Mike Cardus

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Originally this was written for a workshop called ‘Long Term Implementation of Lean Six Sigma within Organizations’ … and with some changes the content is applicable and valuable to anyone who manages, works on, and puts work teams together. Using Facilitative Leadership to Eliminate Personality Differences.

Six Sigma 139

Six Sigma Team Resistance Teamwork 139

Michael Lee Stallard

DECEMBER 9, 2010

The report went on to show this has been a long-term downward trend rather than a temporary decline due to the Great Recession. All the Six-Sigma, Lean, benchmarking and metrics in the world won’t help us lead people if we fail to recognize these realities. Leadership is all about the human experience.

Leadership 400

Leadership Six Sigma Competitive Advantage Consensus 400

Let's Grow Leaders

APRIL 4, 2016

You can have all the great plans, Six Sigma quality programs, and brilliant competitive positioning in the universe, but if the human beings doing the real work lack the competence, confidence and creativity to pull it off, you’re finished. They build teams that will produce results today as well as next year.

Six Sigma 180

Six Sigma Management How To Short-term 180

The Practical Leader

MAY 14, 2012

As I fine tune next week’s Leadership and Culture Development for Higher Health and Safety webcast presentation, I’ve been reflecting on the lessons learned from the quality movement and the widespread failure to apply those to workplace safety. day environment, not in short?term term bursts of hype.

Quality 49

Quality Six Sigma Deming System 49

Great Leadership By Dan

DECEMBER 23, 2013

I recently asked readers to submit their burning leadership development questions. Maxwell, and Warren Bennis books in abundance, do most people in leadership positions have no clue what to do?” Most managers (people in leadership positions) really don’t read books about leadership. This question from Kathy L.: “Why,

Management 298

Management Six Sigma Leadership Short-term 298

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2012

First, managers need immediate results , often reinforced by short-term incentive plans or the regular expectation of earnings improvements. Innovation may take a long time to produce returns, which conflicts with these short-term requirements. Additionally, managers are often schooled in slow, continuous improvement.

Innovation 15

Innovation Six Sigma Management Short-term 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2011

And, as many writers in this series argue, one of the chief means of fixing the system lies in focusing on the creation of long-term value. However, when determining the CEO's compensation, most corporate boards today give the highest priority to short-term financial results at the expense of long-term value creation.

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Long-term Attrition Six Sigma Balanced Scorecard 13