Michael George is a thought leader and executive advisor helping Global 1000 companies and U.S. Government agencies truly connect strategy to execution and process improvement. Mike founded George Group to help companies drive real improvement to shareholder value through the development and execution of critical strategic initiatives.
Mike began his career at Texas Instruments in 1964. In 1969, he founded the venture startup International Power Machines. He took the company public, and subsequently sold it to a division of Rolls Royce. This provided the resources to enable him to study the Toyota Production System and TQM at first hand in Japan.
His latest book, FAST INNOVATION, presents new ways to increase the success rate of innovations while dramatically reducing time-to-market. Mike also authored the bestselling WHAT IS LEAN SIX SIGMA, THE LEAN SIX SIGMA POCKET TOOLBOOK and LEAN SIX SIGMA FOR SERVICES.