Mike Cardus

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Reputation ? Setting a precedent Rath & Strong’s Six Sigma Team Pocket Guide. All rights reserved. Powered by WordPress. Resources ? Need to be seen as competent ? Need to prove value to organization ? Others’ perception ? Control over events or departments ? Saving face ? Concerns about a relationship ?

Project 109

Project Six Sigma Team Building How To 109

Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2011

It is all about continuous improvement – faster, cheaper, better – which has its roots in Fredrick Taylor’s scientific management with their time and motion studies a century ago and continues with such approaches as Kaisan (the Japanese continuous improvement programs), Six Sigma, re-engineering, and downsizing.

Brand 56

Brand Aaker Six Sigma Short-term 56

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

CEO Jeff Immelt declared in 2011 that GE needed to become a software and analytics company or risk seeing its hardware products become commodities as information-based competitors took over. Bill Ruh was selected in 2011. How would it integrate into the culture of the larger organization? The first step was to hire someone to run it.

Software 8

Software Six Sigma Insourcing P&L 8