The Hidden Cost of Working at Your Dream Company | Joe Hennes
Joe Hennes spent years writing about Sesame Street as a superfan. Then he got hired there. Then he got laid off. In this…
AI Can Make a Bad Process Faster. That's Not the Point.
The old line was "don't automate a bad process." The AI version is the same idea with the volume turned up. Tell AI to…
How NUMMI Forced Toyota to Codify Its Management System
Before NUMMI, Toyota's management system existed mostly in the social fabric of the company -- in bits and pieces, in…
Deming Said It: "They Don't Know What to Copy"
A Deming-ism Mark Graban brings up here: "They don't know what to copy." GM had a green book called the Competitive…
NUMMI's 5 Management Strategies, From a 1987 GM Document
From a January 1987 GM Confidential document I found in the Don Ephlin papers at Wayne State's Reuther Library -- the…
"The Management Philosophy That Gives Meaning to Lean Tools" – NUMMI's Real Secret (Highlights)
The best quote from our deep dive into NUMMI: "The key to NUMMI's success is not its tools or techniques, but the…
NUMMI Management Practices: Why Philosophy Matters More Than Lean Tools (ft. Don Ephlin Archives)
In this episode, Mark and Jamie dig deep into NUMMI's five core management strategies—mutual trust and respect,…
The Moment Command-and-Control Stops Getting Results | Deborah Coviello
Most leaders are conditioned the same way: get the result, get rewarded. It works - until it doesn't. Private equity…