Great Leadership By Dan

MARCH 12, 2013

For example, the ability to “think strategically” is often identified for senior level positions. In the example above, there’s no guarantee the candidate is actually going to learn how to think strategically by doing that mix of activities. Led a multi-function, diverse team. Led a six-sigma project.

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Planning Skills Development Six Sigma 238

Change Starts Here

JUNE 6, 2013

Consider, as examples, the following five jobs that are made more effective with a change management approach – a structured, systemic way to transition the elements of an organization and the people in it from their current state to one that brings about desired results. Process Improvement.

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Six Sigma Management Human Resources Project 124

Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Contemporary information systems are blind to many of the key drivers of productivity and have consistently failed in their quest to integrate the diverse operations of a company. For example, consider e-mail. What was invented as a means to replace the post office has now become the most common management tool in organizations.

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Productivity Products Six Sigma Competitive Advantage 64

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

For example, at the end of World War II, the people of Japan faced historically unprecedented difficulties. For example, Ohno said that time workers spent waiting – for parts, for others to complete work, or for anything else – was waste. In the business world, waste kills productivity and profitability.

Ohno 50

Ohno Productivity Products Six Sigma 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2012

If you've had a bad experience with an operational improvement effort (like Six Sigma or Business Reengineering), or if you haven't given it much attention lately, you should take a fresh look. Because of this increased diversity and scope of adoption, the learnings are deeper. But improvement has improved.

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Operations Six Sigma Supply Chain Webinar 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 24, 2016

For example, we assess whether leaders are able to generate compliance with or genuine commitment to their plans. More recently, we have focused on the value of Lean, Six Sigma , and diversity. The same searches of the HBR.org website yielded 235 results, and 6 results, respectively.

Influence 8

Influence Six Sigma Open-book Diversity 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

While these examples don't specifically address extreme weather change, they do provide a three-part framework that cities wanting to address the new reality could follow. P&G committed corporate leadership, foundation grants and a modification of Six Sigma so nonprofits could more effectively manage to agreed-upon results.

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Six Sigma Long-term Innovation Definition 8