Leading Blog

MARCH 21, 2011

In example after example, what is holding companies back is consistent, courageous leadership. I think we are seeing too much of this core issue and what we end up with is operational complexity and lack of innovation and forward momentum. Robert Herbold, former COO of Microsoft, says that lack of courage is what destroys companies.

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Six Sigma COO Leadership Constraint 279

Deming Institute

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I’d like to focus on a few areas of Dr. Deming’s career that perhaps are under appreciated, not talked about as much as some other areas. The third under appreciated area is the call for statistical leadership. Related: A Historical Look at Deming’s Career: Lecture by J. And that was a sincere concern of his.

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Rogers Deming Six Sigma Engineering 28

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 1, 2013

The cultural values of loyalty and leadership are being redefined by the economic value of forecasting methodologies (PDF). Think of it as Six Sigma predictive analytics for talent. Yesterday" is a sunk cost. We have a luxury in sports," says Morey. That changes the social — as well as the professional — contract.

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Loyalty Franchising Six Sigma Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

If you're an MBA-trained manager or executive, the odds are you were never, at any point in your educational or professional career given permission to fail, even on a "little bet." Similarly, modern industrial management is still predicated largely on mitigating risks and preventing errors, not innovating or inventing.

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Creativity Six Sigma Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

But increasingly, at the local level, innovative approaches involving unlikely partners playing unlikely roles are disrupting the status quo and addressing seemingly unsolvable challenges like those posed by Sandy. Government must adopt innovation practices that mirror those used by leading entrepreneurial companies around the world.

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Six Sigma Long-term Innovation Definition 8

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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Govindarajan Six Sigma Energy Transportation 15

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. The leadership team had to work through vestiges of VA’s rule-based past. Could the organization turn itself around?

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Six Sigma Learning-by-Doing Crisis Kotter 8