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Contributor: Mitch McCrimmon
Posted: 05/19/2010 8:25:00 AM EDT | 3
Getting employees to become engaged with Process Excellence or Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies is a challenge for most organizations. This article, originally published on Human Resources IQ, discusses how managers can be an influence on this level of employee engagement, or rather employee "disengagement. Read more
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Contributor: Mary Federico
Posted: 04/26/2010 12:11:00 PM EDT | 8
If you’re leading a process improvement project, chances are you’ll need to communicate with a senior executive about some aspect of your work. Whether it’s a presentation to a group of leaders or a one-on-one meeting, how do you get executives to listen to you? You’ll have a better chance of success if you: Understand what’s different about communicating with executives Adapt your communications to take those differences into account What’s different about communicating wi Read more
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Contributor: Bruce Rideout and Angelique Rewers, ABC, APR
Posted: 04/15/2010 5:51:00 AM EDT | 0
The silver lining of a recession is that it forces organizations to re-examine every facet of their operations — even those that were previously considered “in good shape” — in order to identify every possible opportunity for performance improvement. Read more
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Contributor: Jeffrey Cox
Posted: 03/25/2010 12:00:00 AM EDT | 3
If ever a company needed the tools in the Lean Six Sigma toolkit, it was eflexgroup.com (eflex). Based in Madison, Wisconsin, we are a third party administrator of health flexible spending accounts, dependent care accounts, HSAs, etc. Read more
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Contributor: NC Narayanan
Posted: 02/11/2010 8:20:00 PM EST | 1
The effectiveness of leadership is seen by his or her ability to rock the boat, which means that the leader never becomes complacent at any level of achievement or accepts the status quo. In fact, a leader should foresee the trouble the organization will face in the coming years and initiate changes when everything is going well in the eyes of others. Read more
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Contributor: Khwaja Moinuddin
Posted: 12/10/2009 12:00:00 AM EST | 8
Even though Lean and Six Sigma methodologies have existed for quite some time now, not all companies have seen equal success with the implementation of Lean and Six Sigma methodologies. Companies (leaders) have given various excuses for failed implementation (deployment) or reasons for not implementing Lean Six Sigma. Read more
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Contributor: Lou Gorga
Posted: 12/03/2009 12:00:00 AM EST | 1
Have you ever heard, "We can't address clinical outcomes using these tools! We're not making ball bearings here!" or the old favorite, "You can't apply these principles because there are too many variables and it is too hard to measure. Read more
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Contributor: Larry Alexandre
Posted: 11/11/2009 12:00:00 AM EST | 8
You cannot visit a facility these days, or scroll through a company’s Web site, or read an interview of a top executive’s plan for change and growth, without coming across a description of the company’s Lean Six Sigma initiatives and its expected results. Read more
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Contributor: Peg Drummond
Posted: 11/09/2009 12:00:00 AM EST | 5
Let's face it ... any change in any organization will meet with a certain amount of resistance and skepticism. We are creatures of habit and habits are inherently difficult to change...especially at work. Read more
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Contributor: Anshuman Tiwari
Posted: 10/08/2009 9:45:00 AM EDT | 14
Six Sigma is under attack. Relentless attack. And in most cases the most stinging barbs come from people who have little clue about what makes Six Sigma tick and/or are trying to sell us something. So what’s new now? We have seen such attacks on almost every management concept that has hit the market ever. Read more
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Contributor: Melanie Schallow
Posted: 06/22/2009 12:00:00 AM EDT | 9
As an attendant at the IQPC Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement Summit 2009, I was able to see first hand how continuous improvement is being used and integrated into companies around the world. Speakers representing global giants such as Toyota, Walmart and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation discussed how forging Lean Six Sigma into an organization is essential to build and maintain a competitive business. Read more
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