Tag: Aviation
Delta’s $70,000 Slide Mistake Shows Why “Human Error” Is Really a...
A Delta Air Lines flight attendant accidentally deployed an emergency slide, causing $70,000 in damage and delaying passengers for hours. It sounds like a...
Humility in the Skies — and at Sea Level: What Aviation...
"The whole point about aviation safety is that you have to have the humility to understand that you are imperfect, because everybody screws up....
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: Best of the First Half of...
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: June 28, 2024
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Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: February 23, 2024
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Closing Boeing’s “Shadow Factory” is Harder Than it Sounds
For a long time, I've heard the phrase "the hidden factory" used to describe various forms of waste in a factory, including rework operations...
What Will a “Quality Stand Down” Day Accomplish at Boeing?
What do Boeing frontline mechanics and engineers think about this day? What did they expect going into it? How did the day turn out?...
Are Mistakes Proof That You’re Trying? Why It Depends on the...
We can all make mistakes, so I advocate for learning from mistakes through my book, podcast, and speaking. I do my best to learn...
Psychological Safety in Aerospace Manufacturing: How Silence Can Turn Deadly
TL;DR: Psychological safety in aerospace manufacturing isn't optional--it's a matter of life and death. When workers are punished for speaking up about quality problems,...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: October 20th, 2023
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Embracing the Lean Mindset in GE Aerospace: A Conversation With Two...
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My guests for Episode #487 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are two Lean leaders from...
Ryan McCormack’s Operational Excellence Mixtape: January 13th, 2023
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