Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 15, 2013

Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations from Michael Cardus. Slides from a workshop and consultation program on creating an organizational culture that focuses of quality improvement and quality teams. In the workshop and consultation we cover, in depth: Team Roles & Responsibilities.

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Long-term Six Sigma Quality Organization 119

Mike Cardus

MAY 20, 2013

Quality Leadership Development from Michael Cardus. Highlighting that systems-drive-behavior , there is no special ‘leadership personality’ … Within any team when someone is great at their role people see them as a leader. Competence = Comfort = Observed Leadership Behaviors. Competence = Comfort = Observed Leadership Behaviors.

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Quality Leadership Development Six Sigma Development 137

Mike Cardus

MARCH 26, 2012

Leading team building & leadership consulting, coaching and training for several different sectors, levels of organizations, and people. Having my start in training and development while working for Bic in Charlotte NC. Workforce training has become an important topic in our plant lately. What do you think?

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Team Building Training Team Teamwork 122

The Practical Leader

AUGUST 17, 2011

It’s one of the key factors in the 50 – 70% failure rate for programs to increase safety performance, service and quality levels, Lean/Six Sigma, productivity, innovation, leadership skills. Courageous shared leadership. That’s courageous leadership. Cultures are Built on Underlying Beliefs.

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The Practical Leader

OCTOBER 12, 2011

My last post illustrated how research with one Client pointed to leadership/culture development as the biggest internal change they must make. Leadership Lip Service: Behaviors Undefined and Underdeveloped. This is very consistent with most of our recent Client work. One of the key emerging sections is the Fatal Five Failure Factors.

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Six Sigma Workshop Continuous Change Video 61

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Whether it was branded the Deming Method or Six Sigma or a host of other models, ‘continuous improvement processes’ found their way into organizations large and small and have made a major contribution to improving quality worldwide. We quickly discovered that on-the-job training in real combat has tragic results.

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Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Training Tools 57

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Discussions about process improvement failures sprang up recently on two different LinkedIn groups I participate in, and most members cited a lack of leadership from the top as the primary reason. Six Sigma or Lean) the right way. And by training them, you can demonstrate your commitment to their development.

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