Lean Blog Audio — Don Petersen, Ford CEO Who Learned from Dr. Deming, Passes Away at 97
Blog post with links The other day, I read about the passing of Donald E. Peterson, who was a key CEO for Ford Motor Company in the 1980s (from 1985 …
Lean Blog Audio — Transforming Leadership: How to Shift from Blame to Systemic Improvement
Read the blog post How often do you hear executives blaming employees, including frontline workers, for different problems or poor performance? I don't think that's a good look when leaders …
Lean Blog Audio — Bring Mark Graban to Speak at Your Health System’s Quarterly Leadership Forum
Read the blog post I recently spoke and facilitated at a health system's quarterly leadership forum event on the topic of “Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement.” It …
Lean Blog Audio — Embracing Challenges for Success: Lessons in Toyota Culture and Kaizen from Nate Furuta
Read the blog post I have been really enjoying this book, released in 2021, by Kiyoshi “Nate” Furuta, a retired Toyota executive: Welcome Problems, Find Success: Creating Toyota Cultures Around the …
Lean Blog Audio — GE Aerospace CEO Larry Culp on a Finger-Pointing Culture and a Better Alternative
Read the episode, view video, and more There was a fascinating article in Bloomberg BusinessWeek about GE doing its final spinoff of GE Vernova (ticker symbol: GEV) and the remaining business that …
Lean Blog Audio — Turning Bad News into Building Blocks: Cultivating a Culture Where Mistakes Fuel Growth
The blog post and video Embracing Imperfections and Learning from Mistakes: A Leadership Insight from the 2022 AME Annual Conference… In a riveting conversation between Larry Culp (at the time, …
Lean Blog Audio — The Problem (737 MAX and Beyond) at Boeing Isn’t “Idiots.” It’s Far More Complex Than That… But Fixable
The blog post As we sit in seat 26A, mindlessly watching a movie, we take for granted that our cell phone (or the shirt off our back) won't be suddenly sucked out through …
Lean Blog Audio — Cultivating a Culture of Candor: Transforming Workplace Communication for Better Outcomes
The blog post Does it Feel Better to Be Vulnerable or Candid in a Workplace? I've learned so much from Timothy R. Clark of the firm LeaderFactor, author of the …
Lean Blog Audio — A Better Question Than “Do You Have Any Questions?”
The blog post Recently, I've heard an idea a few times that I'd like to share and discuss in this post. As I'm writing this, I can't remember who to …
Lean Blog Audio — Instead of Urging Your Employees to Be Brave, Help Them Feel Safe Speaking Up
The blog post It’s 9 p.m. in an operating room, just before the last procedure of a long day that had been full of delays. A nurse sees that the …