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When a CEO Talks About the Work: Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, and Real Lean Leadership
In this episode, Mark Graban reads and reflects on his LeanBlog.org post, “When a CEO Talks About the Work: Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, and Real Lean Leadership.”
The post examines a rare example of a Fortune 50 CEO—Larry Culp of GE Aerospace—describing operational excellence not through slogans or dashboards, but through safety, trust, and small frontline improvements that compound into real results.
This episode explores:
What it looks like when a CEO truly understands the work
Why Respect for People shows up in system design, not values statements
How safety, trust, and daily improvement drive performance
Why Lean leadership is about behavior, not buzzwords
A practical and concrete example of Lean leadership in action—told through the words, stories, and operational details that CEOs rarely share this openly.
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By Mark Graban
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In this episode, Mark Graban reads and reflects on his LeanBlog.org post, “When a CEO Talks About the Work: Larry Culp, GE Aerospace, and Real Lean Leadership.”
The post examines a rare example of a Fortune 50 CEO—Larry Culp of GE Aerospace—describing operational excellence not through slogans or dashboards, but through safety, trust, and small frontline improvements that compound into real results.
This episode explores:
What it looks like when a CEO truly understands the work
Why Respect for People shows up in system design, not values statements
How safety, trust, and daily improvement drive performance
Why Lean leadership is about behavior, not buzzwords
A practical and concrete example of Lean leadership in action—told through the words, stories, and operational details that CEOs rarely share this openly.
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