Deming Institute
NOVEMBER 29, 2018
While using the educational foundation established in The Machine That Changed the World , I suggest being ever mindful of the influence of our respective paradigms in filtering out data that doesn’t fit our own paradigms. Instead, my lens has been colored by the influence of Dr. Deming and Genichi Taguchi, and others, to be sure.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 28, 2014
Companies define career paths accordingly and carefully map, often in a linear fashion, the various roles one has to fill to reach higher management ranks. Conventional talent-management systems emphasize the need to give high performers appropriate experiences to help them ascend to more senior levels of management.
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 1, 2013
Think of it as Six Sigma predictive analytics for talent. It's still very difficult to assess the positive influence of an aging leader whose physical skills have demonstrably diminished but whose acuity and character gets everyone on the team to step up their game. Or doesn't that matter anymore?
Harvard Business Review
MAY 5, 2011
The stories of how they have kept their processes fit are less well known than those of famous process fitness fanatics such as Toyota, with its Toyota Production System (also known as Lean), and GE, with its Six Sigma program. DuPont started with Six Sigma's classic focus on reducing product defects.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 22, 2016
Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. McDonald and his team’s approach was heavily influenced by John Kotter’s eight steps for effective organizational change.
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