Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Maybe free markets, maybe capitalism, maybe the opportunity to earn a living through business, maybe that is part of the solution. And he discusses six sigma (which certainly has issues) but as I have written before if you want to learn what value six sigma offers listen to what Roger (and others such as Ron Snee, Gerry Hahn…) say.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Unfortunately contemporary management theory and practices have ill prepared us for our current reality. Historic innovation often comes during times of historic difficulty, as these breakdowns create the demand for something new to emerge. Suppressing Innovation. And they do this through effective coordination with each other.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 8, 2011

There are two ways to compete in existing markets – gaining brand preference and making competitors irrelevant. Most marketing strategists perceive themselves to be engaged in a brand preference battle. Whole Foods Market. Defining and Managing the Category or Subcategory. Brand Relevance.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

Six Sigma , Kaizen , Lean , and other variations on continuous improvement can be hazardous to your organization's health. As Fujio Ando, senior managing director at Chibagin Asset Management suggests, "Japan's consumer electronics industry is facing defeat. Admittedly, continuous improvement once powered Japan's economy.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Leaders and organizations are under more stress than ever to do two things simultaneously: deliver on today’s pressing commitments by troubleshooting and refining processes; and find and invest in innovation opportunities that will create tomorrow’s success. The problem is, this instinct crowds out longer term, innovative thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2011

These mandated-from-above programs include Lean Six Sigma initiatives with experts (" Belts ") in command, big IT implementations, and reengineering of major end-to-end processes. An executive in the company's finance operations adopted a Six Sigma belt-driven approach to reduce costs in the company's global shared service centers.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

GE is an icon of management best practices. Under CEO Jack Welch in the 1980s and 1990s, they adopted operational efficiency approaches (“ Workout ,” “Six Sigma,” and “Lean”) that reinforced their success and that many companies emulated. Marketing plays a catalyst role, providing growth funding.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2018

” and the marketing team provides one answer, sales a second, and accounting a third. Thus, the term “customer” can mean a potential buyer to the marketing department, the person who signed the purchase order to sales, and the legal entity that it bills to accounting. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

pursuing adjacent markets, making acquisitions) and significant contractions (e.g. Each strategic shift, of course, was carefully explained and justified by changing market conditions or opportunities; but the net result within the company was a performance-sapping sense of cynicism. This case isn’t the exception.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Innovation starts with new and novel ideas. When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Finding ideas is never the problem — initially. Use Convergence Thinking.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

After looking hard at the numbers and algorithms, the smartest — and richest — general managers and franchises have made up their collective minds: They're not paying a premium for yesterday. Think of it as Six Sigma predictive analytics for talent. Yesterday" is a sunk cost. But why not?

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2015

Other times, shifts may be driven by disruptions and disrupters like the one happening in the transportation and hotel markets right now thanks to the likes of Uber and Airbnb. In the first part of this century, innovation became the priority. The decade also saw the rise of formidable emerging-market competitors and opportunities.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 20, 2013

This striking gap signals an opportunity for companies: Secure a competitive advantage by building your employees' ability to succeed in the increasingly complicated labyrinths of today's — and tomorrow's — markets. In our experience, social entrepreneurs can be extraordinary role models in this regard.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

These high-growth jobs focus on the science, health and business fields — positions like biochemists, market research analysts and occupational therapists are set to skyrocket over the next decade. Project Management and Lean Six Sigma certifications both center on hands-on learning.

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HR Digest

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

By skills, we mean basic skills, people skills, management skills, and technical skills you know you are good at. Management Skills: Motivating, leadership, problem-solving, etc. Conflict management . Time management . Stress management . Innovation . People management . Six Sigma techniques.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 29, 2014

In a blog post, Uber says, "We never use marketing tactics that prevent a driver from making their living — and that includes never intentionally canceling rides." All Sorts of Unfortunate Things What Happened to Motorola Chicago Magazine Motorola, the telecom giant that introduced the world to Six Sigma, has had a rough decade.

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Mike Cardus

DECEMBER 28, 2011

Creativity To Innovation: Implementing Inventive Solutions. 3 Steps to Improve Results of Employees & Management. Innovation and 21st Century Learning. Innovation and 21st Century Learning. Working & Managing Across Generations. Working & Managing Across Generations. Discover Temperament.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2013

From reducing costs by improving quality, to enriching existing products and services by informationalizing them , to innovating by bringing big data and analytics to bear, data are showing themselves worthy across the board. You don’t need a Chief Data Officer to put basic data management capabilities in place.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 6, 2011

A large division of this company had recognized the need to dramatically change its business model to survive and succeed in a changing market. In this case, the answers were not there, the effort was stopped, and a new management team took over. Brad Power is a consultant and researcher in process innovation.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 11, 2015

Mauro Porcini is PepsiCo’s Chief Design Officer—the first to hold the position—where he oversees design-led innovation across all the company’s brands under CEO Indra Nooyi. That’s where our work is really about innovation. I strongly believe that design and innovation are exactly the same thing.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2012

They stand on the shoulders of the methods of "Process Strategy 1.0": Lean , Six Sigma , and Business Reengineering. will require aligned goals and supporting systems to manage work between partners. To manage the rising tide of knowledge work performed by a younger generation of employees, Process Strategy 2.0

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

It made a massive investment (more than $1 billion) to build a software “ Center of Excellence ” in San Ramon, California to manage the data explosion created by the increasing intelligence of its industrial machines. A design studio is geared for collaboration and innovation work with customers and partners.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Spurred by government reforms and market expectations, healthcare leaders are being forced to reinvent their organizations. The “Innovation Café” itself is the result of an innovisit to a Whirlpool Corporation facility that included an Innovation Training Center. .

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

The executive team of a consumer healthcare company had concluded that the rise of new competitors meant the company needed to up its innovation game. The company had spent the past two decades focused on implementing Six Sigma processes across the enterprise and it was primed to execute on the best and smartest ideas.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. That's partly because they manage global projects like traditional ones. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. That's partly because they manage global projects like traditional ones. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? In a McKinsey poll , 94% of the managers surveyed said they were dissatisfied with their company’s innovation performance. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2014

Lean innovation is being embraced by everyone — from the smallest start-ups to the largest global organizations. And that’s where the money is in innovation. And that’s where the money is in innovation. Lean innovation embraces a philosophy of not letting progress get in the way of perfection.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

With the $300 House initiative, it's easy to see the potential to spark innovation that, with a single stroke, could ameliorate several quality-of-life-concerns at once: shelter, water purification, alternative energy, cooking fuel and information access. Our team put Six-Sigma thinking to work. Today, Stephanie A. Stephanie A.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2011

To combat these pressing issues, a number of hospitals across the United States are trying new approaches to managing their complexity — and with their progress a new paradigm for hospital management may be taking shape. This will create market forces for improvements that don't fully exist today.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2012

There's something about the culture of business that tends toward excess — in financial markets, to be sure, but also in the "market" for new ideas and management techniques. That piece of language, that aspiration, is innovation. But that doesn't mean the companies are actually doing any innovating.

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Skip Prichard

JULY 15, 2019

More importantly, he offers concrete examples of how any organization—large or small, and regardless of industry—can innovate in ways that delight customers and attract top-level talent. And that’s only scratching the surface of everything we’re trying to manage in this brave new world. to prevent sloppy errors and wasted time.

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