Tag: NUMMI

Today's episode #259 is Part 2 of a discussion I started with Steve Bera in episode #256. Steve was one of the original 16 "NUMMI...

I'm really excited to have Steve Bera as my guest for episode #256 of the podcast. I read about him as he was featured...

Thanks to this post by Bruce Hamilton (aka "Toast Guy" or "Old Lean Dude"), I was reminded of the old General Motors effort, spearheaded...

Episode #403 of the public radio program "This American Life" originally aired in 2010, telling the story of the NUMMI plant that was a...

When I was back at MIT earlier this month, I really enjoyed the lectures that I was able to attend. See my notes from...

The phrase "Lean journey" is used widely to describe an organization's transformation over time. It's either a phrase that invokes helpful imagery or it's...

Listen My guest for episode #209 is George Friesen, Business Practice Leader for Lean Transformations in the Workforce Solutions Group at St. Louis Community College. In this episode, we...

I sometimes torture myself by watching webinars given about "Lean Sigma." I hear a lot of claptrap about Lean... things that are just demonstrably...

The Philadelphia Eagles are playing in an NFL playoff matchup tonight against the New Orleans Saints. I'd admired Eagles head coach Chip Kelly and...

I was able to tour the NUMMI factory in 2005, which I really enjoyed (see my series of blog posts here). NUMMI was, of...

After posting some raw notes yesterday on John Shook's talk, I wrote a piece for the LEI's "Lean Post" site that appears today. In the...

After their recent recorded conversation, it was great to see John Shook, CEO of LEI, and Eric Ries, Author of  The Lean Startup together...