Six Sigma and other significant development projects too often do not fulfill their promise. In business, the public sector, academic and military sectors, failure and missed expectations plague innovation projects, technology implementations and other programs. In a recent Innovation Conference in Shanghai, a global corporate executive discussed broadly-based research which showed that 90 percent of companies did…
While it may be sad to see them go, the days of top down driven Lean Six Sigma or Operational Excellence efforts are long gone. Fading from memory are those leaders of the methodology – Bossidy, Welch, Hammer and Champy, wielding recommendations of “cascading the commitment” to the cause of Quality. Our existing leadership just doesn’t have…
”We started our Lean journey at Ford Motor Company in 1983. Inspired and impressed by the success in gaining market share achieved by the Japanese car manufacturer Toyota we went to Japan to study their means and methods, and we came back with the right recipe. With this is at hand we implemented all the good things we have…
Managers understand one important fact in today’s global economy: Businesses must perform at the highest standard and then continually improve just to be competitive. Great performance is becoming more and more valuable and hidden pockets of profit exist in every organization.
Who wouldn’t want to have “The Most Interesting Man in the World” as their own personal Mentor? After all, he is talented, colorful, accomplished and has a wealth of knowledge and experience which would certainly prove to be invaluable to you and your endeavors. And best of all, his delivery is straight to the point and understandable. “Experience…
