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Put HR Skills on Your Performance Improvement Team

Harvard Business Review

And I'd also want team members who knew how to get people to adopt new skills and attitudes — experts in incentives, training and development, culture, communication, stakeholder management, and redeployment. If you do Six Sigma in isolation, the work force doesn't have time to implement the changes.".

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Promoting the Non-Obvious Candidate

Harvard Business Review

Her multi-dimensional perspective and consultative, solution-based approach were extremely well received by the health care business’ customers. At GE, we have used “integration leader” (of an acquisition) and Six Sigma Black Belt roles to broaden individuals at the mid-management level so they can better adapt to future opportunities.