Gene Kim is a multiple award winning CTO, DevOps researcher, and co-author of The Phoenix Project and The Unicorn Project. In this episode, we chat about Gene’s experiences at Tripwire and what high-performance looks like, as defined by the State of DevOps report. We also touch on the importance of culture, the criticality of psychological safety, and the imperative for developers and leaders to have the courage to say what they’re really thinking.

Gene Kim - On the Importance of DevOps, Psychological Safety, and Courage

Andrea Jones is an LGO alumna ('06) that founded her own consultancy post-graduation and has developed a unique career growing her own business. In this episode, we chat about Andrea's journey before, during, and after LGO, starting her own company and being an entrepreneur. We also talk about flipping traditional business models on their head to allow for flexibility in work and family life, general advice for current students, and taking risks.

Andrea Jones - On the Future of Work, Flexibility and Forging Your Own Career Path

We’re back baby! And we’re ready to reveal the secrets behind generations of LGO success. Dive back into the vibrant LGO community and learn from each other.

Our first new episode will be released in the next few weeks, so, give us a follow, and tune in to hear some amazing stories.

Want to contribute your lessons to our playbook? Reach out to us at: playbook@mit.edu. Tune in, learn, and be inspired with 'The Playbook'!

LGO Playbook Returns!

This weeks episode discusses sustainability in aviation and what Boeing is doing to help drive change not only in airplane manufacturing, but aviation at large.

If you are interested in Cascade, it is now a publicly available aviation emissions analysis tool, please explore Cascade at: SustainabilityTogether.aero

Sustainability in Aviation with Ellen Ebner (LGO '15) Part 1

This episode continues the sustainability in aviation and what Boeing is doing to help drive change not only in airplane manufacturing, but aviation at large.  We are diving into Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF) and electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) vehicles.

If you are interested in Cascade, it is now a publicly available aviation emissions analysis tool, please explore Cascade at: SustainabilityTogether.aero

Sustainability in Aviation with Ellen Ebner (LGO '15) Part 2

Conversation with Dan Shockley who is currently the Managing Director and Partner at LFM Capital, and previously a broad-based leader of Operations at Ditch Witch, Caterpillar, and Amazon. Dan discusses his stories about building world-class Operations using the power of discipline in organizations.

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Dan Shockley - LFM Capital

Every year LGO's embark on a Domestic Plant Trek visiting manufacturing and operations sites across the country to observe large scale Operations at the world's most impressive companies. On this special episode we bring you along our 2019 Domestic Plant Trek as we hear from diverse leaders we met from along the way. Each leader will share a page from their personal playbook.

Hear from leaders at Caterpillar (Denise Johnson - Group President), Johnson & Johnson (Amy Gobel - Strategy & Deployment), Raytheon (Zack Eubanks - Operations Engineer), Amazon (Brent Yoder - Director of Reliability), and Boeing (Laura Bogusch - General Manager) about how they build and run complex operations at these companies.

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Domestic Plant Trek

A very exciting talk by Matt Vokoun about Google’s model of innovation. He is currently the Director of Product for the Create Hardware (Tablet and Laptop) category there and has served in various Product and Strategy roles in the past.

Matt Vokoun - Google

Leigh Hunnicutt shares stories about finding her identity as a leader and her passion for biotech. Leigh is currently an Executive Director, Global Operations at Amgen.

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Leigh Hunnicutt - Amgen

Two very special guests describe their extraordinary efforts in Puerto Rico in the face of the deadly Hurricane Maria disasters. Noel Zamot speaks about his efforts to bring private capital to Puerto Rico to revitalize critical infrastructure, and Diana Flores describes Amgen's unwavering commitment to its employees and community on the island, and its patients throughout and after the disaster.

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Leadership in the Face of Hurricane Maria

Sean Willems shares his story on what led him to teaching, some memorable experiences he's had with operations consulting, and why optimizing his wardrobe has made all the difference. Sean is currently a visiting professor at MIT where he teaches operations management.

Sean Willems - On Teaching, Simplifying, and Optimizing

JS Bolton shares her experiences in the manufacturing world, moments that have made a difference for her, and how she has grown as a leader. She currently works for Nissan in Smyrna, Tennessee where her team manufactures and assembles multiple vehicle models.

JS Bolton - On Manufacturing, Listening, and Doing the Right Thing

Alex shares his experience going remote during the COVID-19 outbreak and how he and his team have been working stay on top of the rush in people ordering much more online. He works for Wayfair in Boston, Massachusetts and his team handles delivery logistics.

Alex Whigham - On the Work from Home Life and Dealing with Uncertainty

Hugh shares with us his career working with General Motors after MIT, and we dive into his experience helping GM produce ventilators as a part of the Defense Production Act. We also talk about the future of electric vehicles and his current role working with EV experience and industrialization. Hugh lives in the greater Detroit area.

Hugh Churchill - On manufacturing and lessons learned from GM's ventilator production

Arnold Barnett shares his perspective as a professor, airline industry expert, and all-around probabilist as the world navigates the COVID-19 pandemic. He currently teaches courses on probability and the airline industry at MIT's Sloan School of Management.

Arnold Barnett - On COVID-19, the Airline Industry, and Luck from a Probabilistic Perspective

Josh Jensen is an LGO Class of 2016 graduate with a wide range of work experiences from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups. He is the cofounder and CEO of Inspectify, a Y-Combinator backed company that uses technology to solve the headaches of home inspections. He lives in West Seattle with his wife Mary (LGO ‘12), their two daughters, and a husky puppy.

Josh Jensen - On Entrepreneurial Journey and Work Life Balance

Current students Juliette Chevallier (LGO ’21), Liza Xu (LGO ’21) and Lauren Sakerka (LGO ’22) share their candid experiences with the program. We chat about transitioning into virtual learning, experiencing imposter syndrome, maintaining relationships with significant others and planning future careers.

Ladies of LGO – On Student Life, Imposter Syndrome and Relationships

The Playbook invites leaders of global operations some of the world's largest and most innovative companies to share their strategies and mantras.

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