Leadership
How Business Leaders Cheat Thier People and Limit Growth
Last week I was with two executives from the same company discussing an issue they were having. One (Joe) was feeling overrun and overworked. The other (Mike) agreed and was concerned about it.
The discussion continued and I asked for a specific exampl [read more...]
How to Lead Your Business Through the Recession
What on earth should business leaders do in a recession? What should managers and executives do in THIS recession?
One by one, countries are succumbing to recession as a result of the global credit crunch. Every day, more companies announce thousands of [read more...]
What We Miss from Our Leaders
What do we really know about our leaders? We yearn to know enough to be confident in following them and, ideally, to emulate them. Perhaps you can name the leaders in the forefront of your industry or profession. Maybe you believe you could be more successful [read more...]
Overcome Divisions to Joyfully Connect People and Accomplish More as a Constructive Business Leader
In explaining success, some people are quick to assert that “It’s all in who you know.” But how many act on that observation to get to know more people?
Relatively few, I believe. More often, this statement serves merely as an excuse [read more...]
Six Sigma Benchmarking Details
The Six Sigma methodology focuses on the drastic reduction of process variation and product defects. The result is processes which are very robust, which make very efficient use of resources and assets, and which result in highly efficient organizations. Achie [read more...]
Lean Six Sigma Design in Products and Services
Organizations who have adopted Six Sigma have learned that if they do not design for Six Sigma, they will not achieve it. DFSS is a rigorous approach to designing products and services and their enabling processes to ensure that they meet customer expectations [read more...]
The Planning of Six Sigma Online Training
Defect Opportunities can exist at any level of a hierarchy (complex, system, subsystem, component, and element levels). The hierarchy level concept can be applied to every business situation. For example, there are many levels to a policy, service, project, as [read more...]
Six Sigma Green Belt Training
Most organizations find it useful to have a way to evaluate the capacity of products, services, and processes. This step provides them with an idea of where they are on the Six Sigma map, where to focus improvement projects, as well as point out areas where da [read more...]
Lean Six Sigma Certification Top to Bottom
Training for Six Sigma must flow down from top to bottom. If Six Sigma is to be driven off the strategic issues of the business, then it follows that senior management must gain adequate exposure to Six Sigma philosophy, concepts, and methodology before any ac [read more...]
Green Belt Certification Employs a Set of Tools and Methodologies
Design for Six Sigma employs a set of tools and methodologies in the design of new products or services and their supporting processes. This is to ensure that the outcome remains as simple and cost effective as possible while serving the needs of the customer. [read more...]
