Alternative History: GM Uses Lean to Remain #1 in the Auto Industry Mark Graban Jan 31, 2023 0 Blog ChatGPT is still all the rage. It's one thing to treat the chatbot like Google. But I recently learned about some!-->…
The Book “Rivethead” and GM’s Demeaning “Quality… Mark Graban Jun 8, 2022 0 Blog I've updated and am republishing an old 2005 blog post that I wrote about a former GM assembly worker, Ben Hamper,!-->…
Podcast #363 — Crystal Y. Davis on the Business Impact of Covid-19, and More Mark Graban Apr 6, 2020 0 Interviews For Episode #363, I'm joined by Crystal Davis as we discuss: What are you seeing in terms of how Covid19!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
On the Recent Passing of Two American Auto Industry Legends: Lee Iacocca and Ross… Mark Graban Jul 30, 2019 5 Blog Lee Iacocca, the former CEO of Chrysler, passed away on July 2. Ross Perot, founder and former CEO of EDS,!-->!-->!-->…
Bob Lutz on Tesla, Threats, & Communication About Quality – and… Mark Graban Jun 19, 2019 0 Audio Hat tip to Stan Feingold from StoreSMART (a Lean Blog sponsor) for sending me this article: Bob Lutz Talks!-->!-->!-->…
The One Where I was Interviewed on a Detroit Radio Station Mark Graban May 28, 2019 0 Blog I was invited to be a guest on a Detroit radio talk show that's hosted by Dr. Paul Reeves, a show called "Dr.!-->…
On Podcast Server Downtime, Scars from General Motors, and Taking Ownership of My… Mark Graban Apr 29, 2019 8 Audio Ever since I started podcasting in 2006, I've been using a company called "Hipcast" to be the "hosting" company!-->…
GM Shrinking, Laying Off People, Shutting Down Factories, and Cutting Costs… Mark Graban Nov 28, 2018 5 Blog I take no joy in the troubles of any automaker, be it Tesla, Nissan, GM or any others over time. Of course,…
Part 2: 20 Years Ago at GM, the Quality Death Spiral Continues… With More… Mark Graban Apr 19, 2018 7 Blog Recently, I blogged about a quality catastrophe that I lived through at GM just over 20 years ago, at the…
20+ Years Ago at GM: The Quality Death Spiral of Bad Management & Blaming… Mark Graban Apr 10, 2018 7 Blog My first job out of college was as an Industrial Engineer at the General Motors Livonia Engine Plant. Blogging…
My Talk in Vegas: Leadership Lessons from Statistics and Psychology Mark Graban Apr 3, 2018 3 Webinars Today, I’m giving a keynote talk at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference being held in Las Vegas. I don’t…
Managers Must Help The People They Supervise Mark Graban Mar 26, 2018 5 Blog Last week, a nurse manager downloaded the free first chapter of my book Lean Hospitals and wrote this message in…
Lessons from the NUMMI 10th Anniversary Book Published in 1994 Mark Graban Mar 4, 2018 3 Blog I did manage to buy a book that was published by NUMMI to celebrate their 10th anniversary. "10 Years of Quality…
Did Toyota’s #Lean Mindsets & Practices Really Leave the (Now) Tesla… Mark Graban Dec 5, 2017 14 Blog Tesla builds cars in what used to be the NUMMI factory, a joint venture between Toyota and GM (which meant it was…
Learning & Emulating Without Copying Blindly from Duke Hoops, Toyota, or… Mark Graban Mar 6, 2017 4 Audio While I'm writing here about Northwestern men's basketball learning from Duke (without copying everything), the…
2nd Post for the Deming Institute Blog: The Failed “Livonia… Mark Graban Jan 17, 2017 0 Blog Yesterday, the W. Edwards Deming Institute published the second in my series of three posts for them: "The Failure…
My Post for the Deming Institute Blog: Why Dr. Deming’s Work is So Important… Mark Graban Jan 6, 2017 0 Blog I'm extremely honored that The W. Edwards Deming Institute published my first blog post in a series of three that…
“The reign of the king-leader is gone” at GM? What about healthcare? Mark Graban Dec 12, 2016 0 Blog I was happy to see an engineer (Chemical Engineering) and a General Motors leader, Alicia Boler Davis, on the cover…