020

Ryan McCormack Feb 28, 2020 0
Mixtape
Healthcare - Creating Value for Patients Developing a culture of patient safety requires the ability…

Operational Excellence Mixtape: April 12, 2019

Ryan McCormack Apr 12, 2019 0
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Ryan and I are co-sponsoring a workshop that I'll be presenting on "Measures of Success" in Winnipeg…

Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of 2018

Ryan McCormack Jan 4, 2019 0
Mixtape
Hi All -  here's a collection of the most read Mixtape links from 2018.  I compiled the links with the greatest…

Tatsuro Toyoda, Former Head of NUMMI, President of Toyota, Passes Away at 88

Mark Graban Jan 9, 2018 0
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Yesterday, I saw this headline from the Associated Press: "Tatsuro Toyoda, former head of Toyota, dies at 88"…

Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla…

Mark Graban Dec 5, 2017 14
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Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…

Lessons Ford & the UAW Learned in Japan in 1981 Still Apply (Even in…

Mark Graban Feb 13, 2017 4
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I continue sharing documents from the Don Ephlin library archive. What did Ford and the UAW learn when they visited…

“The reign of the king-leader is gone” at GM? What about healthcare?

Mark Graban Dec 12, 2016 0
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I was happy to see an engineer (Chemical Engineering) and a General Motors leader, Alicia Boler Davis, on the cover…

Highlights from the Original 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook, Part 1

Mark Graban Nov 15, 2016 8
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I recently wrote about my exploration of the collected papers of the late Don Ephlin, a UAW senior leader and a…

Repeating the Same #Lean Mistakes Over and Over? Why?

Mark Graban Oct 26, 2016 3
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Recently, when I posted a bit from the old 1984 NUMMI Team Member Handbook (more still to come on that), it allowed…

When Warnings Aren’t Given or Heeded, People Die: Planes, Ice Cream &…

Mark Graban Aug 12, 2015 5
Audio
In healthcare, it's a well-known problem that people often don't speak up to point out risks or to report near…

Visiting MIT, Learning about “The Good Jobs Strategy” for Retail (and…

Mark Graban Jun 11, 2015 7
Audio
Last week was an amazing week of learning and networking. I was in Dallas for the Lean Healthcare Transformation…
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