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Avoiding “management by fad”
August 12 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Uncover Drucker’s alternative solutions to fad management styles
Jack Welch: his contribution to process excellence
March 09 by Ian HawkinsJack Welch, who died in February, made regular appearances in the pages of PEX Network. His approach changed the business world and left a lasting impression on those who met him.
Build on your strength, not a weakness or something just OK
March 02 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Bill Cohen looks at how to identify your strengths, why you must build on them and gives inspiring examples of how people have achieved amazing things by doing so.
7 companies that forever changed the face of process excellence
July 10 by Process Excellence Network EditorPEX Network analyzes seven companies that have made a significant impact on how we practice and view process excellence today
Is ignorance the most important aspect of problem solving?
January 31 by William Cohen, Ph.D.When confronted with business challenges, sometimes the best place to begin is with your own ignorance, says contributor William Cohen. Here’s why. When Peter Drucker first began instruction...
What to do About Unexpected Results
December 06 by William Cohen, Ph.D.Drucker defined innovation as "the design and development of something new, as yet unknown and not in existence, which will establish a new economic configuration of the old, know existing elemen...
Does Your Firm Have an "Innovation Czar"?
January 25 by Rowan GibsonIt never ceases to amaze me. I’m meeting with the executive committee of a major global company. I’ve just asked if innovation is one of their top strategic priorities. Their unanimous ans...
Achieve Business Growth with At-the-Customer For-the-Customer Lean Six Sigma Projects
January 14 by Steven H. JonesThere is a tragic misconception about Lean Six Sigma and process improvement initiatives. There are some who believe that the primary purpose of Lean Six Sigma is to reduce operational costs by redu...
A Change Agent’s Opinion and Rant About Implementing Lean Six Sigma Methodologies
December 10 by Khwaja MoinuddinEven 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 (l...
Secret Sauce for Six Sigma—Lessons from GE on Building a Fertile Soil for Six Sigma
October 08 by Anshuman TiwariSix 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....
How Business Transformation Can Better Align Your Organization’s Business With Its Customer
August 31 by Genna WeissIn this Profit through Process podcast, Genna Weiss of Six Sigma IQ speaks with Thom Keehan, Chief Operating Officer and Business Transformation Leader for GE Capital Banking Romania. Keehan discusses...
Driving Advertiser Satisfaction and Revenue Growth: A GE/NBC Universal Process Improvement Case Study
July 08 by Tiran DaganEditor's Note: This interview was first run on Six Sigma IQ on 12/17/08.In an age where DVRs reign supreme, it is no surprise that the advertising community has had to contend with an ever-changing te...