Articles
Rivian: The Electric-Vehicle Company Taking the Auto Industry by Storm
A recent interview with Rivian’s CEO, R.J. Scaringe, and COO, Jim Morgan, reveals Rivian’s focus on developing teams and how it drives product. Together they talk about how creating a purpose driven organization is attempting solve a very important issue – how...
Are These Two Non-learning Trends Hurting Your Company Culture?
Jim Morgan discusses the impact of implementing learning initiatives on an organization’s culture. He also points to real world examples where other companies have utilized mentoring as a method to teach and learn at the same time. To learn more, read the...
Want Better Relations and Results from Suppliers?
Recently Chet Marchwinski (Communications Director, LEI) interviewed two former Ford Motor Company executives, Jim Morgan and Susan DeSandre. They described how they leveraged the “matched pair” concept and were able to solve a very large issue at Ford....
A Vital Tool for Effective Management
Today’s technology and data can give managers some insights to make things better, but walking the floor (gemba) to see what is working and what is not provides a clear advantage. Jim Morgan talks with Industry Week and explains why in more detail. Read about...
Your Product Isn’t Everything, It’s the Only Thing
In 2003, I was supposed to be a lean product/process development “expert”. At least that’s why Ford had hired me. To be fair, over a 15 year period I had held a variety of product/process development jobs, from model maker to engineer to vice...Latest Book
